Friday Night Cookie Train: Keys to Reverse Vaults or Rebounds

Ron & Epic lay out some keys to disc dog Reverse Vaults and rebounds in this Friday Night CookieA Cookie is traditionally thought of as a food treat given as positive reinforcement. In that definition, a cookie is a discrete piece of food reinforcement. In many dog training discussions, the idea... More jam…

3:10 – Pedestal Adding Value
5:00 – Prompt SwitchA Prompt Switch is a technique for changing the cue or signal for a behavior. The new/weak cue is given, verbally or physically followed immediately by the old/strong cue. Then the behavior happens.... More
7:15 – Pretty vs Stand
13:07 – Couple of things about Rebounds
17:45 – Trigger: Rebound
21:50 – Front CrossOn a Front Cross, your dog switches Flanks in with you in front of them. From Clock to Counter Clockwise Flank or vice versa. Taken directly from the canine agility world, the Front... More as Trigger
25:57 – Vaulting Platform
27:40 – Platform as Reliable Trigger
29:30 – Carom vs Rebound
32:27 – Timing – Pursuit
33:55 – Timing – Catch & Carry
38:24 – Conceptual Understanding
39:23 – Flipping Direction
40:15 – Rebound Recap