Rec’d on YT | Master the Art of BallWork & Balance: Mechanics Monday w Antonis & Meg 🎾 | DiscDog Dojo #156 🛠️🐕
⚙️ Mechanics Monday Rolls in with a Bounce! ⚙️
Gear up for an action-packed Mechanics Monday at 9PM CT with the dynamic duo, Antonis & 🇬🇷 Meg 🇬🇷, joining forces with the legendary Dojo crew: Epic 🦮, 🧁CupCake🧁, 👑KingAir👑, and our eager intern, 🐾Ken Du🐾.
Tonight’s Training Menu:
🎾 BallWork Mechanics: We’re rolling out the exercise ball to break down the Vault’s Primal Elements, fine-tune your cues and triggers, and nail that perfect timing. 🔄
🦴 Primal Games: Immerse in games that teach us about Expectancy
Expectancy in the Play+ context is a multi-faceted concept that embodies a dog's anticipation or prediction of future events or outcomes within a play session. More, Initiative
In the context of Play+, initiative encapsulates the process of leading the dynamic interaction during play. Whether it's the Dog or the Handler, the one with the initiative actively guides the direction of... More Transfers, and the Embodied Experience within the unique Process Philosophy of Play+. 🎲
🥋 Disc Quan Do Forms: Find your center with Balanced PositionIn the Play+ philosophy, "Position" is the final stage within the "Next" phase of a Cycle of Play. It acts as a pivotal link between the "Next" phase and a new "Now" phase. More and Green Stance
The handler's stance is important. There are many ways to stand and each way you stand can say a different thing. Stances communicate pressure and direction. Switching stances sends information to the dog. More Shifting forms, and learn to maintain your cool under any circumstance. 🧘
💬 Your Questions: Curious about canine kinetics? Bouncing with ball queries? Shoot your questions our way! 🗨️
Chapters:
00:00 – 🎞️ Memeroll Intro
6:50 – 👋 Welcome!
7:30 – 📋 Training Menu for the Evening
8:50 – 💡 Inspiration for Evolution
11:08 – 🎾 BallWork Mechanics Breakdown
12:30 – 🔄 Cue & Trigger Process
14:00 – 🎧 Audio Problems or Hearing Things?
17:50 – 🧁 BallWork with CupCake: Repping the Physical Pole
The Physical Pole is a concept drawn from Alfred North Whitehead's philosophy and adapted in the Play+ training philosophy. It represents the moment of actual engagement where the behavior begins, initiated by a... More
19:40 – 📝 Recap
20:55 – 💭 BallWork with CupCake: Tapping the Mental Pole
the Mental Pole refers to the cognitive and perceptual elements of the play interaction. It encompasses the dog's understanding and anticipation of cues, their decision-making process, problem-solving skills, and attention focus. More
23:45 – 📝 Recap
24:55 – 🚦 Initiative and Triggers
27:00 – 🗣️ Tell, Trigger, Target
28:35 – 🔙 Rebound
32:50 – 🎾 BallWork Recap
35:00 – 🛠️ How to Make a Ball Apparatus
37:00 – ⚖️ Physical Pole (Classical) vs Mental Pole (Operant)
39:03 – 🐶 Ken Du Puppy Jam
42:50 – ⛓️ ShapingShaping is a learning technique where successive approximation and a Positive Marker are used to teach behaviors and communicate concepts. Successive approximation essentially means continually closer to the target behavior. So Shaping is... More the Drop – Vicious BackChain
43:19 – ↔️ The Other Side of the Proposition
45:30 – 👀 We’ll Watch It, It’s Puppy Stuff
45:40 – 🐶 Puppy Stuff Recap
47:30 – 🥅 Puppy Goals and Success: You’re Shaping!
50:40 – 🔗 BackFilling and BackChains
55:22 – 🦴 Primal Games with Ken Du
56:48 – 🎯 Where is the Trigger?
58:00 – 🔫 Weaponized Reward Prediction
58:55 – 🎯 Where is the Trigger? Recap
1:00:36 – 🚦 This, Wait… Next"Next" encapsulates the dog's anticipation of a forthcoming reward, sparking motivation and excitement. This expectancy creates a driving force that propels the dog through training, forming a continuous loop of engagement. When "Next"... More!
1:02:50 – 🕺 Don’t be John Travolta!
1:07:20 – 🚦 This, Wait… Next! Recap
1:08:26 – 🎲 Primal Games – This, That, The Other with Eppie
1:12:53 – 📝 Recap
1:15:00 – 🃏 Jam in a Flash Card Categories
1:16:26 – 🧘 Stance Shifting Form with Eppie
1:17:40 – ⚖️ Balanced Position Form with Eppie
1:20:20 – ☕ Intermission: Linda and Isis Over
An Over is any leaping catch that happens over top of the handler’s body. Overs are usually named by the part of the body over which the dog flies, i.e - Leg Over,... More Work – Epic has Left the Building
1:25:30 – ↔️ The Other Side of the Proposition
1:27:48 – 💬 Yes, Chat, Primal Games are Super Powerful Games…
1:28:52 – 🥋 Solo Stance Shifting Form
1:30:30 – 🟢 Green Stance Shifting Form with Meg
1:32:30 – 🔍 Same Form Different Focus
1:34:00 – 📣 Feedback for Antonis
1:39:40 – 🧠 BallWork with Meg (Mental Pole)
1:42:30 – 🎾 BallWork Recap
1:43:28 – 🔍 Reading the Line – Make it Vault-able
1:45:40 – 📚 Reading the Line with CupCake
1:47:55 – 📝 Recap
1:49:00 – 📢 Patron Shoutout
1:50:12 – 🐕🦺 Hero Disc USA
1:50:30 – 🎞️ Memeroll #19 Close…
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Prepare
In the Play+ philosophy, "Prep" or Prepare is the 2nd stage of "Next" in a Cycle of Play. It's the moment where the handler readies themselves to become an opportunity for the dog.... More to jump into a night of dynamic balance and interactive training that’s both enlightening and engaging. We’re ready to roll – see you in the Dojo! 🎾🐕🛠️🥋
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