DiscDogger Weekly #10
September 14, 2020
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Got your weekly disc dog fix here… Episode 10 of DiscDogger Weekly. We’ve got some UpDog Crossover Crown games and some FunKey strategy training, a
Alternating Squeaky Wheel Flowing Flatwork and Leaping Form
September 14, 2020
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We have already covered the Squeaky Wheel Form in the show. That version was a single direction – 4-6 throws in one direction as a session, and then, perhaps 4-6 throws in the other direction – which can be considered the “standard” version of the form at the Green Belt level. This week’s version is the alternating expression of the form which is 1 jump and catch in the clock direction followed by 1 jump and catch in the counter clock direction. This makes the form much more fluid and flowing and puts the focus on flatwork.
FunKey Strategy & Training in a Hashtag SweetSpot
September 14, 2020
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FunKey is a terrific crossover game. The biggest problem training it is the scale of the field and the organization required to paint it up. For a few years now we have been using a Hashtag SweetSpot, and this simple field set up can be used with most of the games including FunKey.
4 Way Flank for Purposeful & Flowing Team Movement
September 14, 2020
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A flatwork green belt Disc Quan Do form, the 4 Way Flank is a form that explores purposeful Team Movement and covers the entire field. 3 Working Flanks and a Front Cross, the 4 Way Flank is a key form for flowing flatwork and controlled purposeful Team Movement.
Disc Dog Vault Toss Trajectory Training
September 14, 2020
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Vault tosses, like all disc dog throws are as much about time as they are about placement. Or you could think about time as part
DiscDogger Weekly #9 | The Art of Disc Quan do
September 7, 2020
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Episode 9 of DiscDogger Weekly is jam packed. This week we’ve got a couple of rounds of Throw N Go, an unboxing, an advanced vaulting lesson and some Team Movement Disc Quan Do stuff with Obi (Not a Border Collie) & Loot.
Disc Quan Do White Belt Test with Obi
September 7, 2020
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Disc Quan Do is a disc dog martial art. It means “Way of the Disc Dog”. In a pop culture sort of way, it is a silly thing, I mean, “Disc Quan Do”… While it is a bit silly in a pop culture sort of way, it is quite sincere in reality. Martial arts are more than fighting and more than sport. It is the study of fighting as well as the study of the self and is not of “sport”, it is art.
Improvement in Disc Dog Team Movement with the Flatwork Compass
September 7, 2020
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Flatwork is not Border Collie stuff. Flatwork is a fact of disc dog – it is happening in the game of disc whether you are working it or not. The Flatwork Compass is a tool we use to cultivate and develop communication and understanding of Team Movement from both the dog and handler.
Disc Dog Vaulting Principles | Cross as Trigger
September 7, 2020
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Vaulting a Disc Dog is a complicated process. We break this complex process down into 3 basic functions – Tell | Trigger | Target. We have already covered the Tell function in an earlier DiscDogger Weekly. After you Tell the dog what we are going to do and where we are going to do it, then we Trigger the skill. We have covered the Trigger skill here on the blog in various places.
DiscDogger Weekly #8 | DiscDog Games & Disc Quan Do Forms
August 31, 2020
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DiscDogger Weekly #8 homes in on Team Movement & Flow. We’ve got some UpDog Games, Throw n Go, FunKey, 7 Up, and 4 Way Play. We’ve also got an in depth look at the Figure 8 Cross and Squeaky Wheel Forms from the Disc Quan Do, Disc Dog Martial Art program.
Disc Dog Team Movement with Leaping Catches
August 31, 2020
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Creating arcing, round lines in disc dog team movement is no easy task. It is rather simple, but it ain’t easy. The Squeaky Wheel Form is a terrific tool for creating shapes in your game and working on the component Functions of the Leaping Catch while improving your throwing skills.
Disc Dog Team Movement | Figure 8 Cross Form
August 31, 2020
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Team Movement is hard for many people because it is more than tricks. Team Movement is moving together. This is often easier said than done with a ballistic collie or a disc seeking missile, but it is an important concept to keep in mind while training your disc dog.
DiscDog Training + Distractions in Team Movement Forms
August 31, 2020
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Distractions play a big role in dog training. Identifying and dealing with them is the epic quest of the dog and dog sport trainer. In the case of these videos, the distraction is an agility jump that is placed in play and promises to feature prominently in the game (why else would it be there, right?). This distraction impacts Epic in one way and Loot in another.
DiscDogger Weekly #7 | Games, Dynamic Movement, and Funk
August 23, 2020
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7th Episode of DiscDogger Weekly featuring another dirty dozen jams and lessons for your weekly dose of disc dog. I’ve also whipped up 4 short and sweet lessons on throwing, vault principles, and dynamic Team and Interior Movement.
Disc Dog Vault Principles | Cuing Direction aka: Tell
August 23, 2020
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What vault are we doing and where are we doing it? That is the very first thing a disc dog team needs to know. We call this Telling and we do it by cuing direction. We tell the dog which vault we are doing and where it will be done. Everybody knows what’s happening before anything actually happens.
Advanced Throwing | How to Throw A Funky AirBounce
August 23, 2020
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Funky throws are the lifeblood of the disc dog freestyler. Delivering discs with various releases are a scoring metric in all disc dog freestyle contests. Continuing development of your quiver of creative releases is a key to growing as a player. I am rather well known for creative throwing and the teaching of creative throwing. Here is a quick lesson on how to throw a funky over the shoulder airbounce, one of my more flashy throws
Create Flashy Disc Dog Transitions & Sequencing with Aggressive Defense
August 23, 2020
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Playing Defense is a great metaphor for handling a disc dog. The type of defense you play can and does change the nature of a sequence. Ron & Eppie explore and demonstrate this concept with a couple of sweet new moves.
2 Things You Must Do for Better Disc Dog Team Movement – A DiscDogger Weekly Sneak Peek
August 22, 2020
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Team Movement & Flow is our jam. It is how I love to play disc with my dogs. Some people love big tricks, some people love control, some people love dog training, I love to move fluidly with my dog. There is a super simple secret to this, two of them actually, and that is…
DiscDogger Weekly #6
August 16, 2020
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Get your weekly fix of disc dog! DiscDogger Weekly #6 features some UpDog games from the Endless Summer Series in Pasco, FL, as well as some Disc Quan Do forms for Team Movement and Interior sequencing, a bit of dog training and a Jack & Ferris Fahle jam.
Build and Scale Interior Sequencing Skills with the Balanced Position Form
August 16, 2020
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In a recent piece I laid out 3 Disc Quan Do Forms that work in concert to create competent interior play. Let’s focus in on one of them, the Balanced Position Form, and explore how and why it works and how it scales up.