DiscDogger Weekly #20 – Season 2 Finale & Freestyle Extravaganza

Ron December 3, 2020

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Last show of Season 2 featuring freestyle jams with Abby Cline, Apryl Lea, Jack Fahle, and Ron Watson. We’ve also got another throwing lesson, some cuing and communication, and some more GiveThe Give is a retrieve to the hand. A cued Give is a foundational skill that is not super useful in the actual performance of disc dog freestyle, and has huge applications for... More work with Eppie.

DiscDogger Weekly #20, a playlist generated weekly online disc dog show. Check it out and be sure to Like | Share | Subscribe to our channel. This piece brought to you by Patrons of Pawsitive Vybe and HeroDisc USA

Lessons all have links in the descriptions to lessons on the Pawsitive Vybe Disc and Dogs Blog. Most lessons are accessible only to Patrons of Pawsitive Vybe, but if you dig the show and want a little more you should become a patron to get full access and some goodies to boot.

This Week’s Lessons on the Blog

Deliver Clear Cues for Your Disc Dog

DiscDog Mechanics | Reinforcing a Give with a Tugging Take

Throwing Discs to Dogs | Runners vs Floaters

Apryl Lea & Jolene | A Shapes Comparison

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Categories: Daily Flow, DiscDogger Weekly, DiscDogger Weekly Season 2, Patron's Only

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Key concepts of the canine leaping skill and behavior chain that shape and reinforce a leaping catch.

Ron December 19, 2019

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Ron December 21, 2019

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Patron’s Choice: Vaulting Principles | Disc Dog Vaulting Concepts

There is a lot more to a vault than the definition. There is a reason you can’t just watch a YouTube video and get an understanding of the vaulting process. Just because you can do something doesn’t mean you know how to do it, or how it is done; performance is not understanding. This is very evident when it comes to vaulting.

Ron February 3, 2020

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DiscDogger Weekly #19 – Talking Disc Dogs and Disc Dog Bitework

Welcome to DiscDogger Weekly Episode 19. On this week’s agenda we’ve got disc dog puppy bitework with Grasshopper and a new disc dog star, Wham! We’ve got some discussion of disc dog shapes and Team MovementTeam Movement is how dog and handler move, as a team, out there on the field. It is a judging category in some organizations and certainly is a focus of many judges, players,... More with UpDog Founder,Jack Fahle, and demonstration of the impact of handler movement on Shapes with Ron & Epic. Throwing is featured this week as well with a lesson on throwing behind the back, a wordy announcement from Pawsitive Vybe, and a freestyle Jam session with Jack & Spice.

Ron November 23, 2020

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