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 Give 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

The Purpose and Value of Recognizing Shapes in Disc Dog Freestyle

Shapes are created by the position and movement of dog, handler, and disc. And shapes can be created by the dog, the handler, and the placement of the disc. Shapes are a fact of disc dog freestyle.

When the dog leaves the handler for a catch, that tends to create a line. When the dog is away from the handler and moves across the field to make a catch, as in a Zig Zag or Around the World, that tends to create a Shape.

Ron May 22, 2020

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Patron’s Choice : Shaping a Leaping Catch | Leaping Functions

Sneak Peek for Patron’s only… Public access Dec 27th | Functions of canine leaping and how leaping catches function by Ron Watson

Ron December 21, 2019

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Patron’s Choice: Shaping a Leaping Catch | Leaping Concepts

Patron’s Choice Sneak Peek | Public Access Dec. 26
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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On Shapes in Disc Dog Freestyle

Shapes are more than just the trail left by the dog on the field, and the patterns created by the dog after the catch. Shapes differ from Flatwork, and higher level Shapes should not rely solely on how the dog releases after a catch. Shapes are how the dog moves to navigate the catch.

Ron April 28, 2020

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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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Patron’s Choice: Shaping a Leaping Catch | Creating a Late Read

Reading the disc is a skill that astute dogs and humans pick up rather quickly. The float, the spin, and the speed can reliably be gauged and predicted after several reps. Of course this changes with wind, disc choice, and throwing ability but, generally speaking, the flight path of a disc is easily predicted.

Ron January 27, 2020

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