Parallel Classical Conditioning
There is another way to look at Classical Conditioning which is less immediate than pairing. It's more duration based. We've coined the term Parallel…
Category: Dog Training
Dog training lessons, articles, and theory by Ron Watson of Pawsitive Vybe.
What Am I Doing Here? Intentional Attention & Awareness Inspires a New Primal Game
"In Play+, Intentional Attention means focusing on what you are doing, while Intentional Awareness expands that focus to your teammate and the environ…
Rec’d on YT | RSA ANIMATE: The Divided Brain
So I've been following Iain McGilchrist for a while now and I'm just fascinated by his hemisphere theory. The grabby, highly focused mechanical Lefty;…
Off-Switch + Engagement with DOC – Dismiss | Observe | Capture
Some ideas on using Dismissal to create an Off-Switch and shape Engagement with working dogs by Ron Watson of Pawsitive Vybe.
Attention: Wait for the Questions and Answers
A quick memetic look at the Attention behavior from Ron Watson of Pawsitive Vybe.
DiscDog.Live Excerpt | Drive Management with Triads
This video features Ron Watson discussing Drive Management with a triad made from standard Dog Training key concepts.
Triads in Dog Training
In dog training, and modern life, we tend to get overly focused on the goal and the impediment standing in front of the goal. In dog training, this me…
Cookie Class Excerpt: Marking Orientation & Pedestal Circuit
Patrons only Cookie Class excerpt: Finn & Jake work on engaging for cookies and Elysia & Odie work on a Pedestal Circuit in this weekly Patrons Only C…
What Is a Duration Behavior?
Ron Watson lays out the concept of Duration behaviors and discusses how they work.
Shaping Engagement with Harbor
Engagement starts with Dismissal. You can't ON without OFF. If you don't control turning your dog OFF, you don't have a good hold of the handle on Eng…
The Sound of DiscDog | Drop & Catch with Obi
Ron & Obi work on catching and dropping on cue through controlling the pace and energy level of the game during a Clubhouse Sound of DiscDog session i…
The Sound of DiscDog | Halting the Chewing and Mauling of Discs with King
Another installment of the Sound of DiscDog with King. This session was amazing for King and I. This mauling/chewing behavior has been a real nag. It'…
DiscDog.Live | Puppy Shaping with Ricky Jones
I happened to catch a live stream session by Ricky Jones the other day on FB. It's a nice session with a malinois puppy featuring shaping, cookies, an…
DiscDogger Weekly #24 – Flank or Pass and Wait vs Stay with Dog Catch & Stall
Episode 24 of the show takes on over-arousal in a multi-session progression lesson on Wait vs Stay featuring Ron & Motown working on the Back Stall. T…
Wait vs Stay Using a Back Stall with An Over-Aroused Dog
This is Session 4 of a series of training sessions with Motown over the course of an afternoon. It served as the introduction for the sessions and the…
Wait vs Stay Using a Back Stall with An Over-Aroused Dog | Pt 3
Session 3 with Motown shows a significant reduction of arousal and a marked increase in Drive. Drive is energy and action applied towards work. Buildi…
Wait vs Stay Using a BackStall with An Over-Aroused Dog | Pt 2
This is session 2 of Wait vs Stay via the Back Stall with Motown that took place a couple of minutes after session 1. In this session Motown is more c…
Wait vs Stay Using a BackStall with An Over-Aroused Dog | Pt 1
This is the first of a 4 part session with Motown, an 18 month old MiniAussie. Motown is easily over-aroused while working for cookies. He is Apryl's …
Deliver Clear Cues for Your Disc Dog
Proper cuing is critical for successful disc dog performance. Issues with cuing and the resultant communication problems are, perhaps, the most common…
Disc Dog Glossary | Updated 2020
Words Matter. Disc dog vocabulary and nomenclature can be a bit tough to follow. That's why we created our disc dog glossary back in 2016. It's got mo…