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;…
Category: Engagement and Drive
Articles on canine Engagement and Drive by Ron Watson of Pawsitive Vybe.
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.
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'…
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 …
On Engagement – Back Chaining and an Existential Experience
Allow An Existential Experience Everything starts with having a sense of existence within your situation. Where am I? What is this place? A dog should…
On Engagement in Dog Sports and Dog Training
Engagement™ is a huge buzzword these days in the dog training world. I think it’s taken over Rear End Awareness™” and Core Strength™. We’ve been…
Jam in a Flash for Cookies with RustGrizzy
RustGrizzy and DirtyErn work on a new sequence using cookies in a distraction filled environment using the Art of Linking Tricks and a FlashJam created here…
[Link] Install an Off Switch While Building Drive — Leave them Wanting More
http://www.thrivingcanine.com/wanting_more
Chad Culp’s recent piece on his blog, Thriving Canine should be required reading for all dog trainers, dog sport and disc dog handlers in particular.…
Go Do Dog Stuff: Seven Simple Ideas for Effective Dismissal
What Is Dismissal? Dismissal is the opposite of Attention. Practically speaking, it means that the handler is not available at this time. It does not…
Shaping the Spot Behavior with Dismissal
DOC is our Environmental Management Protocol. It is designed to help dog trainers learn to passively handle their dogs through shaping and reward and …
Manufacturing the Approach
The concepts of On and Off can be taught quite quickly by marking the off and tossing a cookie. The dog leaves the Spot to go grab the cookie and then…
Three Tips for Working with Distracted Dogs
There are a bunch of approaches to handling reactive or distracted dogs. Regardless of what methodology you use, here are three simple things you can …
DOC – A Freeshaped Engagement Framework
What is Doc? DOC stands for Dismiss – Observe – Capture and it is how we handle stable dogs in stable environments. Handling a stable…