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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 FlatworkFlatwork is the stuff that happens between the catches. How the team moves and transitions, often without the disc, is flatwork. Flatwork concepts in disc dog are taken from the agility and herding... More, 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.
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That was terrific Elysia!
Congratulations Team Odie 👏🏻🎉
You’ve come a long way and Super Proud of you Both 🥰🤩
Me too!
nice!
Congrats Elysia. That was nice!👍