DiscDog.Live #16 | Freestyle Friday – FlashJam, Flatwork & Freestyle
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DiscDog Flatwork
Flatwork 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 is more than moving the dog around the field and is more than the patterns of movement we can create as a handler and as a team. Most people look at flatwork as the end result or the product of how the team moves or how the dog moves. This week’s show takes an in depth look at DiscDog Flatwork and tries to uncover the process of moving with your dog that leads to beautiful team movement.
Epic Flatwork Compass for Leaping & FreeFlowing Flatwork
Communication on the fly is a key element of disc dog freestyle and disc dog game play. It is a good idea to have a clear and concise communication system to make on the fly decision making a successful endeavor. Nobody wants to be handcuffed by pattern training. The Flatwork Compass
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DiscDogger Weekly #4
Sweet show for you guys this week… We’ve pulled some stuff from the archives, digging up some Polka Puppy lessons – Hoop
A Hoop is an Over or Vault that travels through a hoop made from your arms or body. A Hoop expresses great teamwork and connection between dog and handler. Most Hoops are done... More and Bitework
Bitework is an activity or a game that consists of biting and dropping a toy on cue. Cued Bites and cued Drops (and Gives) can be used to teach and reinforce many behaviors.... More (more on the puppy front to come…). Some serious throwing videos and a few training jams. Hope you dig the show.
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