Rec’d on YT | Disc Dog Puppy Ken Du | Give & Take – Take 2 Juggle & Flow

DojoBot February 27, 2024

Ron & Ken play more GiveThe Give is a retrieve to the hand. A cued Give is a foundational skill that is not super useful in the actual performance of disc dog freestyle, and has huge applications for... More & TakeA Take is a cued Bite that replicates the placement and timing of a throw. Usually used with overs, vaults, and flips, the Take is a powerful teaching tool for creating habitual leaping... More focusing on the Juggle and removal from the hand Bite criteria.
We also marked the cued Drop and gave another cued Bite as a consequent response.
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