Rec’d on YT | DiscDog.Live #24 | Mechanics Monday – Throwing Cookies & Puppy Hoops

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Enter the DiscDog Dojo with Ron & the pups to explore the mechanics and methods of: throwing cookies, backchaining, prompt switching, biting and dropping, and the CookieA Cookie is traditionally thought of as a food treat given as positive reinforcement. In that definition, a cookie is a discrete piece of food reinforcement. In many dog training discussions, the idea More Process in general.
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Epic Learning Hoop – Tricks to the Trick

Trick to the Trick: Prompt SwitchA Prompt Switch is a technique for changing the cue or signal for a behavior. The new/weak cue is given, verbally or physically followed immediately by the old/strong cue. Then the behavior happens. More The prompt switch is a technique used for changing a cue from one signal to another. To employ a…

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New Project: DiscDog.Live

DiscDog.Live project description for Patrons, disc dog and dog training streamers, competitors, and aficionados. See you soon!

Ron February 26, 2021

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Identifying and Dealing With an Unintentional Drop Cue With a Prompt Switch

We have covered this before on the Cued DropA cued Drop, or Drop for short, means that you tell your dog when to drop, purposefully, and upon your discretion. A cued Drop is a must in the game of disc in More topic. Sometimes your dog learns to drop on a cue that you never intended to teach. In Loot’s case, the unintentional Drop cue happens when I pass or load the disc from the stack in my off hand to my throwing hand.

Ron July 26, 2020

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Teaching a DiscDog Puppy to Catch | Bridging the Take

Teaching a disc dog puppy to catch is a rather simple task. All you have to do is set up a situation where a catch is likely and then allow the dog to make the catch. That said, setting up a situation where a catch is likely is not a simple, cut and dried operation. Bridging the 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 relies on backchaining and shaping to solve this problem.

Ron January 28, 2021

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The Cookie Process

One of the goals as a professional dog trainer is to have a simple, accessible philosophy that can be communicated easily and applied fairly simply…

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Patron’s Choice: Vaulting Principles | Disc Dog Vaulting Defined and Definitions

To vault in disc dog freestyle is to leap off the handler’s body to catch a disc in flight. A defining aspect of competitive disc dog freestyle, the VaultThe dog uses the player´s body as a launching pad to jump for a disc. A Vault is a leaping catch from the handler’s body. The dog leaves the ground for the target More is a simple operation with a great many physical expressions and variations. This book aims to explore and uncover the principles and concepts of the vault and to deliver sound understanding of all aspects of the skill to players and judges for success, style, and safety’s sake.

Ron February 1, 2020

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Unknown Member June 28, 2022
Good one!
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Amber June 28, 2022
Another Amazing livestream, sorry I missed it live and some Great foundational Information/demo’s!!!
Cupcake is a Sweet little Savage and Ending was Super Cool when King and Eppie opted to be up on their perches 🧁🤩🎉
See You in Cookie class
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1. Ron June 28, 2022
  Right on… LiveStream incoming…
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  1. Amber June 29, 2022
    Thank you 😊
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