Shaping the Approach
Team's move together. The only time a team runs at each other without cooperation or purposeful cooperative movement is when the play is done. To keep…
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Rebound vs Fakie
A Reverse Vault or a Rebound is essentially a flip off the handler’s body. This is a fairly standard trick. About 15 years ago, Leilani…
Pendulum
Pendulum = Dueling Go Arounds Clockwise then counter clockwise – ending with a leaping catch to the right and left of the handler This skill…
Oppositional Feeding for Drop
Oppositional Feeding is a flatwork pattern where the handler delivers discs to the dog in the opposite direction of the dog’s movement. Oppositional feeding has…
Oppositional Feeding
Those who have worked with us know what Directional Feeding, Directional Leading and the Pawsitive Vybe Ribbon (PVR) are. You are also probably familiar with how…
Create & Leverage Game
Multiple Equal-Value Targets Use multiple targets to create a higher rate of reinforcement and to establish more control over the mechanics of the game: bite,…
DiscDog.Live | Puppy Shaping with Ricky Jones
I happened to catch a live stream session by Ricky Jones the other day on FB. It's a nice session with a malinois puppy featuring shaping, cookies, an…
DiscDog Flatwork on the Go Around
Go around is the typical disc dog set up move. It is used in toss and fetch, games, and freestyle to different effects and flavors. This move is not a…
Oppositional Feeding Applications 2020
Oppositional Feeding is a powerful flatwork tool that can be used for many purposes. It can be used to slow a dog down, to increase drop distance, to …
Bite | Drop | Give
The game of disc is Bite, Drop, Give – everything else is just Reward Placement At Pawsitive Vybe, we address the game of freestyle disc…
Disc Dog Mechanics
At root, the mechanics of playing disc with a dog is Bite, Drop, and Give. Everything else is Reward Placement. That said, there are several…
Disc Quan Do Throwing | 12 Hands Form
Using Disc Quan Do throwing forms to create competence and understanding of creative disc releases.
Disc Dog Team Movement with Leaping Catches
Creating arcing, round lines in disc dog team movement is no easy task. It is rather simple, but it ain't easy. The Squeaky Wheel Form is a terrific t…
The Flatwork Compass – Creating a Sense of Direction Part 3 | Learn How to Follow the Leader
Follow the Leader is a great game. It's fun. But following a leader that is a prey driven animal might lead you to places you don't want to be. Follow…
Working Drop? Drop and Toss n Fetch Don’t Mix. Unless…
Well, I've got some bad news for ya. Toss n Fetch is not helpful for shaping & reinforcing a cued Drop. And it's probably worse than that, it's probab…
Interior Flatwork | Locking In the Scoot and Team Connectedness Via the Front Cross
The Front Cross creates an understanding of Team Connectedness. It forces the team to get hooked up and connected and delivers an innate sense of work…
Interior Flatwork | Flanking Set Up Moves | Part 1
Unique Set Up Moves can be created by working off the Flank and using the variety of angles of entry afforded by the Working Flank.
Epic’s Clever Set Up Moves | Volume 1 Part I | Scoots & Fakies
Disc Dog freestyle sequences have a starting position, often it is Front Position - dog standing in front of the handler. Set Up Moves are ways of get…
Patron’s Choice: Shaping the Leaping Catch | Freestyle and the Leaping Catch
Shaping a Leaping Catch can, and should be a full time job. Always throw with the intent to deliver the leaping catch unless working something specifi…
Patron’s Choice: Shaping a Leaping Catch | Creating a Late Read
Reading the disc is a skill that astute dogs and humans pick up rather quickly. The float, the spin, and the speed can reliably be gauged and predicte…