Throwing to Create Disc Dog Shapes
How and where we throw the disc has great bearing on how and where our dog moves. This sounds elementary, but the application of this knowledge is not…
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Slowing Down a Disc Dog with Team Movement & Flatwork
Obi has come a long way. He is paying attention to his handler, he's following his handler's movements and respecting and responding to positional pre…
Making the Play with Eppie | Disc Dog Team Movement and Leaping
We have been working this week on collection and thoughtful pursuit using upside down throws. Putting that into a pattern or flowing flatwork is a bit…
Team Movement Transformation in 7 Sessions with Obi
Flatwork with Obi, aka: "Not a Border Collie", has been almost a weekly feature on DiscDogger Weekly. Obi is Apryl's dog, so the videos are pretty muc…
Interior Flatwork | How to Stop, Line Up & Lock In Your Disc Dog in 14 Seconds
Flatwork is the simple application of positional pressure and reward Placement. Expressing and executing that simple application to get the type of mo…
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 Flatwork, an…
Patron’s Choice: Routine Building Vol 1 | Of Forms and Purpose
Sneak Peek - Patrons Only… Public Release Dec 16th | Think Forms Not Drills - A drill is something an athlete does to get better. Drills help you …
Patron’s Choice: Routine Building | Playing Games with Purpose
Sneak Peek - Patrons Only… Public Release Dec 14th | Every game we play with our dog is a purpose driven endeavor. Most of the time, the only purp…
Disc Quan Do Yellow Belt Test – Installing the Cued Drop and Cleaning Up Communication
Laurent and Gypsie have been working Disc Quan Do in the Digital Dojo. For the last week, we’ve been hanging out in the Dojo in the mornings chattin…
Giz Gaz Demo
Description: Same as a Zig Zag but using Rear Crosses. Method: BSP Around Clock Throw on flank at 2 o’clock Rear Cross BFP Counter Cue…
Shapes & Angles
I have been invited to participate by UpDog Challenge founder, Jack Fahle, in the UpDog Judges Certification program for the last 6 months or so.…
Move Homework
Identify Your Dog’s Strong Flank Which direction does your dog prefer to run. Not many dogs are truly balanced. Dog peels off on the Weak…
Learning to Run Patterns Drill #1
One thing that separates the Pros from the soon to be Pros is Throwing With Intent, intending to throw to a spot at a particular…
Vocabulary of Xs and Os
Throughout this series there will be some strange and empowering vocabulary. It’s not easy to think about stuff without words sometimes. Here are some common…
Jack & Groovy PVR Assessment
Ron, I’m having a little trouble with Groovy doing the pvr to my left (leading her with the disc in the right hand). I’ve tried…
A Pendulum for Better Flatwork and Reliable Big Leaping
The Video This is a demonstration of the Pendulum, a disc dog pattern that helps teams develop a working flank, a key foundational element in…
Bent Cavaletti
Cavalettis have been used to adjust horses strides for a long time. They can be used deliberately and at low speed and can be used…
Flash Jam Test Sequence with Loot
Front Cross to Rut n Flip Fish this is an interesting transition. it took me a few moments to wrap my head around
Counter Clock Twist
Dog spins 360° in Clockwise or Counter Clockwise fashion. Add flash on the fly to any trick or sequence.
Clockwise Spin
dog spins 360° in Clockwise or Counter Clockwise fashion. mastery over the Clockwise and Counter Clockwise Spins means you can add flash on the fly t…