Tao of Disc Dog | You Are the Way
The handler’s way of things impacts the dog and the team. When something goes weird with position, set up, or even disc handling by the dog, look at…
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Patron’s Choice : Shaping a Leaping Catch | Leaping Functions
Sneak Peek for Patron’s only... Public access Dec 27th | Functions of canine leaping and how leaping catches function by Ron Watson
Patron’s Choice: Shaping a Leaping Catch | Leaping Concepts
Patron’s Choice Sneak Peek | Public Access Dec. 26
Key concepts of the canine leaping skill and behavior chain that shape and reinforce a leaping ca…
Patron’s Choice: Routine Building | On Shifting Focus and Purpose
Sneak Peek - Patrons Only… Public Release Dec 16th | Playing with purpose is how you learn to do things you don’t really know how to do. Intendi…
Patron’s Choice: Routine Building | Creating Competence
Sneak Peak Access for Patrons Only… Public Access Dec 9 |
Backchaining a routine is a simple process. Simply break up the routine into sequences o…
Questions to Consider Before Building a Disc Dog Routine
Sneak Peak Access for Patrons Only... Public Access Dec 7
| Answering these questions is the groundwork that should be laid before you go about put…
Tao of Disc Dog | Easy Cheetah
You will never successfully play faster than your dog. The dog always plays at the handler’s speed and not a hair more. If the dog is trying to go f…
Throwing On Flank vs Setting the Flank
An illustrated look on the effects of reward placement on the shapes and lines that a disc dog runs during a round of disc dog freestyle.
How to Get Better at Disc Dog Freestyle
Success in this game is much more about the things you do between the tricks, the little things that are not tricks at all and are often hidden are fa…
Da Hu Yellow Belt Forms for Her Green Belt Test
As a Disc Quan Do Yellow Belt, these forms are your test for your Green Belt. In order to pass, you have to at least look as good as da Hu here.
Anatomy of a Disc Dog Sequence: Through… Wait… Flip
The foundational sequence at Pawsitive Vybe, Through… Wait… Flip! is the move that we suggest people start exploring sequences with. It is super e…
Disc Quán Do | a Disc Dog Freestyle Martial Art
Offense Means Nothing if you Can’t Dodge and Move It’s easy to look good on a heavy bag. You watch a big bad boxer smashing…
On Disc Management: More Than Picking Up Discs
Handling and managing the discs while they are in the dog's mouth, before they fall out and hit the ground is a key element of Disc Management, and I …
Pedestal
A pedestal is a raised spot of any kind. Pedestal training is working on and around the Pedestal usually with attention to duration.
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.…
On Engagement – Back Chaining and an Existential Experience
Allow An Existential Experience Everything starts with having a sense of existence within your situation. Where am I? What is this place? A dog should…
On Engagement in Dog Sports and Dog Training
Engagement™ is a huge buzzword these days in the dog training world. I think it’s taken over Rear End Awareness™” and Core Strength™. We’ve been…
On Disc Dog Vaulting – How to Never Be Late Again
Odds are if you’re a disc dog freestyler, I have your attention. The timing of vaults is critical to success and safety. Poor vault timing,…
Out Throw
An Out Throw is a throw that resolves a freestyle sequence. Out Throws allow you to showcase a dog’s leaping ability and draw the attention…
Mark
Short for “Positive Marker”, a Mark is a word or signal given at the exact moment a desired behavior is performed. It’s like a clicker.…