DiscDog Mechanics | Reinforcing a Give with a Tugging Take
This really is an old lesson. It's part of our foundation. I use this to teach dogs and teach people a Give all the time. That said, this is a bit of …
Tag: Bitework
Disc Dog Bitework is an excellent activity for teaching and exercising of disc dog mechanics; articles by Ron Watson of Pawsitive Vybe on DiscDog Bitework.
Practical Disc Dog Puppy Bitework with Wham!
Jack and Wham! work on some disc dog puppy bitework on the big field at the Fahle Ranch.The focus of this session is keeping this young frisbee phenom…
DiscDog Puppy Bitework | Criteria and Bite Trigger
Disc Dog Bitework is a great way to teach the mechanics of disc play: Bite, Drop, and Give. Each of these skills is integral to the game of disc with …
10 Strings to Pull to Manage Drive and Untie Behavioral Knots – Pt 2
The last two installments of this series outlined the behavioral strings and knots metaphor and examined 5 ‘strings’ of behavior and their relationship to behavioral…
10 Strings to Pull to Manage Drive and Untie Behavioral Knots – Pt 1
Yesterday’s piece was about how solving behavioral problems is kind of like untangling knots. Today I’m going to talk about the strings that make up…
Pulling Strings and Untying Behavioral Knots with Bitework
solving problems with bitework is like untying a knot. work on one strand or maybe a couple at a time and tug, loosen, and manipulate…
Scoot Fix – Bite for Wait and Better Position
Getting a good solid Wait from your dog during disc dog training can be a difficult task sometimes. Fix and define position using a cued Bite and Rew…
Pawsitive Vybe S2E9 – Bite for Drop
Putting the Drop behavior on cue gives the handler a great deal of power over an object in the dog's mouth and can be used to teach a Hold, Carry and …
SuperAero Field Test and Disc Review
When we got news from Hero that they had a super durable light plastic disc, the SuperAero, it took
me all of 5 minutes to make the decision to purch…
A Faster Toss and Fetch Retrieve with 2 Discs and Bitework
A few Days ago I wrote about Improving a Toss and Fetch Retrieve and said that I’d share two techniques that we use here at…
Teaching a Hoop With Bitework
This is a typical Bitework Application session. There is a plan, in this case, we're going to develop a Hoop, skill where the dog leaps through a hoo…
Bed and Breakfast Lesson: Chaos vs Consequent Game
Disc Dog Bed and Breakfast Guest, Linday, performing Bitework in the Context of a Consequent Game with Juicy Juice of the Pawsitive Vybe Pack.
Flag and Flash Cuing
Flag and Flash Cuing is a cuing system developed by Pawsitive Vybe for teaching dogs to leap over and off of their handlers. The quick and dirty Over …
Bitework Rule # 3 – Never, Ever Touch Me!
A video on Bitework Rule # 3. If you're getting bitten by your dog during play this is a must watch.
Bite as Cookie
When a Bite is offered as a cookie the dog has earned the right to attempt to Bite that object. It's a very empowering experience. The dog learns that…
Anatomy of a Behavior
Most of the behaviors that we create with our dogs are really chains of small concepts and chains are only as strong as their weakest link. Dog traine…
Shaping the Give with a Collar Grab
Sometimes when dogs are learning the game of bitework, they can really tear the disc out of your hand after you ask for the Give. Here's a simple vide…
Bitework and the Infinite Reward Loop
A zoomed out look at the game of Bitework focusing on creating an Infinite Reward Loop where every thing the dog does is successful and creates more o…