Bitework Criteria with Prima
March 26, 2021 No Comments
Travel back in time with Apryl & Prima… An online personal lesson with Apryl Lea from 2017 on bitework criteria and technique for a dog with a weak bite.
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DiscDog Mechanics | Reinforcing a Give with a Tugging Take
December 3, 2020 1 Comment
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 a different approach than normal, not technically or mechanically, but mentally. This session is just another layer of the learning onion, one more time of learning the same lesson, over and over…
Practical Disc Dog Puppy Bitework with Wham!
November 23, 2020 No Comments
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 on task and engaged and to develop and reinforce basic disc dog mechanics: Bite, Drop, and Give. Rollers are thrown in for action and variety. Wham! is a 16 week old Aussie.
DiscDog Puppy Bitework | Criteria and Bite Trigger
November 23, 2020 No Comments
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 a dog whether you’re playing freestyle or focused on disc dog games. Ron & Grasshopper work a little bitework in this short session with a focus on drawing attention to the Bite and Drop criteria and the trigger for a Bite.
10 Strings to Pull to Manage Drive and Untie Behavioral Knots – Pt 2
January 19, 2014 No Comments
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
January 17, 2014 1 Comment
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
January 17, 2014 8 Comments
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
December 8, 2013 2 Comments
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 Reward Placement.
Pawsitive Vybe S2E9 – Bite for Drop
August 7, 2013 3 Comments
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 Retrieve.
SuperAero Field Test and Disc Review
January 12, 2012 30 Comments
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 purchase 5 for testing and to start planning a Prima Test.
A Faster Toss and Fetch Retrieve with 2 Discs and Bitework
October 10, 2011 9 Comments
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
March 2, 2011 7 Comments
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 hoop made from the handler’s arms. Working this skill with Bitework yields a loose a sloppy understanding and performance of the skill. It works, it’s fast, but if we want to teach this skill well, cookies would be a better method. Teaching this skill with Bitework will yield a ‘quick and dirty’ trick.
Bed and Breakfast Lesson: Chaos vs Consequent Game
February 23, 2011 2 Comments
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
February 18, 2011 13 Comments
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 and Vault applications are great. Pro discdoggers should have this tool in their toolbox for sure.
Bitework Rule # 3 – Never, Ever Touch Me!
February 13, 2011 1 Comment
A video on Bitework Rule # 3. If you’re getting bitten by your dog during play this is a must watch.
Foundation on the Fly – Shaping the Give with a Single Toy
February 13, 2011 4 Comments
Shaping a Give with a Single Toy.
Bite as Cookie
February 10, 2011 5 Comments
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 he can make the bite happen by showing some Patience, giving Eye Contact, offering a Back Up behavior, or whatever.
Anatomy of a Behavior
February 10, 2011 5 Comments
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 trainers and dog sport handlers need to be able to break down complex behaviors, isolate the weak concepts and mark and reinforce them to make them stronger.
Shaping the Give with a Collar Grab
February 7, 2011 2 Comments
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 video that can be quite effective for handling this.