Off-Switch + Engagement with DOC – Dismiss | Observe | Capture
Some ideas on using Dismissal to create an Off-Switch and shape Engagement with working dogs by Ron Watson of Pawsitive Vybe.
Managing of Drive is a key element of dog training, disc dogs, and dog sport; articles on Drive Management by Ron Watson of Pawsitive Vybe.
Wait vs Stay Using a Back Stall with An Over-Aroused Dog
This is Session 4 of a series of training sessions with Motown over the course of an afternoon. It served as the introduction for the sessions and the…
Wait vs Stay Using a Back Stall with An Over-Aroused Dog | Pt 3
Session 3 with Motown shows a significant reduction of arousal and a marked increase in Drive. Drive is energy and action applied towards work. Buildi…
Wait vs Stay Using a BackStall with An Over-Aroused Dog | Pt 2
This is session 2 of Wait vs Stay via the Back Stall with Motown that took place a couple of minutes after session 1. In this session Motown is more c…
Wait vs Stay Using a BackStall with An Over-Aroused Dog | Pt 1
This is the first of a 4 part session with Motown, an 18 month old MiniAussie. Motown is easily over-aroused while working for cookies. He is Apryl's …
Go Do Dog Stuff: Seven Simple Ideas for Effective Dismissal
What Is Dismissal? Dismissal is the opposite of Attention. Practically speaking, it means that the handler is not available at this time. It does not…
Manufacturing the Approach
The concepts of On and Off can be taught quite quickly by marking the off and tossing a cookie. The dog leaves the Spot to go grab the cookie and then…
Three Tips for Working with Distracted Dogs
There are a bunch of approaches to handling reactive or distracted dogs. Regardless of what methodology you use, here are three simple things you can …
Seven Ways to Reinforce Your Disc Dog
At Pawsitive Vybe we look at dog Frisbee through a dog training lens. Disc dog Sequences are just long behavior chains and they require dog training s…
DOC – A Freeshaped Engagement Framework
What is Doc? DOC stands for Dismiss – Observe – Capture and it is how we handle stable dogs in stable environments. Handling a stable…
The Pawsitive Vybe STARR Protocol
STARR Protocol for Reactive Dogs Working with reactive or fearful dogs is a specialty of Pawsitive Vybe. The key to dealing with these troubled dogs…
2 Simple Steps for Superior Shaping
Many dogs get very high when working for cookies and clicks. Some go over threshold when working. I think this is fairly common for clicker trainers. …
Disc Dog Flatwork: Oppositional Feeding
Oppositional Feeding is a technique that I have been using for some time now to slow my dogs down a bit and get them to settle in and work away from m…
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.
Disc Dog Routine Building with Cookies
Work on building a routine with cookies. Whether it's drive reduction for clear thinking or creating a walk through type situation for routines...
Discdog Bite for Wait
How do you teach a high drive dog to Wait? Teach him to Bite on cue. This bitework lesson is about creating a wait with a Bite Cue.
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.
Disc Dog Bitework 101 With Indy – Two Target Bitework
Two Target Bitework lesson with Indy by Ron Watson of Pawsitive Vybe.
The Consequent Game
The Consequent Game is an infrastructure of communication for learning through play. Performance of target behaviors is tied to energy levels...