Parallel Classical Conditioning
There is another way to look at Classical Conditioning which is less immediate than pairing. It's more duration based. We've coined the term Parallel…
Category: Dog Training and Disc Dog Theory
Dog training, disc dog, and dog sport training theory by Ron Watson of Pawsitive Vybe.
Ecological and Enactive Aspects of the Primal Elements of Play+
The Primal Elements of Play are a featured aspect of Play+, and are shaped and honed as a product of embodied experiences. Over the course of the deve…
Enriched Marking: Clear, Complicated, and Complex
Enriched Marking is a key attribute of Play+. Skinner Rocks, but Pavlov rules. The process of play runs through 2 poles — the Physical to the Mental…
Play+ Flow Foundation: The Set Up Move Drill and 3 Keys to Flow
An illustration of Flow in Dog Training by Pawsitive Vybe highlighting three key aspects for success and fun.
Algorithm of the Take – How a Slick Foundation Hides Intangible Skills
What is a Take? In disc dog we do this thing called a Take – a Take is a “throw” made to the dog that…
Training Triad | End the Victory Lap – Shaping the Release
After a dog catches the disc they break off the attack and move to regroup or to a ready position. The movement after the catch can be called the Rele…
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.
DiscDog.Live Excerpt | Foundation & Avoiding the Simplicity Cliff
An excerpt of some QnA from a recent DiscDog.Live stream on revisiting foundation and ties in a little sensemaking and highlights the Simplicity Clif…
DiscDog.Live Excerpt | Drive Management with Triads
This video features Ron Watson discussing Drive Management with a triad made from standard Dog Training key concepts.
Triads in Dog Training
In dog training, and modern life, we tend to get overly focused on the goal and the impediment standing in front of the goal. In dog training, this me…
What Is a Duration Behavior?
Ron Watson lays out the concept of Duration behaviors and discusses how they work.
Shaping Engagement with Harbor
Engagement starts with Dismissal. You can't ON without OFF. If you don't control turning your dog OFF, you don't have a good hold of the handle on Eng…
The Sound of DiscDog | Cue as Marker
Ron & Epic demonstrate some sequencing ideas, namely using the next cue as the marker for the current behavior in this Sound of DiscDog session.The So…
The Sound of DiscDog | Halting the Chewing and Mauling of Discs with King
Another installment of the Sound of DiscDog with King. This session was amazing for King and I. This mauling/chewing behavior has been a real nag. It'…
Disc Dog Flatwork | Clock & Counter Defined
Talking DiscDog Team Movement and Flatwork is often tough to wrap our heads around, doing it is hard enough, but talking about can be even tougher. Di…
Bitework Criteria with Prima
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 …
Pre-Cuing for DiscDog Sequences with Jack & Remix
Disc dog sequencing is an art form. A discdog sequence is more than just a list of tricks. A good Sequence, capital 'S' should be greater than the sum…
On the Questionable Understanding of Getting Answers
Teaching and learning has little to do with giving and getting answers. Giving and getting answers is the opposite of teaching and learning. Teaching …
Deliver Clear Cues for Your Disc Dog
Proper cuing is critical for successful disc dog performance. Issues with cuing and the resultant communication problems are, perhaps, the most common…
Disc Dog Glossary | Updated 2020
Words Matter. Disc dog vocabulary and nomenclature can be a bit tough to follow. That's why we created our disc dog glossary back in 2016. It's got mo…