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Pearls … Lessons learned by experience
I haven’t written on the blog for a while and Jason has done a fantastic job summarizing all the stuff. Between the growth of our marketing business and getting Moxie, I’ve been so busy keeping my head on mostly straight, I’ve probably missed a ton of pearls in the chaos.
Disc Dog Flow
2 weeks ago I would have told you flow was linking tricks together smoothly. I have not changed my definition but I have expanded my understanding of flow. I was watching Dre and Moxie and it hit me that Moxie loops to her right on out throws. Then I started looking for other stuff in the routine they were practicing. They were linking some cool tricks together and it seemed pretty smooth. Except that there was a pretty frequent interrupt or hesitate or adjustment. Nothing wrong with that, but how easy would it be to tweak?
Settling as Pet Owners and Trainers
This post is about our dogs and why they do and do not. Why training works and “not training” does not. How easy it is to settle, to miss, skip, overlook, ignore. And what is the cost of settling as responsible pet owners and trainers. Its a lengthy post as the background and evolution is important to the points. When we started this blog we wanted it to be a resource for people just like us who were just getting started. These are some of the best lessons we have learned. (so far)
Butterfly Grips and Throws
The butterfly throw was one of the first tricks we learned with Lilli. I think John Arnett introduced us to the butterfly flow in our first ever lesson with him. Lilli took to them right away. Then 6 months later we went to disc dog camp at Pawsitive Vybe and learned new grips and tricks. After the Paws camp this past summer, we added the butterfly vaults and my favorite, the butterfly backflip – which was the favorite trick in Lilli’s first competitive freestyle routine at Canis Major #1!
Disc Dog Flip Tutorial
How to get your dog to flip. Flipping is a great example of something that is easy and complicated. The basic idea of the flip is simple, the varied mechanics and influences make for a dynamic and challenging skill to master. The good news is your dog could be flipping in a day, assuming proper health and disc drive are already in place.
Re-Teaching my Dogs to Sit
My dogs sit…sometimes. They used to sit more. I think somewhere along the way they got sick of sit. Not the action, the cue word. For example, if my dogs do not sit, I or some other member of household will repeatedly encourage them to “sit”… So imagine I saw you sitting in a chair and said “Flumbar!”. Which of course means stand up and give me your seat. And each time you were sitting in that chair and I came up to you, I would say, Flumbar. Eventually Flumbar would come to mean, you sitting in the chair. Because each time i am using the cue word, your are sitting in the chair.
Top Ten Should-a-Knowns
I sure learned a lot Lilli’s first AKC trial this weekend. You figure after a year of training and 6 months or so of doing run-throughs with agility groups, I’d have heard everything. Well yah, umm, no.
How to Train Freestyle Weaves
Freestyle is more than just toss and fetch these days. Participants invest years training the amazing behaviors you see on TV like vaults and flips and leg weaves. Here is a simple guide of how to train successful leg weaves. Even if you don’t plan to complete in freestyle disc – this is a real show stopper to anyone that sees it.
Jump Up Video
Recently we posted about Lilli’s new Jump Up trick and had some great photos taken by our Ultimate Frisbee friend Shane. This has actually become Lilli’s and everyone else’s favorite trick so we put together some video of the first day that she nailed it. Enjoy!
Lilli Weaves – Training Update
Looking over the videos posted here we noticed how much progress Lilli has made over the past few months. This morning we went out to take some new videos to share.
