Comments on: Finally Flippin in Puppyville http://discdogblog.com/finally-flippin-in-puppyville/ Mon, 18 Apr 2011 18:31:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jason http://discdogblog.com/finally-flippin-in-puppyville/comment-page-1/#comment-454 Jason Tue, 19 Jan 2010 04:50:37 +0000 http://discdogblog.com/?p=772#comment-454 Yah I know! It is my new favorite photo. She looks like a bear! all four paws in the air. Awesome. Yah I know! It is my new favorite photo. She looks like a bear! all four paws in the air. Awesome.

]]> By: Andrea Rigler http://discdogblog.com/finally-flippin-in-puppyville/comment-page-1/#comment-453 Andrea Rigler Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:11:08 +0000 http://discdogblog.com/?p=772#comment-453 It's important to have balance between food and toy drive. You could use treats to build more value for the disc if he is a food driven dog more than toy driven. Basically when he bites and tugs, you say YES and give a cookie. Rinse and repeat until the disc has equal value - aka will bit and tug without treat reward. That's Jason's fav photo of Kai too. She looks like a wolf! It’s important to have balance between food and toy drive.

You could use treats to build more value for the disc if he is a food driven dog more than toy driven. Basically when he bites and tugs, you say YES and give a cookie. Rinse and repeat until the disc has equal value – aka will bit and tug without treat reward.

That’s Jason’s fav photo of Kai too. She looks like a wolf!

]]> By: Emily http://discdogblog.com/finally-flippin-in-puppyville/comment-page-1/#comment-452 Emily Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:50:32 +0000 http://discdogblog.com/?p=772#comment-452 ps~ I just saw Kai's T&F photos.. Loved the one of her tracking at full speed! Good stuff, Kai! ps~ I just saw Kai’s T&F photos.. Loved the one of her tracking at full speed! Good stuff, Kai!

]]> By: Emily http://discdogblog.com/finally-flippin-in-puppyville/comment-page-1/#comment-451 Emily Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:47:49 +0000 http://discdogblog.com/?p=772#comment-451 I've been doing a lot more with Kirby in my living room, because thats where he seems to work the best. His bite on the disc has never been great, but there have been a few times in the living room where I can swing him up and around while he's attached to the disc. I love that, coming from my no bite disc dog. Lol! Do you ever use treats with your disc training? I havent... But I wonder if I somehow combined them it would have a different affect? I’ve been doing a lot more with Kirby in my living room, because thats where he seems to work the best. His bite on the disc has never been great, but there have been a few times in the living room where I can swing him up and around while he’s attached to the disc. I love that, coming from my no bite disc dog. Lol!
Do you ever use treats with your disc training? I havent… But I wonder if I somehow combined them it would have a different affect?

]]> By: Andrea Rigler http://discdogblog.com/finally-flippin-in-puppyville/comment-page-1/#comment-450 Andrea Rigler Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:59:59 +0000 http://discdogblog.com/?p=772#comment-450 Thanks Emily. She is loving our new game! There are more distractions outside. I got the idea from Susan Garrett's Puppy Camp - work from a very low to no distraction zone and slowly add distractions until the dog can do the behavior anywhere. I didn't put 2 and 2 together until this week and tried this with Lei inside. Makes sense though... Thanks Emily. She is loving our new game!

There are more distractions outside. I got the idea from Susan Garrett’s Puppy Camp – work from a very low to no distraction zone and slowly add distractions until the dog can do the behavior anywhere. I didn’t put 2 and 2 together until this week and tried this with Lei inside. Makes sense though…

]]> By: Emily http://discdogblog.com/finally-flippin-in-puppyville/comment-page-1/#comment-449 Emily Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:54:50 +0000 http://discdogblog.com/?p=772#comment-449 Nice flippys, Leilani! And she looks so happy and eager! Thats exactly the same thing I'm struggling with with Kirby. Inside, he will tug and flip and is just a rockstar. Outside, he will play and flip a little bit, but if he smells some sweet grass halfway back, he will drop the disc and chew on the grass. He doesn't give me a very strong tug outside either. I wonder why that is?? Why they are more productive inside than out? I agree, the personality differences, while for me make training a tad more frustrating, its also helping me to become better at it because now I'm having to adapt and work through two different personalities. I have one hardcore and one aloof. Lol! And their training styles couldn't be on further ends of the spectrum! Love the vids! And I love Aussie flips!!! Em Nice flippys, Leilani! And she looks so happy and eager!
Thats exactly the same thing I’m struggling with with Kirby. Inside, he will tug and flip and is just a rockstar. Outside, he will play and flip a little bit, but if he smells some sweet grass halfway back, he will drop the disc and chew on the grass. He doesn’t give me a very strong tug outside either. I wonder why that is?? Why they are more productive inside than out?

I agree, the personality differences, while for me make training a tad more frustrating, its also helping me to become better at it because now I’m having to adapt and work through two different personalities. I have one hardcore and one aloof. Lol! And their training styles couldn’t be on further ends of the spectrum!

Love the vids! And I love Aussie flips!!!
Em

]]> By: Jason http://discdogblog.com/finally-flippin-in-puppyville/comment-page-1/#comment-448 Jason Mon, 18 Jan 2010 02:12:31 +0000 http://discdogblog.com/?p=772#comment-448 well said and well done my love. well said and well done my love.

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