Frisbee Foundations with Ron Watson- Dogmantics Dog Training TV presents
Ron Watson, an internationally renowned Frisbee master, was in San Diego doing a Frisbee seminar that I had the pleasure to attend. He generously accepted the offer to do a free youtube tutorial on some basic Frisbee foundations. These exercises can be done with a dog even before they have been introduced to a Frisbee, and can also be used for cool tricks, or flashy Canine Freestyle moves as well! I must say that my Frisbee throwing ability GREATLY improved with a little tutoring! And now Splash is not eating dirt every time that I throw! Thanks Ron! Are you interested in Frisbee? Check out these links- www.pawsitivevybe.com www.k9athlete.com Check out Ron Watsons youtube channel www.youtube.com/k9disc for more free tips on playing Frisbee with your dog. — Remember your dog should be over 18 months old to do these exercises, to ensure their growth plates are closed. Also keep in mind your dog should also not be overweight or old- stressing their joints too much.
August 28th, 2010 at 10:43 am
nice dog
August 28th, 2010 at 10:52 am
Great video!! Great job!
Thanks for sharing this video.
August 28th, 2010 at 11:41 am
actually Al Erikson put that on there… it’s his place and his barrel… it’s just some indoor / outdoor carpet runner – like a hallway thing… i think
August 28th, 2010 at 11:43 am
Ron, nice video, what kind of covering do you have on the barrel? Looks like landscape fabric and duct tape?
August 28th, 2010 at 12:18 pm
thanks sheena. We are pretty serious trainers. Apryl runs the Hearing dog program at Paws with a Cause and we do tons of operant conditioning on cats, birds and dogs.
Find us on facebook – Pawsitive Vybe – that’s our fan page.
peace!
peace!
August 28th, 2010 at 1:04 pm
Oh wow, I didn’t realize she weighs less than Cricket!! She looks so much bigger.
August 28th, 2010 at 2:02 pm
This is fantastic!! I’ve been wanting to train Samson rebound for ages. Thank you for posting this
5*
xx
August 28th, 2010 at 2:46 pm
glad to see someone more r+ than zakgeorge!
August 28th, 2010 at 3:29 pm
Great vid!!
August 28th, 2010 at 4:26 pm
Thanks. We are not in any hurry so we will keeping plugging away. She’s never been the most coordinated dog to start with, much like her mom who has the same issues! LOL!
August 28th, 2010 at 5:20 pm
Thanks!
Belgium? Love to.
August 28th, 2010 at 6:20 pm
Just take it slow.
This drill is about giving them the conceptual understanding of the skills – not unlike running tires or a rope grid for a football player.
As she gets better at the drill, she’ll be able to put those long legs under better and better.
After that it’s all timing and placement.
August 28th, 2010 at 7:09 pm
Well I have just been inspired to train Sparky this tomorrow morning.
Thanks for the awesome video Emily and Ron!
August 28th, 2010 at 7:26 pm
Perfect timing! We have been working on this. How do you know when your dog is not suitable for this? Done wobble board, ladder rung climbing, barrel rolling, standing on back while I kneel, etc, to build coordination, muscles, body awareness, timing etc. She’s 3yo. Some sessions I think she’s not cut out for it. Her long legs are hard for her to coordinate & her feet don’t seem to grip. Has landed on her back a couple of times due to foot slips. She’s keen but I don’t want her to get hurt.
August 28th, 2010 at 7:44 pm
thanks for posting this, Emily! Ron is such a great coach, I’m still waiting for him to come to Belgium! In the meanwhile I’m going to try the reverse vault training tips, because I had difficulties teaching Jessie this. Hopefully this is going to work!! 5*
August 28th, 2010 at 8:15 pm
Ooo… perhaps you picked up on the fact that I use a positive marker and give no reinforcement sometimes.
Different school of thought on marking behaviors. Emily and I talked at length about that.
peace
August 28th, 2010 at 8:33 pm
The “yes!” is the conditioned reinforcer in this case. (In lieu of the clicker).
August 28th, 2010 at 9:27 pm
Great video, maybe Im a dogmatic old fart but:
Are you training this with no click??
August 28th, 2010 at 9:59 pm
It was really cool talkin’ trainin’ with you guys, em.
August 28th, 2010 at 10:10 pm
I have been working on frisbee stuff a lot with my dogs lately so this video is a real help
Ron did an awesome job 
August 28th, 2010 at 10:54 pm
Hey I wonder if you could make a video about how to teach the dog to jump correctly. Mine most of the time jumps straight in the air and lands on his hindlegs (not really good for his joints :/) that is a reason why we don’t play frisbee so much anymore.
August 28th, 2010 at 10:57 pm
Great tutorial!
August 28th, 2010 at 11:45 pm
Hey Emily !!! Very nice and intersting info.
Thanks!!!!! And
Thanks Ron!!!!!!
August 28th, 2010 at 11:49 pm
Thanks! I just see so many dogs eat it on the way down (crashing to the ground). My dog Bandit has had a broken Tibia and I worry about him doing some of the stuff that he does. I run agility and I worry about that too! He likes it, so I guess I should just not worry and let him have fun! I would love to come to a seminar with you next time you are out here in San Diego. Thanks again! Pam & Bandit
August 29th, 2010 at 12:16 am
Very cool! I don’t think I’ll be trying it with my chihuahua though:-) Roxy is a beautiful dog, btw. I’m gonna check out Ron’s channel. Thanks for posting!