Flip Training 101

Basic Flip training for our Dragondog disc dogs Lilli and Kai. Lilli is an experienced disc dog and Kai is our latest addition to the pack and is learning fast!

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Pets & Animals

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• frisbee
• dog
• disc
• tricks
• training
• canine
• sports
• freestyle
• competition
• flip
• flipping
• Dragonlilli
• Dragondogs
• Kai
• Lilli
• australian
• shepherd
• aussie
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• merle

[Dogcrazzzy]

this video is awesome, ive been teaching my nz heading dog how to flip since i saw this video. would you mind watching my vid and telling me if she is landing ok?

[DiscDogBlog]

@Dogcrazzzy we ideally want a front feet just before back feet landing - on the full flip especially (and any landing really). We'r elooking for a natural landing, the flip landing is tough becaus eit is flat footed. There is some debate, but we feel the front feet extended landing is marginally ok as long as the body is not vertical and is in alignment.  That will be more wear and tear on the sholders though. Shoot for the full flip for a cooler trick and safe landing. go for the flip catch!

[lucigo]

I have a 15-month-old male aussie who loves to catch frisbees, will have to try this! I do have a question for you - when he brings it back to me he loves to tag me (body slam more like), what is a good way to discourage this and get him to bring it back nicely?

[DiscDogBlog]

@lucigo Couple ideas. Call the drop early so he drops the disc just before he gets to you. You will need a reliable drop cue. Also you can turn your back on the dog before it arrives. See what happens when you do that. I would start doing running recalls, call the dog, run, as it approaches your side, whip out a disc and tug or throw a roller. Engaging your dog in a behaviour other than a body slam ;)

[DiscDogBlog]

Aussies yes. Breed standard is to dock the tails. You can find a few with tails. I wish mine had theirs. They would look so cool flying through the air with them ;)

[DiscDogBlog]

We suggest discs specifically made for dogs. The pet store or public store discs can be dangerous. The standard disc is called a fastback. check out

dtworld.com/Fastback_Cosmetic_­Misprints_p/d170-rej.htm

and

dtworld.com/Chomper_3_Pack_dog­_disc_p/d-chomp-3pk.htm

[nataliawasilewska97]

is that an Aussie or a Bc ?

[everybodyvideos]

Placement is key. We have learned a lot in the 2 years since we made that flip video. I really respect you ask about the landing. Says very good things about you and your care for your dog. Appears to be over rotating to a dangerous landing. So its either a tad high, and/or a tad too far back. i think in your case too far back is the bigger concern.

I think your dog could do an awesome full flip. Increase the speed (snap instead of toss) the disc up and just slightly back.

[dr3dd25]

bad shirt

[Brentor14]

@ZacharyBrunoMusic no problem

[ZacharyBrunoMusic]

@Brentor14 That makes sense... Thanks!

[Brentor14]

@ZacharyBrunoMusic due to them being a herding breed for cows or large livestock its safer for them to dock the tail so that it doesnt hes stepped on and crushed causing the dog extreme pain theyve reserched and found that docking the tail after birth causes the puppy little to no pain... or there are aussies like mine that are born with naturally docked tails ...also its only legal to dock a dogs tail if its for a specific reason like herding

[ZacharyBrunoMusic]

@DiscDogBlog I have a dog with a mixture of Border Collie and Aussie. She still has her tail (Thankfully). Why do they dock the tails on Aussies anyway?