Teaching Frisbee

• 06-13-2008 10:01 PM

  SquishyB Joined on 03-15-2007 Posts 108 Points 10	Teaching Frisbee Reply Contact Buckel (18-mo-old mini schnauzer) loves to chase a flying frisbee, but can't catch it in the air.  He always waits for it to fall, then picks it up and brings it back.  How do I train him to catch it out of the air?   Germaphobes need love too. Just wash your hands first.
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• 06-15-2008 1:55 PM

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  mudpuppy Joined on 09-10-2007 Posts 5,369 Points 100	Re: Teaching Frisbee Reply Contact toss it to him from a foot away. Praise for catch. Repeat. You might need to develop his eye-mouth coordination, toss him treats to catch too.
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• 06-16-2008 8:36 AM

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  tashakota Joined on 09-10-2007 Posts 2,615 Points 45	Re: Teaching Frisbee Reply Contact or roll it along the ground so he can "catch" it while rolling.  If it's a hard frisbee, try a soft one.  It may be that he is not so sure about catching something hard.  Leslie and the kids..
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• 06-16-2008 8:54 AM

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  Jewlieee Joined on 03-23-2007 MI Posts 5,542 Points 4,170	Re: Teaching Frisbee Reply Contact  Also, teach yourself to throw floaters. If you throw the frisbee just right and have it float for a bit, the dog will be more likely to jump and grab it rather than wait for it to drop. If you're consistent with your throws he'll learn where it's going to be in the air and anticipate it better.
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• 06-20-2008 12:05 AM

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  brookcove Joined on 09-10-2007 Semora, North Carolina, USA Posts 4,028 Points 335

  Re: Teaching Frisbee Reply Contact Throw rollers for a while.  Small dogs can take a bit longer to develop the spacial coordination required to catch flyers and even floaters.  You can get small-sized frisbees which are even regulation in IDDHA (not sure about the other competitive orgs and series).  These are better than soft frisbees, which can teach some bad habits and also make your dogs unwilling to play with anything else.  Not to mention the fact that floppies fly like rocks.    Get a Hyperflite and you will never want to toss anything else - here's a source for pupper size Hyperflites: http://www.mightymitedoggear.com/discs.html Becca Shouse Maggie and Zhi (queen bees), Ben, Gus, Cord, Rocky, Ted (BCs), Lu and Tully (Maremma flock guardians) Irena Farm, Semora, NC

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