- Do you know what a Pluto Platter is?
That's actually the original name for a Frisbee,
before the company Wham-O
(bell dings) changed the name
of the product from Pluto Platter to Frisbee.
And now, Frisbee's just become the generic term you use
anytime you see a flying toy disc.
I'm gonna start calling it a Pluto Platter, though,
because every time I say that,
people are gonna say, what's a Pluto Platter?
And I can tell them, well actually,
a Pluto Platter was the original name for a,
it's also really fun to say.
I have something really cool
I wanna share with you guys today.
And today I am joined by Instructor Carol,
who's just getting her dogs ready here.
She is one of our instructors,
she's actually about to teach a grade two class.
But she is also a four-time world champion of Disc Dog.
And she's offered to show you guys today
a really cool trick that she calls push to a chest vault.
I'm Ken Steepe, this is Instructor Carol.
Welcome back to McCann Dogs.
(acoustic guitar strumming)
(dog barks)
- Hi, Ken.
This is Thorpe.
I'm gonna demo a push off my body.
It can be used with or without a disc as a trick.
Or leading up to a chest vault.
So, Thorpe is gonna demo push,
(dog barks)
and come down on my back,
or off my front.
Now I'm gonna show you how to teach this
with a newer dog that's gonna move just a little bit slower.
This is The Berk.
He's fairly new to Disc Dog, still learning.
I'm gonna demo the push, but actually
turning it into a chest vault.
This is reasonably new for him.
Ready?
Push.
Good boy buddy, good one.
This is the method that I used with The Berk.
Like any dog training, there is many means to an end.
What I did with The Berk that worked very well
was just getting him comfortable jumping up.
So, all I did is I had him jump up,
and I said, yes, good.
Try it again.
Yes, good.
Ready?
(dog whines)
Yes, good.
And I do it at a bit of an angle forward.
So that he is getting comfortable.
Jump.
Yes.
And when he's comfortable,
and if your dog's a little nervous with that,
I can just reward him initially
for just putting two feet up.
I'll give him lots of treats.
Okay, buddy.
And I might even just two feet up,
I can reward there,
and then I could get it, and throw another treat out.
I don't have to start close to finished product.
When he's getting good at that,
that may take a few days, may take a few weeks
depending on the confidence of your dog.
I could now try it a little more vertical.
Are you ready?
Push.
Yeah, that's good.
So you can see he stalls a little bit there,
but my treat helps him finish it off.
Push.
Yes.
Good boy.
And when he's getting the hang of it,
that's when I start to put my command on it.
Push.
Yes.
And you can see him building confidence just there.
Push.
Yes get it, buddy.
Good work.
Now I can try maybe moving my chair a little bit away.
Are you ready?
I'm still gonna bend down a little bit.
Ready?
Push.
Yes.
Good boy.
You missed it that time, buddy.
Ready?
Push.
Good boy.
And I can use that hand to indicate,
give him a little bit of a signal of what it is I want.
Ready?
Push.
Good boy.
You get that.
So I'm all set up for my shot.
You can tell The Berk is pretty excited about this.
He's very focused.
But he's not gonna go till I ask him.
If he started, I'm gonna stop him.
It's important he not just jump on me, and knock me over.
Ready?
Push.
Good boy.
Very nice.
Out!
Good boy.
Also important that he gives up the disc.
Good boy.
So that's my method of teaching the push.
Again, many methods.
Just to recap the key points.
I start out as low as I need to,
to build my dog's confidence.
I'll even reward two feet up.
I'll reward jumping on my lap.
And then I'll start shaping that,
that they'll jump on me and off me.
Once they're loving that, I'm gonna start
to build a little more height,
standing up a little bit.
May not get rid of my chair right away.
Then I'm gonna work to a point where
I'm away from a chair, but maybe a little low,
to a full one, to if I want, I can add that disc.
Ready, up.
Good work.
- Now Instructor Carol is not only
one of our obedience instructors,
but she is also a four-time world champion of Disc Dog.
And she is going to be, we're gonna be
doing a series of these videos.
So if you are a fan of Disc Dog tricks,
of playing disc with your dog,
then make sure you hit that subscribe button.
We publish videos every single week,
to help you spend some quality time
with your four-legged family member.
You see that video beside me?
That's actually a video about a world champion Disc Dog,
who is discovered to be totally deaf.
And I think you're gonna enjoy it.
On that note, I'm Ken.
Happy training.
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