Never
start throwing frisbees before you and your dog are warmed
up. Without a decent warm-up you might easily pull a muscle,
only by throwing. Your dog will turn immediately into overdrive
heading for the disc, so make sure your dog has also had
his share of warming up.
A good doggy warm-up consists of some walking or trotting,
doing some trics (eg weaving through the legs), and for
starters catching some rolling discs.
After your workout
it would also be wrong to put your dog immediately into
a bench or car. The dog should first cool down quietly while
the lactate can drain out of the muscles.
While we know two different
kinds of disciplines, you should always be aware of what
branch you are training for.
If you want to train for distance throwing, you always throw
one disc and have it retrieved by your training mate.
However, if you want
to train for freestyle, it is of the utmost importance to
work always with several Frisbees and that you never throw
away the same disc that was retrieved.
This is a general rule
that is important to keep in mind right from the beginning
of your training. If you train distance for months, it will
be really hard to convince your dog to retrieve another
disc then the one he just brought to you.
However, in one training
session you might combine both. You could for instance start
with some distance throws before your train your Freestyle,
or you might conclude your freestyle work out with one lap
Toss and Fetch.
However, we advise
you strongly to change the order randomly and definitely
not making a habit of a certain order. We even recommend
to train in the same work out just either freestyle or distance.
Take also care that your dog is not tired while training
for freestyle, cause it is important to train any kind of
difficult tricks in a well rested state.
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