Training Dogs to Not Steal DG Discs, with Tony Cramer

Lindsay Kinney
Lindsay Kinney
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Published 2014-04-16
There are many ways to train this skill, this is the route I took. You can substitute the dog frisbee for a ball or other toy your dog likes, but I assume if your dog is taking your discs on the course, they would enjoy having their own disc to chase (and if you're on a disc golf course you enjoy throwing discs)

Step 1. Throw Dog disc slightly before dropping boring disc on ground
Step 2. Drop boring disc on ground and reward dog by tossing Dog disc (start farther away from boring disc to make it easier for your dog to resist chasing it)
Step 3. While your dog is focused on the Dog disc, toss both discs at same time. Reward with treat for chasing Dog disc
Step 4. Start tossing both discs farther
Step 5. While attention is focused on Dog disc, throw the boring disc. Highly reward your dog for waiting patiently by throwing the dog disc really far!
Step 6 Have different people throw the discs. Go back to the basics for this step. Drop the boring disc on the ground and toss the Dog disc
Step 7. Same person throws both discs.
Step 8. Introduce new Boring discs. Remind your dog of the rules by dropping them on the ground, and tossing the dog disc when they ignore them.
Step 9. Change up the order you throw discs. You can throw the dog disc first, or throw 2 or more Boring discs before you throw the Dog disc. You don't want to teach your dog that the second disc is always theirs.
Step 10. Change locations. New environments are hard for dogs to focus in. Remind your dog the rules of the Boring discs when you take your dog to a course for the first few times.
All Comments (3)
  • @trevordalton4248
    I put a little peanut butter on the top of disc that you want the dog to chase. By the time you get to your shot your disc will be clean and you will know where your disc went