The Sweet Spot: An UpDog Podcast

Episode 2026: 35 - Skills Practice Tips for "Zone Games"

Dre and Jack discuss practice tips to build skills for "zone games". For the purpose of this discussion think of zone games where the main goal is throwing to specific zo

Episode 2026: 34 - Big Fall Events!

Dre and Jack give updates on Freestyle Royale, Freestyle Crown, and the UpDog Invitational. Get all the latest on why you should care about these events and how to get in

Episode 2026: 33 - DiscDog Head Games

Jack and Dre have both been competing as of late and they share the head games that happen as they both balance their expectations on the field with trying to live up to

Episode 2026: 33 - What Up...in the World of DiscDogging: Fall 2026

Dre and Jack explore what is happening in the world of DiscDogging for Fall 2026: Find out about upcoming events, hear what Dre and Jack, have been up to and listen in as

Episode 2026: 32 - UD Invitational 2026 Essential Info

Dre, Jack, and Kat provide all the essential information you need to know about the upcoming UpDog Invitational happening in Brooksville, FL on November 14th and 15th. Fi

Episode 2026: 31 - The Maritime Cup - Building a Disc Community: Guest - Melanie Smith

Dre and Jack are joined by Melanie Smith to discuss the Maritime Cup, a premier UpDog event hosted in Nova Scotia, CA. Melanie shares what it takes to put on a big event

Episode 2026: 30 - Beta Games - Rowe Galt

Rowe Galt joins Dre and Jack to discuss his two submitted Beta games: Double Down and FAST Lane. Rowe gives a quick rundown of each game, scoring, and why you and your cl

Episode 2026: 29 - Capturing DiscDogging Video

Dre and Jack discuss the videos they have been watching as part of the July Freestyle Royale. Some of the hot topics brought up are: best ways to video, catering to your

Episode 2026: 28 - Training Challenges: Different Breeds

Dre and Jack discuss the challenges that come along with training a dog, different than what you are used to. This change could come in the form of a different breed or t

Episode 2026: 27 - The 100th Episode!

Kat selected a few questions submitted by our community to help us "celebrate" our 100th episode and ranking the UD games from least favorite to most favorite is the firs

Episode 2026: 26 - Beta Games - Ben Moren

Ben Moren joins Dre and Jack to discuss his two Beta Games: Leapfrog and Round the Corner. This episode is best watched rather than just listened to as Ben uses field gra

Episode 2026: 25 - Road Life

Dre and Jack have been on the road doing shows, seminars, etc. They connect on this episode to catch each other up on what has been going on. They discuss the best vehicl

Episode 2026: 24 - Was that a Throw? A Catch?

Sometimes in the game of Freestyle, handler's really make the judges think about whether something was indeed a throw. Juggles, fidgets, dish spins, etc. What if one of t

Episode 2026: 23 - UPDIF Champs - Ben and Finley Schryock

Dre and Jack welcome UPDIF champs Ben and Finley Schryock to the podcast to discuss their UPDIF success. Both Ben and Finley took home a first place overall trophy at UPD

Episode 2026: 22 - Freestyle Royale

Dre and Jack introduce a new online Freestyle series starting soon. Catch all the details and get you and your pups registered. This is a can't miss episode.

Episode 2026: 21 - New Game Beta Testing

Earlier this year, the UD team put out an open call for new game submissions. The due date was March 31st and we have 14 games that were submitted and accepted for Beta t

Episode 2026: 20 - Freestyle: Stand out from the Crowd!

Dre and Jack couldn't take it any longer and had to release a Freestyle centric episode this week. Dre connects Freestyle with a Netflix comedy special resulting in a coo

Episode 2026: 19 - UPDIF Survey pt 2

The UPDIF survey report continues covering "The competitive experience" and the ever interesting and important free response question: What else do you want to tell us ab

Episode 2026: 18 - UPDIF 2026 Survey Report Pt1

Dre and Jack welcome UpDog team members Kat and Bryan to review the UPDIF 2026 survey data. Get a behind the scenes look at what makes UPDIF tick. Here about some of the

Episode 2026: 17 - DiscDog Nutrition: Special Guest - Dr. Tim Hunt

Dr. Tim from Dr. Tim's Premium All Natural Pet Foods joins Dre and Jack to discuss how and why he started developing his own line of pet food. He discusses the varying nu