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What Does LGD Bonding with Livestock Look Like?

Mar 9, 20225 min read

What Does LGD Bonding with Livestock Look Like?

#Maremmasheepdogtraining, #positivereinforcementtrainingforlgds Well, maybe not what you think. There is a graphic out there that depicts...

Natural Fit vs Trained Fit - Selecting the Right Homes for Dogs

Cindy Benson

Mar 6, 20228 min read

Natural Fit vs Trained Fit - Selecting the Right Homes for Dogs

#Maremmasheepdogtraining, #positivereinforcementtrainingforlgds In one of the many courses I have taken from Suzanne Clothier, she talks...

Cindy Benson

Mar 6, 20227 min read

Training Thor - All In Good Time

#Maremmasheepdogtraining, #positivereinforcementtrainingforlgds, #LGDpuppytraining, Thor has been here in training with me for six weeks;...

Cindy Benson

Feb 23, 20222 min read

Lupine & Sage & The Elk

#maremmaforsale, #Maremmasheepdogtraining, #positivereinforcementtrainingforlgds, Tonight, as I powered through my chores, I saw a sight...

Strategic Use of Barn and Fencing - Katie S.

Cindy Benson

Feb 20, 20224 min read

Strategic Use of Barn and Fencing - Katie S.

#resourceguardingLGDs, #Maremmasheepdogtraining, #positivereinforcementtrainingforlgds This photo is worthy of a blog all its own. It...

Training To Prevent Resource Guarding - Katie S. - Success!!!

Cindy Benson

Feb 19, 20223 min read

Training To Prevent Resource Guarding - Katie S. - Success!!!

#resourceguardingLGDs, #shaping, #Maremmasheepdogtraining, #positivereinforcementtrainingforlgds, ***Note: Please read the blog below for...

Going From No and Wrong to Change and Create as a Trainer

Cindy Benson

Feb 13, 20225 min read

Going From No and Wrong to Change and Create as a Trainer

#bensonmaremmastraining, #shaping, #Maremmasheepdogtraining, #positivereinforcementtrainingforlgds When I was a child, I heard "no" a...

Cindy Benson

Feb 13, 20224 min read

That's a Redirect?! That's Easy!

#shaping, #Maremmasheepdogtraining, #positivereinforcementtrainingforlgds ****Interrupt - Redirect - Reinforce**** Those three words are...

Feeding & Manners - Katie S. - Shaping, Blog #2 – Katie’s Videos

Cindy Benson

Feb 11, 20224 min read

Feeding & Manners - Katie S. - Shaping, Blog #2 – Katie’s Videos

#resourceguardingLGDs, #Maremmasheepdogtraining, #positivereinforcementtrainingforlgds This series of videos shows many of the steps of...

Feeding & Manners - Katie S. - Shaping, Blog #1 - Katie's Story

Cindy Benson

Feb 11, 20228 min read

Feeding & Manners - Katie S. - Shaping, Blog #1 - Katie's Story

#cuesandshaping, #Maremmasheepdogtraining, #resourceguarding, #positivereinforcementtrainingforlgds, ****Suzanne Clothier, one of my...

Training Client: Bella & Livestock Selection

Cindy Benson

Feb 6, 20227 min read

Training Client: Bella & Livestock Selection

#Maremmasheepdogtraining, #positivereinforcementtrainingforlgds, In this video, you are watching Bella's first moments around a cow. I'd...

Influencing Behavior - Turning Scary Into a Party!

Cindy Benson

Jan 27, 20225 min read

Influencing Behavior - Turning Scary Into a Party!

#Maremmaforsale, #Maremmasheepdogtraining, #positivereinforcementtrainingforlgds I often feel like training happens when I am making...

Raising Eevie & Banks - Feeding and Manners - Katie W. - Shaping

Cindy Benson

Dec 30, 20217 min read

Raising Eevie & Banks - Feeding and Manners - Katie W. - Shaping

#Maremmasheepdogtraining, #resourceguardingLGDs Updated 12/31/21 These five-month-old pups belong to Katie W. Katie is a beginner LGD...

Training - Knowing When to Walk Away - Eevie & Banks - Shaping

Cindy Benson

Dec 16, 20215 min read

Training - Knowing When to Walk Away - Eevie & Banks - Shaping

#Maremmasheepdogtraining, #positivereinforcementtrainingforlgds I am currently providing training support for twelve dogs and their...

Cues in Action! Verbal Marker, Clicker, Environmental Cues, Targeting, Redirecting, Click for Calm

Cindy Benson

Sep 12, 20218 min read

Cues in Action! Verbal Marker, Clicker, Environmental Cues, Targeting, Redirecting, Click for Calm

#Maremmasheepdogtraining, #positivereinforcementtrainingforlgds, These six-month-old pups traveled with me all the way to South Dakota....

Cindy Benson

Jun 1, 20216 min read

Resource Guarding Is Not a Dirty Word

#resourceguardingLGDs,#Maremmasheepdogtraining Resource guarding is one of my favorite topics is talking about LGDs because it is so easy...

Cindy Benson

Nov 13, 20204 min read

Biddability & LGDs

#Maremmasheepdogtraining, #positivereinforcementtrainingforlgds Biddability is about a dog’s willingness to be directed, particularly to...

Cindy Benson

Mar 27, 20202 min read

Toys & Bones & LGDs

#toysandbonesforLGDs, #Maremmasheepdogtraining, #resourceguardingLGDs, Toys, and bones may mean something different to the owner than...

Cindy Benson

Mar 26, 20203 min read

Everything Right

#Maremmasheepdogtraining, #positivereinforcementtrainingforlgds Bruno here is at the age most LGDs are when they are surrendered to...

The First Minutes, Hours, and Days With Your New Pups

Cindy Benson

Nov 7, 20195 min read

The First Minutes, Hours, and Days With Your New Pups

#Maremmasheepdogtraining #Maremmasheepdogtraining Planning – Set-up – Be Ready! The day you’ve waited for is finally here. You pull into...

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