How to Foster Livestock Guardian Dogs - Building Confidence Through Teaching Basic Skills
I love to talk about and share the wonder of my training journey with dogs. For me, there is so much to say that I often find myself...
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Cindy Benson
Jul 47 min read
How to Foster Livestock Guardian Dogs - My First 48 Hours with Roo & Tucker
The foster dogs arrived on the evening of June 30, 2024, via a professional transport service. This means that they traveled in crates,...
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Cindy Benson
May 245 min read
Top 5 Reasons All Livestock Guardian Dogs Should Have Hip Testing
All livestock guardian dogs should have hip testing because this is the BEST way to protect their ability to be sound on into old age....
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Cindy Benson
May 65 min read
Enroll In My Online Livestock Guardian Dog Training Course - Top 5 Reasons Why
The best reason to enroll in my online livestock guardian dog training course is that your dog's life may depend on it, truly. This...
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Cindy Benson
Apr 217 min read
Learn How to Train Livestock Guardian Dogs By Changing Their Environment
Learn how to train livestock guardian dogs by changing the environment around them. The thing an LGD cares about the most is what is...
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Cindy Benson
Mar 251 min read
Episode #71 of the Farm Dog Podcast: LGD Training with Cindy Benson
This is the link that will take you to this podcast episode. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-71-lgd-training-is-not-remotely-imp...
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Cindy Benson
Mar 122 min read
Step by Step: Follow the LGD Training Journey of Great Pyrenees Pups Rosemary & Basil
Day #2! A new toy/learning adventure. Let the games begin! How to start LGD puppies well is a hotly disputed subject, one that is...
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Cindy Benson
Feb 103 min read
Building a Strong Defense: Training the Black Alder Pups as Livestock Guardian Dogs
The Black Alder trio is hard at work. Let us out! No time to eat in this pen! The litter of six Black Alder pups came to me for training...
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Cindy Benson
Jan 191 min read
My Livestock Guardian Dog Online Courses Will Teach You How to Be Successful With LGDs!
I am SO EXCITED to offer online livestock guardian training courses! Please take a look and let me know what you think! This project has...
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Cindy Benson
Sep 16, 20234 min read
How to Train Livestock Guardian Dogs - The Black Alder Pups Finish Their First Week With Me!
The puppies have been with me for a whole week! That is amazing. There is just no time to waste when training livestock guardian dog...
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Cindy Benson
Sep 13, 20231 min read
How to Train Livestock Guardian Dogs - Training the Black Alder Pups Series Begins!
The backstory On July 5, 2023, my dear friend Debi Reid, of Black Alder Ranch in Idaho, was blessed with a litter of six Maremma puppies....
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Cindy Benson
Sep 2, 20233 min read
LGDs Cash & Sasha Learn About Cows! - How to Use Siblings To Train Each Other
#littermatesyndromenot, #bensonmarremas, #bensonmaremmasLGDtraining, #LGDtraining, #positivereinforcementdogtraining,...
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Cindy Benson
Aug 31, 20234 min read
How To Introduce Pigs to a Young LGD and Make One Very Big Mistake
#littermatesyndromenot, #bensonmarremas, #bensonmaremmasLGDtraining, #LGDtraining, #positivereinforcementdogtraining,...
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Cindy Benson
Aug 17, 20231 min read
Three Young LGDs Get to Know Each Other - Canine Body Language Is Fascinating!
#bensonmarremas, #bensonmaremmasLGDtraining, #LGDtraining, #positivereinforcementdogtraining, #protectiondogtraining,...
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Cindy Benson
Apr 25, 20211 min read
Online Livestock Guardian Dog Training Course
In August 2020, I began requiring completion of the Karen Pryor Academy Dog Trainer Foundations Course as part of the criteria for...
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Cindy Benson
Aug 21, 20194 min read
A Language All Their Own
"This is a short video of Luna, a 5-year-old Maremma, and Stella, a 15-month-old Nigerian Dwarf who was new to the property. Her...
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