Yukon is an eight-month-old intact Maremma. He has been a full-time working LGD almost all of his life. The goat girls, Party and Pearl,...

This was shared with me this morning; shared here with permission. These are the words of an experienced animal trainer, now completing...

This is going to be a very short post about a very important dog. Kyrie came to me for training at about seven months old with her...

In July 2023, I had the honor of being interviewed by Aaron Steele, creator of the FarmDog podcast. I really enjoyed doing this...

IAABC Statement on LIMA What Is LIMA? "LIMA” is an acronym for the phrase "least intrusive, minimally aversive.” LIMA describes a trainer...

LIMA - Least Intrusive Training methods: https://wagwalking.com/daily/lima-dog-training-principles-what-you-need-to-know ****...

CAREER | CREDENTIALS | COMMUNITY Member Bulletin: June 2023 Member Spotlight Get inspired by your fellow IAABC members! Cindy Benson, KPA...

The dog in the photo is Yeti. He is one of the most challenging Maremmas I have ever raised. He still lives with me. As an adult, he is...

#Bensonmaremmastraining, If you've been following my blog posts, I probably don't need to say, one more time, how much training with...

#bensonmaremmastraining, #prancingponyfarm, Life continues to be just long enough for me to keep making mistakes; writing this booklet...

#bensonmaremmastraining, Camille is about one year old. When she was six months old, a stranger came to visit. The introduction went...

#bensonmaremmastraining, Terry Ryan, the instructor for Chicken Camps all over the world, was my instructor for the Karen Pryor Academy...

#bensonmaremmastraining, String training is a concept presented to me by Steve Martin only six short months ago in a course I attended at...

#bensonmaremmastraining, This video shows the very beginning of gate training for Yukon, the orange pup, and Phoebe, the red pup. They...

#bensonmaremmastraining, This course, taught by the incredible Susan Friedman, Ph. D., Department of Psychology, Utah State University,...

#bensonmaremmastraining, In my career as an LGD training specialist, I work with some amazing people and wonderful dogs. What a privilege...

Well, you can, of course you can, but doing so comes at a cost to the dog and his relationship with you, even if you do it “nicely.” The...

#bensonmaremmastraining, #positivereinforcementlgdtraining, There are trainers that seem to have decided they know all they need to know,...

#bensonmaremmastraining, Recently, on a Facebook page that I am an admin on (Maremma Sheepdog Open Forum) several questions were posed to...

#bensonmaremmastraining, I don’t remember recording this video. I came across it a few days ago and finally made the decision to share...