Livestock guardian dog breeds have existed for centuries and work in all corners of the world. These very specialized dogs have little ...

Updated 9/19/20 Currently available: Red Tail male Orange female These pups will be placed as a pair only. It is so often true that when ...

Updated: 9/19/20 Currently available: ":white" male - There is always one pup in a litter that I don't paint! Cameo is also shown in the ...

The words “training an LGD” conjure up something different for every person reading this. I believe that most buyers of LGDs would do the...

The video in this blog shows what I have taught my pups about being near gates. I will let the video speak for itself for the most part, ...

Many new owners of Maremmas are unsure of what actual training really looks like. Recently, we had occasion to evaluate several 6 month o...

This blog topic is prompted by the consideration of two new prospective buyers of our pups in doing just this. These buyers are willing t...

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 ...

When prospective buyers of our pups come here to work with me to learn our training methods they will sometimes hear me make a distinct b...

I am writing this blog, in part, because of how this behavioral science truth can impact my pups in their new homes, but this principle i...

Chase behavior can be a mix of muscle memory and habit. Because chasing livestock is exciting it can become a habit in a hurry. Adolescen...

When pups transition into new homes the first few nights can be challenging for them. This is often when reactive barking is learned beca...

Barking is the primary way LGDs protect their livestock – and themselves – from predators. Barking lets the predators know, before they c...

Toys and bones may mean something different to the owner than they do to the dog. Most owners give toys and bones to their dogs to make t...

There are many reason to teach dogs new skills. Training done fairly helps to build the trust relationship between the trainer and the do...

Mostly this blog is just photos for fun; they are too lovely not to share. The photo above and the three below are the Blush puppies at 1...

I move the pups around the ranch and challenge them with new areas. The 12 week old Cameo pups thought today's challenge was lots of fun....

I haven't been very good at keeping up with posting photos and videos of these litters - and have been doing LOTS of training though so I...

This is an amazing time in my life. I am at my happiest when I am with my white dogs. Even so, even I would not have thirty one puppies a...

Renzo here is at the age that most LGDs are when they are surrendered to shelters and rescue situations. At eighteen months of age this v...