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Sep 12
8 min

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

These six-month-old pups traveled with us all the way to South Dakota. Nothing ever phased them. Yes, I think these are exceptional dogs,...

Sarika x Milan 2021 Litter - 8 Month Old Pups Meet the Goats

Cindy Benson

Sep 9
1 min

Sarika x Milan 2021 Litter - 8 Month Old Pups Meet the Goats

On this day Kathy and I introduced two of the Sarika pups to goats for the first time; it was a first for the goats too! We always do...

Puppy Delivery! Sarika x Milan 2021 Six-Month Old Pups

Cindy Benson

Aug 1
2 min

Puppy Delivery! Sarika x Milan 2021 Six-Month Old Pups

The first of the 2021 Sarika x Milan pups are ready to head to new homes. On 7/14/21, Kathy and I drove to Rapid City, South Dakota, to...

2021 Sarika x Milan Litter - 23 Weeks- Blue & Purple Go To Town!

Cindy Benson

Jul 7
1 min

2021 Sarika x Milan Litter - 23 Weeks- Blue & Purple Go To Town!

These pups are going to be placed as a pair in a home that will have a lot of visitors. All the pups make this trek to visit the hardware...

2021 Sarika x Milan Litter - 21 Weeks- The Pups Go To Town!

Cindy Benson

Jun 28
2 min

2021 Sarika x Milan Litter - 21 Weeks- The Pups Go To Town!

There is a quaint feed store, hardware store, grocery store a few miles from the ranch that welcomes my pups, so I always take the...

2021 Sarika x Milan Litter - 21 Weeks-Targeting

Cindy Benson

Jun 28
1 min

2021 Sarika x Milan Litter - 21 Weeks-Targeting

Hand targeting is a great skill to teach pups. It has many practical applications. Examples would be moving dogs through livestock, or at...

Our Selection Process for Pups and Owners - And Why We Do It This Way - "See The Dog"

Cindy Benson

Jun 21
6 min

Our Selection Process for Pups and Owners - And Why We Do It This Way - "See The Dog"

****Dog wanted for lifetime position – must be perfect!*** Most breeders place LGD pups at about this age; the pup in the photo is nine...

What Happens While We Think We Are Recording Something Else!

Cindy Benson

Jun 19
3 min

What Happens While We Think We Are Recording Something Else!

My dear friend Kathy comes to the ranch every Tuesday, to train pups with me as well as a laundry list of related tasks. Neither of us...

Roxy x Bonavento 2021 Litter- Pups Available

Cindy Benson

Jun 13
1 min

Roxy x Bonavento 2021 Litter- Pups Available

DOB: 7/20/21 Three males and three females available. Roxy is a sweetheart of a girl. At 85 lbs, she looks small next to Bonavento, but...

Rosie x Milan 2021 Litter- Pups Available

Cindy Benson

Jun 13
1 min

Rosie x Milan 2021 Litter- Pups Available

DOB: 7/10/21 Five males and four females - pups available. My beautiful Milan has been bred to "Rosie", the star in several of our blogs...

Available Started Dogs - 2021 Sarika x Milan Pairs

Cindy Benson

Jun 13
1 min

Available Started Dogs - 2021 Sarika x Milan Pairs

What an outstanding litter these pups are. I have never raised a litter as consistent, in comparison to each other, as this litter is....

Cindy Benson

Jun 4
9 min

Training Rosie – Then & Now – Shaping

“You would be fascinated to know the science behind why the way you train works.” This statement is why I am a clicker trainer. It was...

Resource Guarding Is Not a Dirty Word #2- But What Do You Do If the Dog Is Really Awful??!!

Cindy Benson

Jun 2
8 min

Resource Guarding Is Not a Dirty Word #2- But What Do You Do If the Dog Is Really Awful??!!

In the first resource blog (the one in the first part of the title of this one) I explain why animals guard resources. OK. Then I...

Cindy Benson

Jun 1
6 min

Resource Guarding Is Not a Dirty Word

Resource guarding is one of my favorite topics in talking about LGDs because it is so easy to de-mystify how it can become out of balance...

Cindy Benson

May 31
6 min

2021 Sarika x Milan Litter - 12-18 Wks

So much has happened here at the ranch! It has been tough for me to keep up with writing puppy blogs. The LGD training manual that I...

Cindy Benson

May 30
7 min

Learning the Skill (Art) of Shaping

In the video above I am using shaping to work with eleven dogs, all at the same time, from outside their fields. Using shaping, I am able...

Cindy Benson

May 30
8 min

What a Dog Learns From An E-Collar

He learns he is not safe in his environment. He learns associations to things in his environment. ***He does not learn what he should...

Cindy Benson

May 22
3 min

My Training Manual as Interactive

You may submit questions to me as you encounter them in this course. Please send your questions to this e-mail address:...

Strategies for Using Food Reinforcement with LGDs

Cindy Benson

May 21
7 min

Strategies for Using Food Reinforcement with LGDs

Food is a primary reinforcer for animals, which means that animals don’t need to learn to value it; they value food because it is...

Cindy Benson

May 11
1 min

International LGD Broadcast Featuring Benson Maremmas and Cindy Benson

https://theranch.clickertraining.com/live-episode-42/ The link above will take you to the 90 minute live broadcast from Live at the...

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

Sarika x Milan 2021 Litter - 8 Month Old Pups Meet the Goats

Puppy Delivery! Sarika x Milan 2021 Six-Month Old Pups

2021 Sarika x Milan Litter - 23 Weeks- Blue & Purple Go To Town!

2021 Sarika x Milan Litter - 21 Weeks- The Pups Go To Town!

2021 Sarika x Milan Litter - 21 Weeks-Targeting

Our Selection Process for Pups and Owners - And Why We Do It This Way - "See The Dog"

What Happens While We Think We Are Recording Something Else!

Roxy x Bonavento 2021 Litter- Pups Available

Rosie x Milan 2021 Litter- Pups Available

Available Started Dogs - 2021 Sarika x Milan Pairs

Training Rosie – Then & Now – Shaping

Resource Guarding Is Not a Dirty Word #2- But What Do You Do If the Dog Is Really Awful??!!

Resource Guarding Is Not a Dirty Word

2021 Sarika x Milan Litter - 12-18 Wks

Learning the Skill (Art) of Shaping

What a Dog Learns From An E-Collar

My Training Manual as Interactive

Strategies for Using Food Reinforcement with LGDs

International LGD Broadcast Featuring Benson Maremmas and Cindy Benson

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