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Resource Guarding – What’s in a Word, or Two?
It is important to stay with dogs while they eat if resources are a concern for either dog. In this instance, I am giving Yeti a cue to...

Cindy Benson
Jun 15 min read
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Pups? Be Careful – The Story of Fuzz and Kyrie
#bensonmaremmastraining, In my career as an LGD training specialist, I work with some amazing people and wonderful dogs. What a privilege...

Cindy Benson
May 18 min read
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Working LGD Rescue & Sanctuary Newsletter – Third Edition
Working LGD Rescue & Sanctuary update

Cindy Benson
Jan 316 min read
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Tethered LGDs- The Story of Auggie & Solero
Learn what an LGD experiences and learns when tethered as a management/training tool.

Cindy Benson
Dec 12, 20246 min read
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How to Foster Livestock Guardian Dogs - Building Confidence Through Teaching Basic Skills
My first clicker moments with worried Ms. Roo. I love to talk about and share the wonder of my training journey with dogs. For me, there...

Cindy Benson
Jul 7, 20244 min read
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How to Foster Livestock Guardian Dogs - My First 48 Hours with Roo & Tucker
This is Roo and Tucker the morning after they arrived; Roo is the brown girl, and Tucker is sleeping by the gate. The foster dogs arrived...

Cindy Benson
Jul 4, 20247 min read
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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....

Cindy Benson
May 24, 20245 min read
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Enroll In My Online Livestock Guardian Dog Training Course - Top 5 Reasons Why
This is a graphic of the homepage for my online livestock guardian dog training courses. The best reason to enroll in my online livestock...

Cindy Benson
May 6, 20245 min read
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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...

Cindy Benson
Apr 21, 20247 min read
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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...

Cindy Benson
Mar 25, 20241 min read
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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...

Cindy Benson
Mar 12, 20242 min read
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Puppies Are Born Perfect - Owners Have Some Skill-Building to Do - How To Become a Great LGD Owner
I do not use, or promote, training methods that dogs fear or will work to avoid. Puppies are born perfect. And yet, in the case of LGD...

Cindy Benson
Feb 15, 20249 min read
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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...

Cindy Benson
Feb 10, 20243 min read
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How to Train Livestock Guardian Dogs - Teaching Agency to the Black Alder Pups
The litter is almost twelve weeks old, so fast! And they change right in front of me at lightning speed; their choices a week ago are...

Cindy Benson
Sep 29, 20237 min read
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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...

Cindy Benson
Sep 16, 20234 min read
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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....

Cindy Benson
Sep 13, 20231 min read
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LGDs Cash & Sasha Learn About Cows! - How to Use Siblings To Train Each Other
#littermatesyndromenot, #bensonmarremas, #bensonmaremmasLGDtraining, #LGDtraining, #positivereinforcementdogtraining,...

Cindy Benson
Sep 2, 20233 min read
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Three Young LGDs Get to Know Each Other - Canine Body Language Is Fascinating!
#bensonmarremas, #bensonmaremmasLGDtraining, #LGDtraining, #positivereinforcementdogtraining, #protectiondogtraining,...

Cindy Benson
Aug 17, 20231 min read
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Yukon Meets the Goat Girls! - How To Introduce New Livestock To An LGD
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,...

Cindy Benson
Aug 10, 20232 min read
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Meet Kyrie - Mouth Everywhere, Feet Everywhere, Never Stops Moving! What Can I Do?
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...

Cindy Benson
Jul 24, 20233 min read
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