#bensonmaremmastraining, #lgdchickentraining, #lgdtraining, #positivereinforcementtraining, Thor is almost six-months-old now and has...

Some of you may have been following the current FB conversation about the registration process for Maremmas through the MSCA. I don't...

Bella does beautifully in this first session. She gives me a lot of offered behavior that I can pay her for. She inspects the ground, as...

Alicia and Jeff have had their pups almost three months; the pups were 9 months old when they left our ranch. We sell our pups on a...

From my earliest memories of my association with this incredible breed I have had many conversations with breeders and owners of these...

Live LGD Seminar here at the ranch! When: April 16, 2022 Where: Benson Ranch, 720 Pelton Lane, Gold Hill, OR What time: 10:00-2:00,...

The Foundations course is on sale at 20% off for the month of January! https://karenpryoracademy.com/courses/dog-trainer-foundations...

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...

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

On May 6th, 2021, Benson Maremmas is going to be honored by being part of a Live From the Ranch virtual segment produced from the...

In August 2020, I began requiring completion of the Karen Pryor Academy Dog Trainer Foundations Course as part of the criteria for...

Understanding how dogs learn is critical to making informed choices about managing them. When people think of “management” they often...

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...

I am thrilled to have arrived to this point! All the work in producing this blog series has been worth it, all the dedicated training all...

This image was taken from a game camera on our ranch on 8/30/2019 at 1:00 am. The mountain lion and the bear are doing battle; the camera...

I was proud to be featured in the Maremma Sheepdog Club of America Newsletter, The Maremma Guardian. It was the December 2017 Edition....