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2021 Sarika x Milan Litter - 8 wks - With Sheep!

Mar 12
2 min

2021 Sarika x Milan Litter - 8 wks - With Sheep!

When I allow the pups to be in the same field with their sheep I do so with great care and management. Their metal house that love to...

2021 Sarika x Milan Litter - 5 wks - Clicker Training Begins!

Cindy Benson

Feb 27
2 min

2021 Sarika x Milan Litter - 5 wks - Clicker Training Begins!

DOB: 1/14/21 4 Males & Five Females My apologies at being so slow to get these pups posted to my web page! The pups may all be spoken for...

Using An Older LGD To Train The New Puppy – My Thoughts On This

Cindy Benson

Nov 28, 2020
8 min

Using An Older LGD To Train The New Puppy – My Thoughts On This

I think as often as I get inquiries about my pups from people who have never owned an LGD I get inquiries from people who have one,...

Follow Sarika’s Litter (2) – The Great Outdoors!

Cindy Benson

Nov 5, 2019
1 min

Follow Sarika’s Litter (2) – The Great Outdoors!

Sarika’s pups are doing very well; one of them is over four pounds at this point! They weighed a little over one pound at birth. It is...

Cindy Benson

Oct 31, 2019
1 min

Guarding Cows– 16 Weeks of Age

For several weeks now the pups have been in charge of the big field in addition to being moved among the other fields they have been...

Cindy Benson

Oct 31, 2019
1 min

Big Field Transition– 12 Weeks of Age

The big field transition introduces the pups to a field much larger, and more complicated, than what they have been asked to work in so...

Leash Work & Chicken Coop Visit– 9-10 Weeks of Age

Cindy Benson

Oct 31, 2019
1 min

Leash Work & Chicken Coop Visit– 9-10 Weeks of Age

When the pups become confident on leash we use the chicken coop as our destination and the pups learn about chickens too. There are also...

Tunnel & Grooming Table– 9-10 Weeks of Age

Cindy Benson

Oct 31, 2019
1 min

Tunnel & Grooming Table– 9-10 Weeks of Age

Krysta and her sister Marissa introduce the novel stimulus tunnel to the pups. They also brought their 12 week old Newfie-doodle pup...

Barrier Challenge & Novel Stimulus– 8 Weeks of Age

Cindy Benson

Oct 31, 2019
1 min

Barrier Challenge & Novel Stimulus– 8 Weeks of Age

Here the pups begin formal training with barrier challenges. For this session we used a ramp. We have given them lots to be challenged by...

Cindy Benson

Aug 30, 2019
1 min

Manding with Krysta– 7 1/2 Weeks of Age

#clickertraining #maremma #puppytraining #dogtraining Krysta is a masterful puppy trainer. Her enthusiasm draws the puppies to her and...

Cindy Benson

Aug 30, 2019
1 min

Manding – 7 Weeks of Age

#clickertraining #maremma #puppytraining #dogtraining Teaching 3-5 week old puppies to mand is very easy. Their pudgy bodies end up in a...

1st Clicker Session For This Litter At 7 Weeks of Age

Cindy Benson

Aug 24, 2019
2 min

1st Clicker Session For This Litter At 7 Weeks of Age

#clickertraining #maremma #puppytraining #dogtraining Serendipity’s litter of ten pups, sired by our Benson Ranch Bonavento, were born on...

Cindy Benson

Jul 27, 2019
3 min

Introducing Puppies To New Livestock

#clickertraining #maremma #puppytraining #dogtraining #clickertraining #maremma #puppytraining #dogtraining Managing the environment for...

Cindy Benson

Jul 27, 2019
2 min

The Magic Window of Time

#clickertraining #maremma #puppytraining #dogtraining Puppies between three and twelve weeks of age are amazing learners. An eight week...

Clicker Training a Litter – What The Pups Learn

Cindy Benson

Jul 16, 2019
3 min

Clicker Training a Litter – What The Pups Learn

#clickertraining #maremma #puppytraining #dogtraining Well, blogs are supposed to be short and this is a subject I could talk about for...

Cindy Benson

Jul 14, 2019
3 min

Clicker Train A Litter – Yes!!!!

Clicker training a litter is so much fun – for the puppies and the trainers. It’s fast, it’s easy, and it provides lifelong benefits to...

Manding – How To Teach It To a Litter of Puppies

Cindy Benson

Jul 14, 2019
4 min

Manding – How To Teach It To a Litter of Puppies

Plan ahead – be prepared! For young puppies a training session of three minutes is a long time. Do your training sessions when the...

Cindy Benson

Jul 14, 2019
3 min

Manding - Why Teach It?

One of the first behaviors dogs and puppies do that annoy humans is putting their feet on them. You can add to behaviors such as...

Cindy Benson

Jul 14, 2019
3 min

Manding -What It Is

In looking back over my recent Facebook posts I noticed that I have given a lot of focus to “manding.” Less than a year ago I had never...

2021 Sarika x Milan Litter - 8 wks - With Sheep!

2021 Sarika x Milan Litter - 5 wks - Clicker Training Begins!

Using An Older LGD To Train The New Puppy – My Thoughts On This

Follow Sarika’s Litter (2) – The Great Outdoors!

Guarding Cows– 16 Weeks of Age

Big Field Transition– 12 Weeks of Age

Leash Work & Chicken Coop Visit– 9-10 Weeks of Age

Tunnel & Grooming Table– 9-10 Weeks of Age

Barrier Challenge & Novel Stimulus– 8 Weeks of Age

Manding with Krysta– 7 1/2 Weeks of Age

Manding – 7 Weeks of Age

1st Clicker Session For This Litter At 7 Weeks of Age

Introducing Puppies To New Livestock

The Magic Window of Time

Clicker Training a Litter – What The Pups Learn

Clicker Train A Litter – Yes!!!!

Manding – How To Teach It To a Litter of Puppies

Manding - Why Teach It?

Manding -What It Is

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