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...
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Cindy Benson
- Sep 13
- 1 min
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....
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Cindy Benson
- Sep 2
- 3 min
LGDs Cash & Sasha Learn About Cows! - How to Use Siblings To Train Each Other
#littermatesyndromenot, #bensonmarremas, #bensonmaremmasLGDtraining, #LGDtraining, #positivereinforcementdogtraining,...
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Cindy Benson
- Jul 8
- 3 min
Teaching Pups To Use a Ramp To Get in a Car Using Least Intrusive Training Methods
LIMA - Least Intrusive Training methods: https://wagwalking.com/daily/lima-dog-training-principles-what-you-need-to-know ****...
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Cindy Benson
- Dec 1, 2022
- 7 min
That Essential Window of Bonding for Livestock Guardian Pups
#bensonmaremmastraining, Scientific principles govern how dogs learn; not traditional lore, not trendy opinions, and not even if you love...
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Cindy Benson
- Apr 21, 2022
- 1 min
Clicker Training Up Close - The Shelby & Kim Pups
#bensonmaremmastraining, This is the end of my first clicker session with the Shelby pups and the Kim pups. Check out those mindful...
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Cindy Benson
- Apr 6, 2022
- 2 min
The Shelby Pups - Sequoia in a Fear Period
#bensonmaremmastraining In anticipation of the pups going to their new homes, I decided to begin leash training with the litter. I...
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Cindy Benson
- Apr 6, 2022
- 1 min
The Shelby Pups - Puppies as Sovereign
#bensonmaremmastraining The Shelby pups are getting ready to go to their new homes at nine-ten weeks of age. As I mentally prepare for...
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Cindy Benson
- Mar 29, 2022
- 1 min
Clicker Training Is Easy! The Shelby Pups
#bensonmaremmastraining It really is! The backstory: My assistant and I usually do a better job of communicating with each other. I told...
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Cindy Benson
- Mar 19, 2022
- 2 min
Thor And The Chickens
#bensonmaremmastraining, #lgdchickentraining, #lgdtraining, #positivereinforcementtraining, Thor is almost six-months-old now and has...
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Cindy Benson
- Mar 6, 2022
- 7 min
Training Thor - All In Good Time
#Maremmasheepdogtraining, #positivereinforcementtrainingforlgds, #LGDpuppytraining, Thor has been here in training with me for six weeks;...
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Cindy Benson
- Feb 5, 2022
- 4 min
Training Clients: Bella & Thor Meeting Sheep and Goats on Long-lines
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...
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Cindy Benson
- Jan 11, 2022
- 7 min
The Age of Placement for Pups Depends On Who Is Doing the Training
Puppies have what I think of as a “magic window of time” for learning. This begins at birth and lasts through sixteen-weeks-of age,...
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Cindy Benson
- Dec 31, 2021
- 2 min
My Incredible Tessa - Mentoring Pups
The value of a gentle mentor dog with pups cannot be overstated. This video was recorded way back in 2018, so about nine litters ago. I...
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Cindy Benson
- Dec 30, 2021
- 7 min
Raising Eevie & Banks - Feeding and Manners - Katie W. - Shaping
#Maremmasheepdogtraining, #resourceguardingLGDs Updated 12/31/21 These five-month-old pups belong to Katie W. Katie is a beginner LGD...
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Cindy Benson
- Dec 29, 2021
- 5 min
Raising Eevie & Banks - Environmental Confidence - Katie W.
These five-month-old pups belong to Katie W. Katie is a beginner LGD owner, sort of. For several months she lived with Rocco and Isla,...
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Cindy Benson
- Nov 6, 2021
- 1 min
The CA Boys Go To Town!
#MaremmaSheepdogpups, #LGDtraining, All our pups get to visit the local hardware store. For these sixteen-week-old pups, this was a great...
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Cindy Benson
- Aug 1, 2021
- 1 min
Puppy Delivery! Road Trip With Six-Month-Old Pups
On 7/14/21, I drove to Rapid City, South Dakota, to hand Calypso to her new owner. I then went on to Boulder, Colorado, with the two pups...
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Cindy Benson
- Jun 27, 2021
- 2 min
Socialization - The Pups Go To Town!
There is a quaint feed store, hardware store, and grocery store a few miles from the ranch that welcomes my pups, so I always take the...
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Cindy Benson
- Apr 12, 2021
- 1 min
Introducing 11-Week-Old Puppies to a New Field
This is a new pasture for the ranch. It was a great place for puppy exploration without the super steep banks that their last...
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