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    Clicker Training Up Close - The Shelby & Kim Pups
    Cindy Benson
    • Apr 21
    • 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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    Training With the Prancing Pony Pups!
    Cindy Benson
    • Apr 20
    • 1 min

    Training With the Prancing Pony Pups!

    #bensonmaremmastraining One of the things I thought I would have to give up when I stepped down as a Maremma breeder is clicker training...
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    The Shelby Pups - Sequoia in a Fear Period
    Cindy Benson
    • Apr 7
    • 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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    The Shelby Pups - Puppies as Sovereign
    Cindy Benson
    • Apr 6
    • 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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    Training Client: Bella & Livestock Selection
    Cindy Benson
    • Feb 6
    • 7 min

    Training Client: Bella & Livestock Selection

    #Maremmasheepdogtraining, #positivereinforcementtrainingforlgds, In this video you are watching Bella's first moments around a cow. I'd...
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    Training Clients: Bella & Thor Meeting Sheep and Goats on Long-lines
    Cindy Benson
    • Feb 5
    • 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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    My Incredible Tessa - Mentoring Pups
    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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    Raising Eevie & Banks - Feeding and Manners - Katie W. - Shaping
    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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    Raising Eevie & Banks - Environmental Confidence - Katie W.
    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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    The Language of Animals - New Home, New Sheep - Katie S.
    Cindy Benson
    • Dec 28, 2021
    • 5 min

    The Language of Animals - New Home, New Sheep - Katie S.

    Katie S. owns the dogs in the photo; I have written about her in other blogs, along with Katie W., because they are sharing a somewhat...
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    2021 Sarika x Milan Litter - 8 wks - With Sheep!
    Cindy Benson
    • Mar 12, 2021
    • 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...
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    2021 Sarika x Milan Litter - 5 wks - Clicker Training Begins!
    Cindy Benson
    • Feb 27, 2021
    • 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...
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    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,...
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    Adolescence – The SECOND Opportunity To Influence A Dog’s Life In A Big Way
    Cindy Benson
    • Nov 28, 2020
    • 6 min

    Adolescence – The SECOND Opportunity To Influence A Dog’s Life In A Big Way

    Understanding how dogs learn is critical to making informed choices about managing them. When people think of “management” they often...
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    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...
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    Guarding Cows– 16 Weeks of Age
    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...
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    Big Field Transition– 12 Weeks of Age
    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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