#resourceguardingLGDs, #shaping, #Maremmasheepdogtraining, #positivereinforcementtrainingforlgds, ***Note: Please read the blog below for...

#shaping, #Maremmasheepdogtraining, #positivereinforcementtrainingforlgds When I was a child I heard "no" a lot and I learned to avoid...

#shaping, #Maremmasheepdogtraining, #positivereinforcementtrainingforlgds ****Interrupt - Redirect - Reinforce**** Those three words are...

#resourceguardingLGDs, #Maremmasheepdogtraining, #positivereinforcementtrainingforlgds This series of videos shows many of the steps of...

#cuesandshaping, #Maremmasheepdogtraining, #resourceguarding, #positivereinforcementtrainingforlgds, ****Suzanne Clothier, one of my...

#Maremmasheepdogtraining, #resourceguardingLGDs Updated 12/31/21 These five-month-old pups belong to Katie W. Katie is a beginner LGD...

This is a graphic that was shared with me about people, specifically – me. At issue was “what does it take to derail me” (my words) at...

The big dog in the video is Yeti, a four-year-old neutered Maremma. His partner is Blush, also an adult dog. Blush is one of my breeding...

These dogs are a little older than the pups in the related blog #4. Here you can see that my previous training has a big payoff because...

These four-month-old pups have been taught, using shaping, that I will stay and make sure they are allowed to eat in peace, no matter...

This blog is one of those good news-bad news - situations because some of what I did was appropriate, and it worked, but the training...

#Maremmasheepdogtraining, #positivereinforcementtrainingforlgds I am currently providing training support for twelve dogs and their...

#Maremmasheepdogtraining, #positivereinforcementtrainingforlgds, These six-month-old pups traveled with us all the way to South Dakota....

On this day Kathy and I introduced two of the Sarika pups to goats for the first time; it was a first for the goats too! We always do...

Hand targeting is a great skill to teach pups. It has many practical applications. Examples would be moving dogs through livestock, or at...

“You would be fascinated to know the science behind why the way you train works.” This statement is why I am a clicker trainer. It was...

In the video above I am using shaping to work with eleven dogs, all at the same time, from outside their fields. Using shaping, I am able...

Vinny is a sixteen month old Cameo x Milan pup. He had never seen an adult goat until we brought him to this pair of retired dairy goat...

#MaremmaTraining #KPAFoundations #Cues Pearl and Party are retired dairy goats who arrived at the ranch only a few days ago. Meadow has...

#MaremmaTraining #KPAFoundations #Cues Meadow and Benson are sixteen month old siblings who share a fence line with this small flock of...