All livestock guardian dogs should have hip testing because this is the BEST way to protect their ability to be sound on into old age....

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Learn how to train livestock guardian dogs by changing the environment around them. The thing an LGD cares about the most is what is...

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Day #2! A new toy/learning adventure. Let the games begin! How to start LGD puppies well is a hotly disputed subject, one that is...

The Black Alder trio is hard at work. Let us out! No time to eat in this pen! The litter of six Black Alder pups came to me for training...

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...

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

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

#clickertraining #maremma #puppytraining #dogtrainingRecently I had the occasion to take six-month-old Rosie to the vet; you can see how...

#clickertraining #maremma #puppytraining #dogtraining And now the real work begins…. Feeding puppies three times a day, poo cleaning,...

#clickertraining #maremma #puppytraining #dogtraining This field is our last big transition for the pups in terms of changing the fields...

#clickertraining #maremma #puppytraining #dogtraining At this point in the pup’s training, it becomes more and more challenging to come...

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

#clickertraining #maremma #puppytraining #dogtraining The “fear period” is actually just a time of heightened sensitivity for pups....

#clickertraining #maremma #puppytraining #dogtraining It is easy to teach puppies to be comfortable with necessary husbandry care, such...

#clickertraining #maremma #puppytraining #dogtraining Resource guarding issues are among the most common problems LGD owners have with...