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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...

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....

LGDs Cash & Sasha Learn About Cows! - How to Use Siblings To Train Each Other

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How To Introduce Pigs to a Young LGD and Make One Very Big Mistake

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Three Young LGDs Get to Know Each Other - Canine Body Language Is Fascinating!

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Beautiful Training - One-Year-Old Pups with Goats

#LGDtraining This is a nine-second video of me using two hand signal cues to slow the speed of this enthusiastic male pup, Blue. Did you...

Understanding – and Misunderstanding – Canine Behavior: LGD Early Warning Signs

These dogs gave their owner LOTS of warning signs before they reached this extreme behavior. #bensonmaremmastraining, #lgdtraining, Any...

When to Get That Second LGD

#bensonmaremmastraining, #lgdtraining, #lgdpuppytraining At first glance, starting out with only one LGD can seem like the conservative...

Thor And The Chickens

#bensonmaremmastraining, #lgdchickentraining, #lgdtraining, #positivereinforcementtraining, Thor is almost six-months-old now and has...

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...