This term is not a value judgment. In some social circles, it generates a lot of energy: positive trainers are good, traditional trainers...

#bensonmaremmastraining, Food is a primary reinforcer for animals, which means that animals don’t need to learn to value it; they value...

#bensonmaremmastraining, I have been taught that dogs do what is immediately reinforcing, and I have been taught that food is a primary...

#Bensonmaremmastraining, Words can hurt. They have consequences. People have a choice to read and believe or move on. Dogs don't have...

#bensonmaremmastraining, Scientific principles govern how dogs learn; not traditional lore, not trendy opinions, and not even if you love...

#bensonmaremmastraining, I am an LGD trainer - so what does that have to do with training a Macaw?! Quite a lot! I have been chasing my...

#bensonmaremmastraining, In November 2022 I went to Florida (from Oregon!) to attend a five-day training course at the Natural Encounters...

#bensonmaremmastraining, In September 2022, Molly Cruse, writer for the Oregon Capitol Press newspaper, contacted me about guardian dogs....

This is the owner, with her Special Needs Pup. That is a love affair that can go far! #bensonmaremmastraining, I had the distinct...

#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...

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

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

#bensonmaremmastraining, This is the end of my first clicker session with the Shelby pups and the Kim pups. Check out those mindful...

#bensonmaremmastraining It really is! The backstory: My assistant and I usually do a better job of communicating with each other. I told...

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

#Maremmasheepdogtraining, #positivereinforcementtrainingforlgds Well, maybe not what you think. There is a graphic out there that depicts...

#Maremmasheepdogtraining, #positivereinforcementtrainingforlgds In one of the many courses I have taken from Suzanne Clothier, she talks...

#Maremmasheepdogtraining, #positivereinforcementtrainingforlgds, #LGDpuppytraining, Thor has been here in training with me for six weeks;...

#maremmaforsale, #Maremmasheepdogtraining, #positivereinforcementtrainingforlgds, Tonight, as I powered through my chores, I saw a sight...

#resourceguardingLGDs, #Maremmasheepdogtraining, #positivereinforcementtrainingforlgds This photo is worthy of a blog all its own. It...