Thoughts About When To Spay or Neuter and How To Manage the Post-Surgical Dogs
#spayandneutermaremmas, This question comes up frequently. I’d like to take a minute to give you my personal views on this issue and what...
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Cindy Benson
- Feb 6, 2022
- 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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Cindy Benson
- Feb 5, 2022
- 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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Cindy Benson
- Jan 30, 2022
- 4 min
All It Took Was Seven Seconds
I feel angrier every time I watch this short video clip – and behind that anger is fear, big time. Fear for my dogs. People want to “come...
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Cindy Benson
- Jan 27, 2022
- 5 min
Influencing Behavior - Turning Scary Into a Party!
#Maremmaforsale, #Maremmasheepdogtraining, #positivereinforcementtrainingforlgds I often feel like training happens when I am making...
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Cindy Benson
- Jan 14, 2022
- 5 min
The Impact of Imported Bloodlines in the United States Maremma Gene Pool
From my earliest memories of my association with this incredible breed I have had many conversations with breeders and owners of these...
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Cindy Benson
- Jan 13, 2022
- 5 min
Buying a Puppy? – Code of Ethics Breeders and Other Considerations
Deciding where to purchase an LGD pup can be a confusing process. A prospective buyer encounters conflicting information, and if you are...
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Cindy Benson
- Jan 11, 2022
- 7 min
The Age of Placement for Pups Depends On Who Is Doing the Training
Puppies have what I think of as a “magic window of time” for learning. This begins at birth and lasts through sixteen-weeks-of age,...
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Cindy Benson
- Jan 9, 2022
- 1 min
Benson Maremmas Presents: Tell Me About Livestock Guardian Dogs
Live LGD Seminar here at the ranch! When: April 16, 2022 Where: Benson Ranch, 720 Pelton Lane, Gold Hill, OR What time: 10:00-2:00,...
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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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Cindy Benson
- Dec 31, 2021
- 11 min
New Home, New Cow - Managing the Introduction - Novice Owner
The backstory: The woman in the coveralls is Amber, the proud new owner of a pair of eleven-month-old Sarika pups. Her assistant is Anna,...
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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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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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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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Cindy Benson
- Dec 27, 2021
- 5 min
Transitions and Shaping – Let’s Not Test the Edges
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...
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Cindy Benson
- Dec 26, 2021
- 8 min
Top 8 Reasons LGDs Fail
The #1 reason LGDs fail is people. The good news is that people can learn to support their dogs! Most people who have LGDs value them,...
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Cindy Benson
- Dec 24, 2021
- 6 min
Teach Your LGDs That the Presence of a Food Bowl Equals Safety: Shaping & Cues - Reminding Adult Dog
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...
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Cindy Benson
- Dec 24, 2021
- 1 min
Teach Your LGDs That the Presence of a Food Bowl Equals Safety: Shaping & Cues - Young Dogs
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...
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Cindy Benson
- Dec 24, 2021
- 6 min
Teach Your LGDs That the Presence of a Food Bowl Equals Safety: Shaping & Cues - Annabel the Cow
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...
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Cindy Benson
- Dec 22, 2021
- 6 min
Yeti & Blush - Redirect Done Badly - No Shaping
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...
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