#bensonmaremmastraining, #shaping, #Maremmasheepdogtraining, #positivereinforcementtrainingforlgds When I was a child, I heard "no" a...

#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...

#spayandneutermaremmas, This question comes up frequently. I’d like to take a minute to give you my personal views on this issue and what...

#Maremmasheepdogtraining, #positivereinforcementtrainingforlgds, In this video, you are watching Bella's first moments around a cow. I'd...

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...

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...

#Maremmaforsale, #Maremmasheepdogtraining, #positivereinforcementtrainingforlgds I often feel like training happens when I am making...

These five-week-old pups spend the day with their sheep and head back into the safety of the stall at night. Puppies have what I think of...

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...

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,...

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

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,...

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...

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 #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,...

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...