Appeasement Behaviors - Canine Conflict Resolution
This short video shows Blush in portions of my training session with her regarding staying with her own bowl. Unfortunately for both of...
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Cindy Benson
- Dec 20, 2021
- 3 min
Living With a Dog Wearing a Dangle Stick - Training With Aversives - No!
Recently, I have seen a resurgence of advocacy for the use of “management tools” such as dangle sticks, yokes, prong collars, etc.; the...
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Cindy Benson
- Dec 16, 2021
- 5 min
Training - Knowing When to Walk Away - Eevie & Banks - Shaping
#Maremmasheepdogtraining, #positivereinforcementtrainingforlgds I am currently providing training support for twelve dogs and their...
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Cindy Benson
- Nov 6, 2021
- 1 min
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...
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Cindy Benson
- Sep 12, 2021
- 8 min
Cues in Action! Verbal Marker, Clicker, Environmental Cues, Targeting, Redirecting, Click for Calm
#Maremmasheepdogtraining, #positivereinforcementtrainingforlgds, These six-month-old pups traveled with me all the way to South Dakota....
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Cindy Benson
- Sep 9, 2021
- 1 min
Introducing Eight-Month-Old Maremmas to Goats
On this day, we introduced two of the Sarika pups to goats for the first time; it was a first for the goats too! We always do...
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Cindy Benson
- Aug 1, 2021
- 1 min
Puppy Delivery! Road Trip With Six-Month-Old Pups
On 7/14/21, I drove to Rapid City, South Dakota, to hand Calypso to her new owner. I then went on to Boulder, Colorado, with the two pups...
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Cindy Benson
- Jun 27, 2021
- 2 min
Socialization - The Pups Go To Town!
There is a quaint feed store, hardware store, and grocery store a few miles from the ranch that welcomes my pups, so I always take the...
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Cindy Benson
- Jun 27, 2021
- 1 min
How to Teach a Dog to Touch a Hand Target
#bensonmaremmastraining, Hand targeting is a great skill to teach pups. It has many practical applications. Examples would be moving dogs...
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Cindy Benson
- Jun 20, 2021
- 6 min
Our Selection Process for Pups and Owners - And Why We Do It This Way - "See The Dog"
****Dog wanted for lifetime position – must be perfect!*** Most breeders place LGD pups at about this age; the pup in the photo is nine...
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Cindy Benson
- Jun 3, 2021
- 9 min
Training Rosie – Then & Now – Shaping
“You would be fascinated to know the science behind why the way you train works.” This statement is why I am a clicker trainer. It was...
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Cindy Benson
- Jun 2, 2021
- 8 min
Resource Guarding Is Not a Dirty Word #2- But What Do You Do If the Dog Is Really Awful??!!
In the first resource blog (the one in the first part of the title of this one), I explain why animals guard resources. OK. Then I...
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Cindy Benson
- Jun 1, 2021
- 6 min
Resource Guarding Is Not a Dirty Word
#resourceguardingLGDs,#Maremmasheepdogtraining Resource guarding is one of my favorite topics is talking about LGDs because it is so easy...
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Cindy Benson
- May 30, 2021
- 7 min
Learning the Skill (Art) of Shaping
In the video above, I am using shaping to work with eleven dogs, all at the same time, from outside their fields. Using shaping, I am...
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Cindy Benson
- May 30, 2021
- 8 min
What a Dog Learns From An E-Collar
He learns he is not safe in his environment. He learns associations with things in his environment. ***He does not learn what he should...
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Cindy Benson
- May 21, 2021
- 3 min
My Training Manual as Interactive
You may submit questions to me as you encounter them in this course. Please send your questions to this e-mail address:...
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Cindy Benson
- May 21, 2021
- 7 min
Strategies for Using Food Reinforcement with LGDs
Food is a primary reinforcer for animals, which means that animals don’t need to learn to value it; they value food because it is...
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Cindy Benson
- May 11, 2021
- 1 min
International LGD Broadcast Featuring Benson Maremmas and Cindy Benson
https://theranch.clickertraining.com/live-episode-42/ The link above will take you to the 90 minute live broadcast from Live at the...
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Cindy Benson
- Apr 25, 2021
- 2 min
Online Dog Training Course & LGD Training Manual
In August 2020, I began requiring completion of the Karen Pryor Academy Dog Trainer Foundations Course as part of the criteria for...
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Cindy Benson
- Apr 12, 2021
- 1 min
Introducing 11-Week-Old Puppies to a New Field
This is a new pasture for the ranch. It was a great place for puppy exploration without the super steep banks that their last...
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