#Maremmasheepdogtraining, #positivereinforcementtrainingforlgds, These six-month-old pups traveled with me all the way to South Dakota....

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...

#bensonmaremmastraining, Hand targeting is a great skill to teach pups. It has many practical applications. Examples would be moving dogs...

A baby dog, full of promise. But who is he? What does HE need? ****Dog wanted for lifetime position – must be perfect!*** Most breeders...

“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...

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...

#resourceguardingLGDs,#Maremmasheepdogtraining Resource guarding is one of my favorite topics is talking about LGDs because it is so easy...

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...

He learns he is not safe in his environment. He learns associations with things in his environment. ***He does not learn what he should...

This is a new pasture for the ranch. It was a great place for puppy exploration without the super steep banks that their last...

Vinny is a sixteen-month-old Cameo x Milan pup. He had never seen an adult goat until we brought him to this pair of retired dairy goat...

I really dislike using electric fencing. In the title of this blog post, I almost feel like the words "compassionate" and "electric"...

I truly feel that most of the success of LGD management involves the management of the environment the dogs live in, in a variety of...

I typically have sixteen to twenty adult Maremmas guarding our property and livestock full-time. Grooming them used to be the most...

A good grooming area has easily accessible power sources. This stall has two plugs just above where the white cord is. My blower hangs...

I'll start this blog by saying that I am routinely humbled by clippers. Clippers like new blades, clean hair, clipper lubrication, a...

I have used a cattle blower for years on my donkeys. It worked great on them and did me absolutely no good with the dogs. Yes, the hair...

In no particular order here..... The de-tangling spray is not brand specific for my use. I have several brands I use that I feel perform...

I am going to let the videos tell the story for this blog. Details about the clippers I am using can be found in the clippers blog. I do...

I wash most of my dogs in the fields they live in because that is fast and easy for me, with the added bonus that the partner dog is...