Maremma Sheepdog

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Italy.
MOST SUITED AS Family pet and guard-dog for herds.

SIZE
The shoulder-height is 63 � 73cm (241/2 � 281/in) for dogs and 60 � 68cm (231/t � 261/tin) for bitches.

COAT
The coat is long-haired and wiry with a dense under layer. Colours of white with markings of ivory, light yellow, or pale orange are permitted by breed standards.

CARE REQUIRED
This breed requires regular thorough grooming with both brush and comb to remove all the dead and loose hairs. This requires particular attention during the moulting period.

CHARACTER
This dog is friendly and loyal, sober, deter�mined, brave, intelligent, dignified, well-balan�ced, and a very good guard-dog without being a constant barker. They are correctly described as affectionate but not dependent.

TRAINING
This breed is not one to follow your every com�mand slavishly and absolutely never when it cannot see the point in it! Its education and training require mutual respect in handling and voice, and above all consistency.

SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR
This breed gets on well with other dogs and pets, and in general is patient and forgiving with children.

EXERCISE
This breed needs space, mentally as well as physically. Do not condemn this dog to a walk-around three times a day. Long and alternating walks are necessary for this breed. It must indulge itself freely from time tot time. When it gets enough freedom and space, it will be quiet in the house.