📊Group | 📌 |
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📊Size | Large📌 |
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📊Utilization | Shepherd dog used mainly for the protection of flocks and guarding of properties |
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✨Appearance | The Maremma and Abruzzes sheepdog is a big, strongly built dog with a rustic appearance, typically majestic and with an average proportionate shape. |
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🖍️Nicknames | Maremmano-Abruzzese Italian Sheepdog |
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🌐Country of origin | Italy |
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⌛Lifespan, years | 11 - 13 |
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📏Height | 60 cm - 73 cm |
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⚖Weight | 30 kg - 45 kg |
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🌡Temperament | The principal function as a guard and defence dog asserts the manner in accomplishing tasks, with perception and devotion to its master. |
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📜History | This ancient breed of dogs comes from shepherd dogs actually still used in the Abruzzes, where sheep farming is still thriving. Since 1860, the seasonal movement of livestock has favoured the development of a natural crossing of two primitive breeds. |
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