We have a Maremma who was rejected from a large litter out west and was pit up on an animal rescue site. He is everything you said and more, he too protects the girl in our family, and we love him so much. Point to note, we would not recommend these dogs for suburban life they are a working dog and need a purpose to be fulfilled and happy. Thanks for a great video.
Good on you for rescuing a Maremma, and that is a good idea to let people know that they need work and purpose to be content and happy. We are glad you enjoyed our video, too - thanks very much for letting us know! :>
Not for cities or apartments sure but they make great pets out rural and this misconception that they don't make great pets is nothing but BS from people who have never spent any real time with Maremma's outside of them protecting livestock. They can be both just fine. People won't adopt them because they think they need 5 acres which is just total BS.
Il maremmano è un cane altamente protettivo ed equilibrato, è una razza millenaria molto intelligente, protegge la sua famiglia umana e tutto ciò che gli appartiene ❤❤❤
I have a 3-year old Great Pyrenees who I first thought (when I rescued her) might be a Marema, However DNA proves her to be 100% Pyrenees. Both breeds are wonderful; gentle yet protective!
Our beautiful boy left us 6 months ago. We thought he was a Marema too but was in fact a Great Pyrenees, and was a rescue too. A loss for whoever let him go because he was the BEST DOG EVER!!!! Life is just not the same without my beautiful boy Oscar.
I had a Great Pyrenees too (he was a rescue) and agree with you. BEST DOG EVER!!! He was the joy of my life. I miss my beautiful boy every single day. They are gentle giants.
Beautiful that they can work in a pack. If strangers keep being an issue, two caucasian ovcharka from a ussr red kennel line (so not original) would help, they are very territorial vs humans and still very good with life stock.
@@talesofmydog th-cam.com/video/PhTBEnbkVhU/w-d-xo.htmlsi=hn7RMJInwUi-I3yf this is one of the good breeders, there are some dogs of this line already in the states.
I have a Meramma named 'Belle" . I have had her for 10 months now and she is amazing. She was kept in a large cage in Italy for a number of years ( not sure how many ) without freedom, no walks ,very little mostly disgustng food scraps and a huge tumour hanging down which has been removed and it was benign thank God. She loves her home which is an apartment in France next to the sea with a 90 meter private enclosed garden that she rarely uses. She loves our walks every day, she enjoys other dogs and she loves the attention she gets from people. She is loving, extremely stubborn and has problems sometimes going down stairs. No problem going up them. She loves going out and smelling and peeing on everything but also loves to come home where she lays in her big bed . She is thoughtful, gentle and attentive and I am 73 so greatly appreciate that. She walks along the beach ( no leash ) and lays in the sun and usually has a big smile on her face.She is happy and content. A very unique, independent and loving dog and as a retiree I have the time and the patience to understand her. I cannot totally agree because I think these dogs make amazing companions and are happy being loved, being praised and walking every day. They are really laid back and lazy basically. They really don't do much even in their natural habitat.A 1 or 2 hour walk and they're ready to come home to their bed.
Hi @belindacole71 , Thanks for sharing this beautiful story with us - good on you for rescuing Belle - she sounds like a very lucky Maremma! & that is great that you understand her so well and that, although she is independent, she is also such a good companion for you :>
Wonderful video! Your Maremma are beautiful and clearly have a very strong bond with you. I’ve had two Great Pyrenees and it seems like they share not only physical characteristics but behavioral too. I laughed when you mentioned “cat like” because we used to call our big male “the biggest cat we’ve ever had”.
Hi @user-gp2fm7pf7d , Thankyou for this great feedback, and that is very interesting to hear your Great Pyrenees dogs have been similar... and cat-like!
I have 2 Rocco who is 121/2years and Cezar is 2.Now had 4 and they are the best smartest creatures. They are my Soul. I adore them and they adore me. They do what I ask of them but have lots of freedom to be themselves. Pity they don't live as long as humans
Hi @PaulDarbyshire-kx5ln - sounds like Rocco and Cezar are very lucky Maremmas! And that is so true that it is a pity dogs don't live as long as humans.
I have a Maremma named Vesta. She has alerted me to a bear cub on my porch, a possum and various people going by. I don't know what I would do without her.
Hi @mikehayes3014 Thankyou for your interesting question! Could you please let us know in what way Maremmas are softer livestock guardian dogs, and to which other dog breeds you are comparing them? Once we have this info, we can ask Sarah for her thoughts :>
Thanks for this info@@mikehayes3014 . The main predators Sarah's dogs are required to deter are birds of prey, foxes and quolls, so the Maremmas are working well (I am guessing that when you use the term 'softer', you might mean relatively less effective against wild dogs than a CAS or Anatolian shepherd? - but thankfully wild dogs are not prominent in the area of their property) :>
Thank you for your story. We just adopted a 10 month old Maremma. He's a sweetheart. At what age do you recommend we introduce another one? He seems lonely but we hear to wait until the first one is established.
I discovered my dog shiva is Maremma through dogscan app. I knew that shiva,wasnt the local.mutt.. i adopted her from a dog rescue that saves dogs from southern Israel. Her vet studied in Italy and admitted after two years that ok yes she looks maremma.. She has only one foot with an extra toe. She looks so similar to the breed. She has epileptic seizures and is on medication. How common is that? Shiva is 2 and a half years old. I have had her since she was 2 months old. She is very protective and also calm. No one can believe how protective she can be since she seems sheep like most of the time..
We have a Maremma who was rejected from a large litter out west and was pit up on an animal rescue site. He is everything you said and more, he too protects the girl in our family, and we love him so much. Point to note, we would not recommend these dogs for suburban life they are a working dog and need a purpose to be fulfilled and happy. Thanks for a great video.
Good on you for rescuing a Maremma, and that is a good idea to let people know that they need work and purpose to be content and happy. We are glad you enjoyed our video, too - thanks very much for letting us know! :>
Not for cities or apartments sure but they make great pets out rural and this misconception that they don't make great pets is nothing but BS from people who have never spent any real time with Maremma's outside of them protecting livestock. They can be both just fine. People won't adopt them because they think they need 5 acres which is just total BS.
Il maremmano è un cane altamente protettivo ed equilibrato, è una razza millenaria molto intelligente, protegge la sua famiglia umana e tutto ciò che gli appartiene ❤❤❤
I have a 3-year old Great Pyrenees who I first thought (when I rescued her) might be a Marema, However DNA proves her to be 100% Pyrenees. Both breeds are wonderful; gentle yet protective!
Thanks for sharing this interesting info, @richardpcrowe ! & good on you for taking a rescue dog, too :>
Just look at the rear dew claws. If double then they are Pyrenees from my understanding. I have two full blooded
How interesting! - Thanks very much for this info, @mftatvop !
Our beautiful boy left us 6 months ago. We thought he was a Marema too but was in fact a Great Pyrenees, and was a rescue too. A loss for whoever let him go because he was the BEST DOG EVER!!!! Life is just not the same without my beautiful boy Oscar.
Awesome Archie. Love this Tale😊
What a great story!
Thanks @darlenelarochelle4011 - we are glad to hear you enjoyed meeting Archie :>
Lovely!
Pyrenees look-alike .... very beautiful dog. I have a Pyrenees who is a looker and Protector ..... JUST BEST DOGS these Guardian dogs. God bless, jj
I had a Great Pyrenees too (he was a rescue) and agree with you. BEST DOG EVER!!! He was the joy of my life. I miss my beautiful boy every single day. They are gentle giants.
Pyrenees is 50% Maremma that's why. Maremma are far more ancient with no known origin.
Beautiful that they can work in a pack. If strangers keep being an issue, two caucasian ovcharka from a ussr red kennel line (so not original) would help, they are very territorial vs humans and still very good with life stock.
Hi @fiekodelavieter7515 , Thankyou for sharing this info - that is very interesting to hear of another good breed for protecting stock.
@@talesofmydog th-cam.com/video/PhTBEnbkVhU/w-d-xo.htmlsi=hn7RMJInwUi-I3yf this is one of the good breeders, there are some dogs of this line already in the states.
Lovely ❤
Beautiful dogs
Thanks @user-vm7py6qp9j !
I have a Meramma named 'Belle" . I have had her for 10 months now and she is amazing. She was kept in a large cage in Italy for a number of years ( not sure how many ) without freedom, no walks ,very little mostly disgustng food scraps and a huge tumour hanging down which has been removed and it was benign thank God. She loves her home which is an apartment in France next to the sea with a 90 meter private enclosed garden that she rarely uses. She loves our walks every day, she enjoys other dogs and she loves the attention she gets from people. She is loving, extremely stubborn and has problems sometimes going down stairs. No problem going up them. She loves going out and smelling and peeing on everything but also loves to come home where she lays in her big bed . She is thoughtful, gentle and attentive and I am 73 so greatly appreciate that. She walks along the beach ( no leash ) and lays in the sun and usually has a big smile on her face.She is happy and content. A very unique, independent and loving dog and as a retiree I have the time and the patience to understand her. I cannot totally agree because I think these dogs make amazing companions and are happy being loved, being praised and walking every day. They are really laid back and lazy basically. They really don't do much even in their natural habitat.A 1 or 2 hour walk and they're ready to come home to their bed.
Hi @belindacole71 , Thanks for sharing this beautiful story with us - good on you for rescuing Belle - she sounds like a very lucky Maremma! & that is great that you understand her so well and that, although she is independent, she is also such a good companion for you :>
Wonderful video! Your Maremma are beautiful and clearly have a very strong bond with you. I’ve had two Great Pyrenees and it seems like they share not only physical characteristics but behavioral too. I laughed when you mentioned “cat like” because we used to call our big male “the biggest cat we’ve ever had”.
Hi @user-gp2fm7pf7d , Thankyou for this great feedback, and that is very interesting to hear your Great Pyrenees dogs have been similar... and cat-like!
Over quite a few decades I have had over 20 cats, never an aloof one.
I have 2 Rocco who is 121/2years and Cezar is 2.Now had 4 and they are the best smartest creatures. They are my Soul. I adore them and they adore me. They do what I ask of them but have lots of freedom to be themselves. Pity they don't live as long as humans
Hi @PaulDarbyshire-kx5ln - sounds like Rocco and Cezar are very lucky Maremmas! And that is so true that it is a pity dogs don't live as long as humans.
Great video ❤
Thanks very much Curt :>
I would love to have 1 of them
I have a Maremma named Vesta. She has alerted me to a bear cub on my porch, a possum and various people going by. I don't know what I would do without her.
Wow - Vesta sounds an amazing Maremma! Thanks very much for sharing some of her stories with us, @gailoreilly1516 ! :>
I’m curious why you’d choose a much “softer” LGD?
Hi @mikehayes3014
Thankyou for your interesting question! Could you please let us know in what way Maremmas are softer livestock guardian dogs, and to which other dog breeds you are comparing them? Once we have this info, we can ask Sarah for her thoughts :>
@@talesofmydog in comparison to a CAS or Anatolian shepherd.
Thanks for this info@@mikehayes3014 . The main predators Sarah's dogs are required to deter are birds of prey, foxes and quolls, so the Maremmas are working well (I am guessing that when you use the term 'softer', you might mean relatively less effective against wild dogs than a CAS or Anatolian shepherd? - but thankfully wild dogs are not prominent in the area of their property) :>
@@talesofmydog yes, much less effective against wolves or mountain lions. Very nice dog though!
Ah - that is very interesting! Thanks for sharing this info with us@@mikehayes3014 :>
I from italy, il Shepard maremmano abbruzzese very name, beautifull dog, my dog 55kg
Hi @arte741 ,
Wow - that is great you have a beautiful big maremmano abbruzese :>
Thank you for your story. We just adopted a 10 month old Maremma. He's a sweetheart. At what age do you recommend we introduce another one? He seems lonely but we hear to wait until the first one is established.
I discovered my dog shiva is Maremma through dogscan app. I knew that shiva,wasnt the local.mutt.. i adopted her from a dog rescue that saves dogs from southern Israel.
Her vet studied in Italy and admitted after two years that ok yes she looks maremma..
She has only one foot with an extra toe.
She looks so similar to the breed.
She has epileptic seizures and is on medication.
How common is that?
Shiva is 2 and a half years old. I have had her since she was 2 months old. She is very protective and also calm. No one can believe how protective she can be since she seems sheep like most of the time..
Wow - well done for figuring out Shiva's breed & thankyou for sharing this story with us, @ShivaLadiva-sb9nw ! :>
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We have an Archie too
Archie is a great dog name, isn't it?