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MAREMMA SHEEPDOGS

The Maremmano-Abruzzese Sheepdog, Italian: Cane da Pastore Maremmano-Abruzzese,  is an Italian breed of livestock guardian dog. It is indigenous to central Italy, especially to the Maremma region of Tuscany and Lazio, and to northern areas of Southern Italy, particularly to Abruzzo. It has been used for centuries by Italian shepherds to guard sheep from wolves. The "Maremmano" name derives from that of the Maremma marshlands where, until recently, shepherds, dogs and hundreds of thousands of sheep over-wintered,  and where the dogs are still abundant although sheep-farming has decreased substantially