Maremmano-Abruzzese Sheepdog
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The Maremmano-Abruzzese Sheepdog 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 South
Pastore Maremmano Abruzzese, young dog
Roman copy of a Hellenistic bronze, in the Vatican Museums
Mariotto di Nardo, Natività, ca. 1385, showing a white shepherd dog with a spiked collar
Detail of the Journey of the Magi to Bethlehem by Benozzo Gozzoli
Livestock guardian dog
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The livestock guardian or flock guardian dog is a type of dog bred to protect livestock from predators.
Maremmano-Abruzzese Sheepdog
…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…
A Maremma Sheepdog guarding a flock of sheep in Australia
Relief from a Roman sarcophagus depicting a herdsman and his dog, second or third century AD
A Pyrenean Mountain Dog with a herd of goats
A "wolf-collar", commonly used as a neck-protection by LGDs against predators