The sheep-guarding dog of Abruzzo

The Author describes the dog kept and bred by the shepherds of mountainous Abruzzo in Italy to repel wolves and bears from their flocks. The way it behaves and works, its life history, and its relationship to the environment are recounted. The dog is placed in the wider perspective of the pastoral d...

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Main Author: Breber, Paolo.
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Sofia, Bulgaria : Pensoft, 2008.
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505 0 # |a Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Ecology and Distribution -- Nomenclature -- The Sheep Universe of the Abruzzi -- The Mastino At Work -- Life Cycle -- Conformation -- History of the Mastino Abruzzese and Origins of the Pastoral Dog -- Recent History -- References -- Appendices -- Colour Plates. 
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