The Sheep-guarding Dog of Abruzzo

Книга The Sheep-guarding Dog of Abruzzo The Sheep-guarding Dog of Abruzzo Книги Животные Автор: P. Breber Год издания: 2008 Формат: pdf Издат.:Pensoft Publishers Страниц: 231 Размер: 13.82 ISBN: 9546424374 Язык: Английский0 (голосов: 0) Оценка: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 it's relationship to the environment are recounted. The dog is placed in the wider perspective of the pastoral dogs of the Old World and historical documents are provided to indicate the antiquity of the type. The degenerating effect of kennel-breeding for conformation is stressed. This book does not contain instructions for the private fancier intending to keep one of these dogs as a companion.