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To assit you finding what you are looking for, below is a Map of the sections of this Web Site with a brief explanation of what you will find in each section.
| Page | Description |
| HOME | The front page of the web site, featuring a photo of Abruzzo, who was a promising lad at only 11 months old, swimming on a beach at Byron Bay with my son. He certainly grew to all expectations after being imported from Italy only a week or two before the photo was taken. |
| AMARCORD | An overview of my farm and association with the Maremmano Abruzzese. Read about where I am, what my dogs are doing, and see some of farm. I should note here that at present I am not living on a farm, but am living in Lismore for a few years, and sadly only have 2 of my maremmas with me at present. Briana who is aging and has adjusted well to town life, and her daughter Priya (not pictured on this page) who would be far happier out of town, but copes with loving her family. Abruzzo is living with Linda Bagnall whose link is in the links page. |
| MAREMMANO | General description overview of the Maremmano Abruzzese, leading into detailed breakdowns of this breeds characteristics. |
| BREED CLUBS | A listing of the breed clubs around the world that I am aware of. |
| SITE MAP | You know what this page is all about now don't you? |
| TEMPERAMENT | A description of the unique Maremmano temperament - just what are these dogs like and how do they work? The temperament of the maremma as a working or companion dog is discussed. |
| STANDARDS | Don't miss viewing this page! The full breed standard, quite fully illustrated. This page goes hand in hand with the Temperament page - the true Maremmano Abruzzese must have the physical and the temperament characteristics to say they have 'maremmano abruzzese type'. |
| HISTORY | The fascinating history of this ancient Italian breed. Where the dogs come from, how they have been used in Italy and other countries. This really helps to put the whole 'type' of the dog into it's true perspective. |
| TRAINING | Training this dog is far different to training any other breed - read the Temperament page first for best results. |
| MEDISOFT | My 'other' business. As well as the Maremmano Abruzzese I have a small business which is described here. |
| FORUM | I own a wonderful mailing list for Maremmano Abruzzese admirers. There are no pre-requisites like owning one, just the desire to talk to other people about this wonderful dog, and the promise to respect every person who has a point of view, and the right to say your point of view. You will find information here on how to join up with the online mailing list run through yahoo groups, providing support by peers all over the world and many great online tools for sharing information about this amazing breed of dog. I am unable to keep lists of breeders in any country, so if you are looking to obtain a maremma, this is the place to come and find out more information on the breed and possible contacts in your area. |
| FRANCA SIMONDETTI | My tribute to a dear friend, sadly missed. Franca bred Maremmani for over 25 years, and was undoubtedly held in very high esteem throughout all of Italy and in every country in the world that they exist. The article on this page shows her deep understanding of the breed very well, and her love for them stands out in every paragraph. |
| PHOTOS | This page is divided further into 3 sections - GREAT MAREMMANI OF THE PRESENT - Photos of dogs that we are blessed to have currently living with us. GREAT MAREMMANI OF THE PAST - Photos of dogs that we miss greatly since they have left us. MAREMMA MAILING LIST MEMBERS - Photos of dogs belonging to many of the mailing list members. The only thing needed to get your dogs' photo onto this page is to become a member of the list! (free subscription) |
| An email form to provide you with a convenient way to communicate with me. Please email me after visiting my site! You can simply send me a message, or even better, you can send me the genetic details of your maremmano! |
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| STATISTICS | I am fascinated with Maremmano Abruzzese genetics. Here you will find some number crunching from my database. A 'must' for Australian breeders or intending puppy buyers. |
| HIP DYSPLASIA | Veterinary Imaging Associates has kindly produced a detailed docement for this site explaining how to read a hip score and what the hip systems are. This is great to go through with your hip score results so you can understand just what all those numbers really mean! My thanks to them for this informative document. |
| HOT LINKS | A way to spring board from my site to other sites including more Maremmano Abruzzese resources, as well as other sites that I enjoy and think you will too. |