| Description |
1 online resource (230 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Summary |
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 The dog is placed in the wider perspective of the pastoral dogs of the Old World and historical documents are provided to indicate the antiquity of the type.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. The book does not contain instructions for the private fancier intending to keep one of these dogs as a companion. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Sheep dogs -- Italy -- Abruzzo.
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Sheep dogs. |
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Italy -- Abruzzo. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Breber, Paolo. Sheep-guarding dog of Abruzzo. Sofia, Bulgaria : Pensoft, 2008 9789546424372 |
| ISBN |
9789546424389 (electronic book) |
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9546424382 (electronic book) |
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128300576X |
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9781283005760 |
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