Heart acres farm
Maremma
Livestock Guardian Dogs
Becall died 3 days after the tornado that hit the farm in April 2008; she was a wonderful friend and a fantastic worker and will forever be greatly missed.
Bogie & Becall with little Gabby
Bogie & Goats
Bogie at age 1, guarding the goats
Becall August 2002
becall with the goats
march 2004
Bogie & Becall (and Diamond, the leaping cat) "Learning the Ropes" of being a good Goat Dog!
Becall's first day on the farm
"Meeting the Girls"
A Maremma is a livestock guarding dog, bred in Italy for centuries to guard large flocks of sheep on the plains and in the mountains. Other Old World breeds with similar temperament are the Great Pyrenees in France, the Komondor and the Kuvasz in Hungary, the Tetra in Poland, the Shar Planinetz in Yugoslavia, the Anatolian in Turkey, and the Tibetan Mastiff in Napal. The Maremma originally lived day and night with its flock and its white coat mimics the coat of the sheep in its flock. It was bred to take responsibility for keeping the flock safe from 4-legged thieves, and kept proficient at its job by frequent life-and-death battles with the wolves.
Maremma is an American version of the Italian name "Maremmano-Abruzzese." It is pronounced: "Mare," as it is pronounced for a female horse, and "Emma," as it is pronounced for a girl's name.
More information on Maremmas can be found at: Maremmas as Pets
by Maremma Sheepdog Club of America.s
Becall
age 8 weeks
Becall - 9 weeks