Maremma Breeding

Posted 19 October, 2007 in Maremmas |

I am so excited to report that Bianca (1 yr of age) and Santino (1.3 yrs of age) are now breeding for the first time. Bianca went into heat last week, but the two finally have gotten the breeding down to a science. If all goes well we should have puppies by the third to fourth week of December.

Maremmas are an Italian Livestock Guardian Sheepdog. There job is not to herd their livestock, but simply to guard them. I can tell you that we have never felt more secure than we do now having these two dogs onsite. They understand their job and work hard to protect the alpacas, now a herd of 14 with 4 more crias on the way.

As far as temperment goes…..Santino is very loving towards his family. He is a constant leaner when he wants attention. If you don’t show it he raises his paw. To outsiders he is very hesitant snapping and barking for strangers to beware. However, once we bring the visitor inside and allow Santino to sniff them out he is calm and treats them like family. Bianca is another story. She is more people friendly, quickly dropping to the ground and rolling over for all to rub her belly. She is a lot more laid back, but that doesn’t mean she lets just anything in to see her alpacas. She too makes sure that the livestock are safe and secure.

We will be selling the pups to good homes. Males will be sold for $700 and females at $850 each. Please contact us at info@desertmtnalpacas or 520-378-3263 for more information.

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