Annika Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Hi all! Ive been faced with an unusual situation and I’m not sure which scenario would be best for this dog. My dads farm maremmas had a litter, the runt’s belly ended up getting infecting and long story short she had to be removed from her mom (at 3ish days old). Then at two weeks, she needed surgery for a large hernia, after this time her mom wouldn’t take her back. So, I have been taking care of this dog since it was a week old. Bottle feeding, training, and obviously cuddling too much. She’s been in my classroom everyday, socialized around 3 dogs, and hundreds of people. She is now almost 8 weeks old, and a decision needs to be made to either keep her as my own, or bring her back to the farm. I have a large fenced yard with two other dogs in it, we were not planning on getting a third dog but we have fallen in love with her. Anyone out there with a maremma as a family pet? I’m very familiar with them as livestock dogs, but this girl has had such a different life, I don’t know if nature or nurture would be stronger ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsfevr Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 i would find her a home where someone understands the breed but appreciates she will not be a worker but an awesome pet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuralPug Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Maremmas can be awesome pets, most especially when extremely well socialised when young and not bonded to livestock. I'd say that this bubba ticks those boxes and as long as you are zoned for multiple dogs or can get a multiple dog permit, you should not find any problems with keeping her as a pet. She probably won't be suited for livestock guarding. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 seems she may indeed be meant as a much loved pet ..she certainly has had the handling/socialisation .Whether instincts will stay quiet is another thing, but I'd give it a good go Well done in getting her this far! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PANDI-GIRL Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 Sounds like you love her so much & with all the time and effort , i think you should keep her in your family 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loving my Oldies Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 1 hour ago, PANDI-GIRL said: Sounds like you love her so much & with all the time and effort , i think you should keep her in your family I agree. As for the “nature/nurture” debate, both are considerations, both will be in evidence at various times, probably neither will be predominant, what you will most likely get is a beautiful dog whom you love and who will love you in return. What more could you or the dog want 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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