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Maremma Sheepdog puppies

Maremma Sheepdog puppies and litters from UK breeders, with the parents’ health tests and licence details.

Advertise Maremma Sheepdog puppies for sale

Have a Maremma Sheepdog litter due or ready? Advertise it here with the mother's details, health test results and your licence number, and link it to your free breeder profile.

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Is it free to advertise here?

Yes. A breeder profile and your litter and stud dog adverts are free. Premium profiles, featured placement and sponsored articles are optional paid extras; see pricing.

Do I need a licence to advertise puppies?

In England you need a dog breeding licence from your council if you breed three or more litters in 12 months or breed and sell dogs as a business, and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have their own schemes. Licensed breeders show their licence number and issuing council on every advert. Puppies must be at least eight weeks old before they go to new homes.

Is my listing already here?

We add licensed breeders from councils' public registers. Search for your kennel name; if it is listed you can claim it and edit everything.

Buying a Maremma Sheepdog puppy

Maremma Sheepdog puppies grow into large, independent guardian dogs, so decide carefully before you enquire. The litters on this page are posted by the breeders themselves; check each one before you pay anything. Ask for both parents' BVA/KC hip scores and whether the puppies will be registered with the RKC. Meet the mother and watch how she behaves with strangers, because nervous temperament is the point of concern Breed Watch lists for this breed. Plan for an all-white, long-coated dog that sheds, needs grooming more than once a week and more than two hours of exercise a day, and needs a large, securely fenced garden. If nothing suitable is listed near you, you could ask the Maremma Sheepdog Club of Great Britain about planned litters, and our buyer safety guide explains what to check before you travel.

Health tests to ask about

The RKC's pre-breeding health advice for the Maremma Sheepdog has two parts. Its Good Practice recommendation is to prioritise genetic diversity. Its Best Practice recommendation is hip screening under the BVA/KC Hip Dysplasia Scheme. Dogs must be at least one year old; the hips are X-rayed under anaesthesia or heavy sedation and scored by a panel of veterinary scrutineers. Each hip is marked from 0 to 53, giving a total of 0 to 106, and lower scores are better. The RKC's advice for breeders is to choose dogs with scores around, and ideally below, the breed median.

The Maremma is in Breed Watch Category 2. The one point of concern flagged for show judges is nervous temperament, which fits the breed standard's statement that any tendency to nervousness or aggression is unacceptable. Buyers should pay as much attention to the parents' behaviour as to their paperwork. There are no additional breed-specific breeding restrictions.

  • Prioritising genetic diversity (RKC Good Practice)
  • Hip scoring under the BVA/KC Hip Dysplasia Scheme (RKC Best Practice)
  • Breed Watch: Category 2 (point of concern: nervous temperament)

More for Maremma Sheepdog owners and breeders

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