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For those who are interested, Rope the Moon Publishing is having a contest (going on now and until midnight). The first person who can correctly guess the mystery breed will win a free copy of my latest book, Herding Dogs of the World:

 

http://stockdogsavvy.wordpress.com/2014/01/01/herding-dogs-of-the-world/

 

First Clue: It’s a rare breed little known in its own country.
2nd Clue: The mystery breed is included in the 1st volume (pictured above)
3rd Clue: Can be a merle.


P. S. If you are on Facebook you can keep up with the latest clues at Rope the Moon Publishing.

 

All the best,

jeanne

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The Clues so far:


1. It’s a rare breed little known in its own country.
2. The mystery breed is included in the 1st volume (pictured above)
3. Can be a merle.
4. It is located in a country north of the equator.
5. It is not located in the United States or Canada.

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Clue # 6. This breed is one of the World's rarest breeds. It is so rare there are fewer of them than the Giant Panda.

 

Here is a link to the page:

 

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rope-the-Moon-Publishing/301272856678885?ref=hl

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Great guess, but not a Mudi.

 

Clue # 7. It has its own association, but it’s not recognized by the FCI (or as an FSS breed with AKC).

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The dog on the cover is not the mystery breed. I chose the cover because it embodies the very heart and soul sheepdogs.

 

Not the Aidi. The Cane Toccatore Paratore is a really good guess. Here are the clues so far:

 

1. It’s a rare breed little known in its own country.

2. The mystery breed is included in the 1st volume (pictured above)
3. Can be a merle.
4. It is located in a country north of the equator.
5. It is not located in the United States or Canada.
6. This breed is one of the World's rarest breeds. It is so rare there are fewer of them than the Giant Panda.
7. It has its own association, but it’s not recognized by the FCI (or as an FSS breed with AKC).
8. The mystery breed is an intermediate type, both a sheepdog and guardian.
9. Commonly has double dewclaws.
10. Traditional working breed in the Eastern Hemisphere.
11. Has worked alongside a well-known Livestock Guarding breed.
12. Works in valleys and on mountain tops.

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If you decide to get the book, please feel free to take advantage of the $5.00 discount being offered to my Facebook friends.

 

To get the discount visit the link below and use this code when you check out: 4J5CCTGR

 

https://www.createspace.com/4597017

 

Jeanne

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More Clues:


13. Think Alpine.
14. Let’s go to Tusany.
15. Could be seen working working Massese and Garfagnina Bianca, Tuscany's endangered sheep breeds.

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No one guessed the mystery breed, so we decided to have a drawing for the book between the ones who came the closest, Kristina Shaw Whetzell, Michelle Lowe and GentleLake. Tomorrow we'll also announce the winner and the mystery breed.

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I want to thank everyone who took the time to participate the contest. We hope it was as fun for you as it was for us. Rather than a drawing, we decided to give all three contestants - who came the closest to identifying the mystery dog - each a book.

 

All the best,

jeanne

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There are a number of herding breeds on the verge of extinction and the “no longer” mystery dog is no exception. In days past they could be seen working Massese and Garfagnina Bianca, Tuscany's endangered sheep breeds. Meet the Cane da Pastore Apuano:

 

http://www.canedapastoreapuano.it/home/

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I can;t read a word of the text ( :P ) but it's an interesting looking dog. Some of the pictures are rather wolf-like in appearance.

 

And then there's this picture:

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Think that dog grips just a little? :o

 

Thanks so much for the book. I'm looking forward to reading about this dog in English. ;) And the rest of it . . .

 

roxanne

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Indeed, they do....They are closely related to the Cane Toccatore also known as Cane Paratore, the Italian Wolfdog.

 

Here's a rough translation of the History Page:

History

 

Italy has a very ancient and deep pastoral tradition, just think of the countless indigenous sheep and goat breeds (many of which are on the decline, if not totally extinct).

Until a few decades ago, there was no family that did not have a small flock of sheep or a small group of goats (just few examples) for the sustenance of the family (it was often dual-purpose breeds, which also provided a small quantity of wool).

 

Besides these animals almost never missed the presence of a herding dog, which often also held the "office" of the guardian as well as conductor of flocks and herds.

 

The origin of our sheepdog and ', as for many other dog breeds, almost unknown ... The shepherds piu'anziani claim to have always been on their side these dogs, which have characteristics identical to those that we analyzed and taken into consideration ...

 

The iconography and 'poor, and scarcely available, even if the few photographic sources at our disposal are clear.

 

Varro and Columella speak of the presence of dogs from the black cloak, in Roman times, on our territory, which were preferred by the white coat dogs to guard the house.

 

The ancient shepherds of the Roman countryside, and to the republic during the early days of the emperors, used it to guard their flocks of dogs closely resembling wolves. (M.Lessona "Dogs" 1870)

 

In the plains of Hungary, sometimes the pastor the same mistake, mistaking a wolf for one of his dogs. It seems that this happens not infrequently in those ancient shepherds of the Roman countryside, because Columella recommended them to procure white dogs, akin to not hurt the dog at this time iscambio the wolf. Those shepherds understood not to dull, and the dogs of the shepherds current of the Roman countryside are white.

(M.Lessona "Dogs" 1870)

 

So we have the testimony of a dog type of lupus, often from dark cloak or similar to the wolf, which was used on sheep.

 

The type of conduct that a dog has to face on a particular breed of sheep, and of a certain type of territory, it shapes the behavioral and physical characteristics: the British sheep are carried out with the "gaze" (predatory instinct neotenicizzato) of border collies, implementing a type of conduction based precisely on the look (must not touch the sheep) and special moves, conversely, the sheep strain of the Apennines, very ancient origin (the sheep and Massa 'considered the direct descendant of the mouflon) require a run quite different, due to their nature often aggressive, which requires bites ("touch") and "shots shoulder" part of the shepherd dog, which should be fast, and have a structure such as to allow jumps and movements typical of a soil often bumpy, hilly or mountainous, very different from the British or Australian pastures.

 

These dogs, as already 'we have seen, were very popular in Italy, and in meticciandosi Not too long ago, gave rise to the various realities' of races "local" extremely uneven, clearly born of hybridisation with British breeds (or French or German) which till today he asks an unlikely recognition.

 

The isolation of the original strain of dogs, and that 'occurred in the area of ​​the Alps, has allowed the total conservation, and has preserved the peculiarities' morphological traits typical of the breed (spur, single or double, level bite, mantle from the particular texture, erect ears).

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This is a rough translation of the Breed Description:

 

The establishment of this type of shepherd dogs is probably occurred in parallel with the development of sheep breeds and Massese Garfagnina white goat indigenous populations of the Apuan Alps and the Controneria (considered extinct) and cattle Garfagnina and Pontremolese. There are many assumptions about its origin, in the old photos are visible to the typical subjects following the herds of these breeds, even today most of the shepherds who raise the breed Massese are helped in the work of paratura and protection of livestock from these dogs.

 

In view of the area of ​​origin and the ancient ways of using this dog, who has done research in the field since 2005 they called Shepherd Dog Apuano ®, recording the word mark to prevent improper usage and exploitation.

 

As the selection and breeding of this dog occurred in the daily conduct of pastoral practice, based on popular knowledge and evidence of the results, this canine population has come to our days preserving its typical morphological and aptitude. The interaction with the secular Massese sheep breed has led to the synthesis of a dog versatile, lightweight and incisive, particularly effective in the management of these sheep combative and difficult to replace with other modern breeds of sheep dogs. Always the shepherds of the Apuan Alps have not made use of dogs for storage and protection of mastiff type, it is the sheepdog apuano to play both the task of conducting the defense and custody of the flock, barn and house.

 

While the sheepdog Apuan looked for centuries to herd and predators, on the other hand it down from generation to generation is interfaced with the pastor and the community, establishing a relationship that has ancestral roots that remain at the base of the interest instinctual and archetypal that the reserve for one another.

 

Origin: Italy - Ski Apuan Alps

 

The Apuano Shepherd Dog is a dog native of the area of ​​the Alps, has always been used for grazing with dual purpose: that is to run from custody. Bred exclusively by shepherds, currently at risk of extinction due to the decrease of pastoralism and hybridisation occurred in recent years.

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