The Maremma Sheepdog—also called a Maremmano-Abruzzese Sheepdog or Cane da Pastore Maremmano Abruzzese in Italian—is a large livestock guardian dog breed from Italy. A breed with at least ...

Near Lithgow in NSW, Sarah Coulon works with Maremma Sheepdog Rescue, which houses livestock dogs, including Maremmas, that have been surrendered to them. "We call them boomerang dogs," she said.

The winner of the 2025 Farm Bureau Farm Dog of the Year award is Sirius, a 6-year-old Maremma sheepdog owned by Florida Farm ...