Bringing Home Your Prancing Pony Maremma Sheepdog
This page contains information to help you prepare for your new puppy or dog and make their transition to your home and your stock as smooth as possible. If you have questions or concerns that aren't addressed here let us know. We will answer them and add them to the page for future customers!
How to Make Your Puppy Reservation or Final Payment
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Your Puppy Contract & Your Puppy's Health Records
Before you pick up your puppy (or have it shipped) you will need to sign your puppy contract. We will send the contract through Breeder Cloud Pro to be signed digitally. We will also send an invitation through the Pet Portal so that you can log on and access your puppy's heath record, which you can print and take to your veterinarian when your puppy is ready for follow up care or additional vaccinations.
There is no cost to you to use this site! We will send you an invitation to access our account.
There is no cost to you to use this site! We will send you an invitation to access our account.
Feeding Your Maremma Puppy
We feed our puppies and adult Maremmas Diamond Naturals All Life Stages Chicken and Rice formula. This food is available at Amazon, Chewy, Tractor Supply and most feed and pet stores. If you have a different brand of food you would prefer to use we suggest you buy one bag of the formula we use and switch the puppy or dog over gradually, as sudden changes in diet can cause digestive upset. Make sure you are using a food that contains the AAFCO Statement, certifying that it meets the nutritional needs of large breed puppies. A good place to research dog food brands is Dog Food Advisor. We recommend sticking to 4 or 5 star foods formulated for large breed puppies.
FAQ: What Size Collar Do I Need for My Puppy?
People often ask what size collar they need for their new Maremma and the answer is none. We train our Maremmas to be walked with harnesses, not collars. Harnesses are safer and more comfortable for dogs. You can train your puppy to a collar later if you would like but we suggest you use a harness on your puppy when you first take it home.
The harness we use is the Blue 9 Balance Harness and this is the one we suggest you use. We sell them on our website. If you would like you can order your harness through our farm store and we will have it ready when you pick up your puppy. Or you can order this harness or a similar brand through Amazon or some other company and bring it with you when you come to pick up your Maremma.
We include a complimentary 6' leash with each puppy but we usually walk our dogs on a 15 foot long line for training purposes. You can buy one of those through Amazon if you like.
The harness we use is the Blue 9 Balance Harness and this is the one we suggest you use. We sell them on our website. If you would like you can order your harness through our farm store and we will have it ready when you pick up your puppy. Or you can order this harness or a similar brand through Amazon or some other company and bring it with you when you come to pick up your Maremma.
We include a complimentary 6' leash with each puppy but we usually walk our dogs on a 15 foot long line for training purposes. You can buy one of those through Amazon if you like.
Harness Sizing Info
- 3-5 months old - a size medium generally fits these pups
- 6-12 months old - usually a medium/large fits but some larger pups may be ready to move up sooner
- 1-2 years old - medium/large or large, depending on the dog - please ask
