At Mondo Caccia 2012, the exhibition of sustainable hunting, a volume on the Maremmano Hound, a simple and trusted friend.
Sergio Leonardi presented his volume to Mondo Caccia on a breed that is enjoying great success among enthusiasts but also among those looking for a frugal and intelligent pet. "It is certainly one of the dogs most loved by hunters for its sociable but independent character, for its versatility and strength but it is also one of the breeds that, without losing its peculiarities, can be an excellent walking companion even for those in free time does not go to jokes and huts ".
Thus Sergio Leonardi, author of a valuable volume, Conoscere il segugio Maremmano ”describes a four-legged friend who now occupies a place of absolute importance in the national panorama of dog breeds. Since 2009, the year of the official recognition of the breed, the Maremma hound has become the absolute protagonist in the registers of the ENCI which has registered over six thousand specimens in the registers of the official breeds (only the German Shepherds are more numerous) because the favor of hunters has been added the attention of those looking for a companion animal, simple, intelligent, cheerful and without too many pretensions.
The demonstration of these qualities (and of the beauty of the breed) was evident in the pack of splendid specimens that waited patiently outside the hall. "The breed was born and was selected in Maremma, - says the author - and has as its ancestor the Italian hound crossed with other native breeds, even if the Maremmano is smaller in size and even more rustic, agile and particularly skilled in research. of the trail and in the signaling of the wild boar. He is formidable in following the trail and in promptly reporting his discovery to the hunter but he knows how to "work" with excellent results even with different uses, both alone and within large groups. In short, a true and extremely flexible companion. It is precisely from these characteristics that its success and the great diffusion of the breed are born, not only among the hunters of the Maremma but also among foreign enthusiasts ”.
In Leonardi's volume, presented by Carlo Romanelli to an attentive and enthusiastic audience, there is not only technical information but also many useful information on the breed and its characteristics as well as reflections and suggestions that arise from a great experience gained as an expert and judge but , above all, testimonial of a culture.