May 14, 2026 | Dog Health & Wellness, Grooming Dogs, Prancing Pony Maremmas News |
​ ​ Hi Reader, Every summer, without fail, I start getting messages from LGD owners who are worried they’re doing something wrong. Their dog is shaking their head. Scratching at their ears. Maybe there’s a little odor. They’re worried they’ve...
Apr 16, 2026 | *Starting With Maremmas, Bringing Home Your Maremma, Dog Health & Wellness, Grooming Dogs, Prancing Pony Maremmas News |
​ Hi Reader, A client sent me a video recently — she’d just brought home two new puppies and noticed some weird scabby spots on their skin. She wasn’t sure if they were hot spots, dermatitis, or something else entirely, and under all that white fur,...
Apr 13, 2026 | Dog Health & Wellness, Grooming Dogs, Livestock Guardian Dogs |
Last Updated on April 13, 2026 by Kim Crawmer, KPA CTP, LFDM Lumps, Bumps, and Scabs on Your Livestock Guardian Dog: What’s Normal (and What Isn’t) I got a video from a new client recently. She’d just brought home two puppies, she was over the moon...
Aug 7, 2025 | Dog Health & Wellness, Grooming Dogs, Prancing Pony Maremmas News |
Hi Reader, ​ Here’s a question I get asked constantly: “How do I groom my livestock guardian dog without it turning into a wrestling match?” ​ Whether it’s one of my Maremma puppy clients, an LGD consultation client, someone from this list, or...
Aug 5, 2025 | Book Reviews, Dog Behavior, Dog Behavior & Training, Dog Health & Wellness, Grooming Dogs, Livestock Guardian Dogs, Product Reviews |
A Game-Changer for Dog Grooming and Care As someone who began grooming dogs at age 14 and has spent decades working with animals, I can honestly say that Terrie Hayward, Jay Andors, and Anne Francis’s “Grooming Without Stress” represents a...
Aug 2, 2025 | Book Reviews, Dog Health & Wellness, Grooming Dogs, Livestock Guardian Dogs, Product Reviews |
When I first started breeding Maremma Sheepdogs years ago, I quickly realized that new livestock guardian dog owners faced a unique challenge: how do you properly groom a 100+ pound working dog with a thick double coat who’s designed to be independent and...
Aug 8, 2024 | *Maremma Breeding Program, All About Puppies, Dog Behavior & Training, Dog Health & Wellness, Finding Your Maremma, Grooming Dogs, Livestock Guardian Dogs, Prancing Pony Maremmas News, Prancing Pony Puppy Program, Puppy Care, Puppy Training & Socialization |
At the Sign of the Prancing Pony The Prancing Pony Farm Newsletter Hi Reader, ​ I had grand plans to write an awesome blog post for you this week. A few days ago, someone emailed to ask if Maremmas can be kept as pets. She said there was a lot of conflicting...
