This page is to keep people updated on the progress of our Lagottos and any possible up coming litters! If interested please visit our site at www.mylagottopuppy.com (work in progress)
The Lagotto Romagnolo is an ancient breed of water retriever whose origins lie in the marshlands of northeast Italy in Ravenna. As these wetlands disappeared, the Lagotto almost went extinct until people found a ne
w use for this special breed - truffle sniffer. Truffles, an underground fungus, even today are worth more per pound than gold and dogs who can detect them are obviously worth their weight in gold too. The Lagotto Romagnolo is one of the few, if not only, breeds that have an affinity for this lucrative work in Europe. The Lagotto Romagnolo is a breed of dog that comes from the Romagna sub-region of Italy. The name means "lake dog from Romagna," coming from the Italian word lago, lake." You can occasionally hear this breed referred to as the Romagna Water Dog. The Lagotto Romangolo is a hypo-allergenic dog that is also the great ancestor to the Poodle, Golden Retriever, and Portuguese Water dog
