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Fabio the Co-Therapist

admin — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 14:52:25 +0000

Lagotto Romagnolos make great aids in therapy work. Here’s a great story that comes from Australia about Fabio who helps psychiatrist Anne-Marie Swan with her therapy sessions:

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/a-doggone-good-way-to-beat-the-blues-20110624-1gjph.html

Lagottos On the Web: Week 5

admin — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 06:53:20 +0000

The Oregon Truffle Festival of 2011 has come and gone and Tom (of Blackberry Farm) gets the cover photo:
http://nwpassages.wordpress.com/2011/01/29/oregon-truffle-festival-2011-day-one/
Truffles in Tennessee and the trusty truffle hunter Tom:
http://www.bunkycooks.com/2011/02/tennessee-truffles-and-a-tennessee-corn-and-truffle-flan/
Dogs Today Magazine looking for Lagottos to photograph:
http://coldwetnose.blogspot.com/2011/02/blue-peter-badges-all-round.html
Hunting Truffles in Napa Valley with Rico:
http://www.flaunt.com/columns/113/smooth-sailing-dining-lam-napa-valley%E2%80%99s-inaugural-truffle-festival

Lagottos On the Web: Week 4

admin — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 22:52:42 +0000

Southwest Lagotto Reduno in Phoenix, AZ on March 11, 2011. Sponsored by the Lagotto Club of America: http://www.lagottous.com/index.php/upcoming-events-mainmenu-34/southwest-raduno
The Lagotto makes this blogger’s top 10 list of dog breeds: http://unorderedlistadventures.blogspot.com/2011/01/list-americas-top-10-breed-dogs.html
Excellent description of the Lagotto has newly appeared online: http://www.dogs-info.net/html/Breeds/2011/0125/Lagotto-Romagnolo-Breed-Information.html
The Lagotto Romagnolo is still an AKC FSS breed. Three other breeds got promoted this year as well as eight breeds promoted to the Miscellaneous Class: http://www.akc.org/news/index.cfm?article_id=4291

Lagottos On the Web: Week 2 and 3

admin — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 17:59:08 +0000

This feature is a weekly roundup of interesting links from the Internet featuring the Lagotto Romagnolo:

Tom (of Blackberry Farms fame) is the main truffle attraction at OTF:http://ijpr.org/Feature.asp?FeatureID=1701
Hawaiian dog sitters profile the Lagotto: http://www.dogwalkeretc.com/blog/?p=264
Hilarious Lagotto puppies: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHDycQ20AcM
Wonderful website of Jayne Kline (Davidson, NC) and her Lagotto Lucca: http://truffletracks.com/
The Decadence of the Truffle: Featuring Il Raduno di Blackberry Farm: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=194180957264530

Emmie in Pictures 2010

admin — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 21:35:22 +0000

Emmie has been such a wonderful dog. Here she is in images throughout 2010:

Lagotto Meetup In Las Vegas

admin — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 05:06:56 +0000

My family and I had the wonderful privilege of meeting up with a group of Lagotto in Las Vegas. This gang of four made the four hour trek from their home so we could meet them. The pack included the all white Apollon, the brown/white Barbelo, and the beautiful roan girls Dei Dea and Oma.

Since this was the first time anyone in my family had meet a Lagotto we were very excited. I was particularly impressed by their different coat types and their wonderful dispositions. Everyone including dogs particularly liked the birthday party. The party was for three of the dogs as their birthdays are in April.

View photos at SmugMug

Snowy Benni Wins Cutest Lagotto Contest

admin — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 20:50:00 +0000

The Cutest Lagotto Contest for March is over. Snowdog (BENNI) wins. He has quite the fan base as he received 70% of the vote. Benni get a $10 gift certificate to mpix.com so he can have made a nice 8×10 print of himself.

Must Haves In a Breeder

admin — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 21:48:40 +0000

Today in a Lagotto email list I responded to a request for the 5 must haves in selecting a breeder.

Someone who is passionate (but realistic) about the breed and just as passionate about the well being of their own dogs i.e., actively competing, hip-tested, JE tested, 3 generation pedigree
Ability to handle an international transaction with integrity, knowledge, and utmost care for the puppy
Fairly priced
Solid references
In-house dogs as family pets and in-house raised puppies

Here are some of the off-putting practices I’ve seen with some of the breeders I’ve ran across:

Overwhelming contracts that seem to be in the interest of the breeder rather than in the interests of the breed, the puppy, or the buyer
Poor communication, slow responses

More Good News

admin — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 18:25:36 +0000

Received word from our breeder that indeed there is a due date, April 28. Ariel was given an ultrasound and it confirmed she is pregnant.

March Cutest Lagotto Contest

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:57:58 +0000

Post photos | Recently added | Most views | Top rated

Vote on the Lagotto Romagnolo you think is the cutest. Vote by clicking on your favorite image. Then rate the image by clicking on the stars. You get one vote per computer so choose wisely.

Do you have the cutest Lagotto Romagnolo? Well let’s see some photos. Upload a photo of your Lagotto here so others can vote on your little pal. The person who submits the photo with the most votes wins an 8×10 photograph (or at least a gift certificate to mpix.com to buy one).