Lagotto Romagnolo, Ontario, Canada

I have been raising and training dogs for over 45 years.  I continue to train my dogs in obedience and herding.  Our farm is located just an hour east of Toronto, Ontario.  The dogs live with me on our 100 acre farm, enjoying the wide outdoors with lots of opportunity to run and learn.

This wonderful dog is an ancient breed that originated in the Romagna area of Italy and was originally a water retriever, but has more recently been trained to find truffles.  They also make an excellent family dog, with a non shedding coat and low allergen level.  They are mid range for exercise needs, requiring at least a couple of long walks each day, plus some activity to keep their minds active such as fetch, agility, puzzles etc. 

Our mission is to raise healthy, high quality Lagotto Romagnolo to make excellent pets and working dogs with an emphasis on great temperament.

Here is a link to an explanation of the breed colours with images:

http://lagottoromagnoloclubofcanada.ca/colour-comparisons//

I discovered this breed by chance, and having loved the curly coated breeds since childhood, I decided to do some research.  After visiting wonderful breeders in Australia, Italy and the United States, I made up my mind it was the breed to add to my life.

Our Current breeding dogs:

Canadian Champion Eros King of the Truffles.  He has a kind, loving attitude.  He has sired a few litters and will be the father of at least one more before his retirement in the next couple of years. 

Health test results at this link: http://embk.me/cheroskingofthetruffles?utm_campaign=cns_ref_dog_pub_profile&utm_medium=other&utm_source=embark

Lucy, born December 2023. She already has earned six titles and is working towards more.  Once she is two years old she will be assessed for a breeding prospect. 

Health test results at this link: http://embk.me/lucy16300?utm_campaign=cns_ref_dog_pub_profile&utm_medium=other&utm_source=embark

B-Astra recently arrived from Serbia (April 2025).  She is a very kind, gentle dog.  We hope she will have a litter in 2026. 

Health test results at this link: http://embk.me/bastra?utm_campaign=cns_ref_dog_pub_profile&utm_medium=other&utm_source=embark

Canadian and Serbian Champion Jordan King of the Truffles.  He has a wonderful outgoing temperament and is always ready for a run.  He has sired one litter and will sire a few more in the next year or two. 

Health results at this link: http://embk.me/chjordankingofthetruffles?utm_campaign=cns_ref_dog_pub_profile&utm_medium=other&utm_source=embark

Older breeding dogs

Two of our other breeding females, Aletta and Adrina at 5 months age (October 2013)

Adrina and Aletta, They arrived from Italy in July 2013.

Aletta has passed away due to an accident, but we kept her daughter, Carla, in our breeding program.  Carla has had three litters and is now also retired and living a very comfortable life.  Adrina has also died (likely killed by a coyote.) 

This is our foundation dog Il Granaio Dei Malatesta Romina.  She arrived from Italy in March 2012. 

Our dogs originate from European breeding lines.  We blood test our dogs for genetic diseases as well as doing hip, elbow, patella and eye assessments.

This is our now retired stud dog, Levante, who arrived from Italy in April 2015

JE normal, LSD normal, FF normal, HUU normal CERF normal

These two are siblings Barry and Bea who arrived from Italy in December 2016, (both now retired and living in family homes.)

JE carriers, LSD normal, FF normal, HUU normal CERF normal

This is Giulio who arrived from Italy February 26th, 2018 (Now retired)

JE clear, LSD clear, FF normal, HUU normal, Neuroaxonal dystrophy clear, CERF normal HD: Good, Elbows: Normal, Patella: Normal 

 To look at our dogs' pedigrees please click on this link: https://lagottodatabase.com/

Member of the Canadian Kennel Club  www.ckc.ca.

Member of Lagotto Club of America www.lagottous.com

Canadian Lagotto Romagnolo Association http://lagottoromagnoloclubofcanada.ca/ 

Italian Lagotto Club http://www.wicomwebspace.com/lagotto/?page_id=380