“Examining the head needs “hands on” as a skillful clip could visually give the appearance of a correct head which might be an illusion and [the dog might] actually have a narrow skull and a long narrow muzzle, unfortunately faults that are quite common in the breed…
“…the muzzle with its blunt profile is not square but like a triangle with a cut corner….the nose should be obvious and big….
“…this type of muzzle often has a pincer bite (level) or a reversed scissor bite; both types are permissible in the lagotto as is the regular scissor bite. The message is that with this type of muzzle an overshot bite is completely untypical….”
Reneē Sporre-Willes, Illustrated Breed Compendium for Lagotto Romagnolo
