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Understanding Animal Behavior
A few decades ago, an interesting thing happened. Animal trainers, with their practical experiential knowledge, and behavioral scientists, with their [...]
Lures and Reinforcers
In Animal Behavior, the use of Operant Conditioning with Stimulus, Response, Reinforcement is the most effective way to train an [...]
Puppy Training Tips
If you can’t directly supervise the puppy (especially during the first month), put the puppy in a confined space by [...]
Housebreaking
Timing “potty breaks” As a general rule, potty the puppy before and after naps and about 15 minutes after feeding. [...]
Attention
Getting your dog to focus on you is one of the most important foundations for successful additional training. If your [...]
Come!
Perhaps an owner ’s greatest concern is getting his dog to come when called. This can be a life saving [...]
Sit and Down
The cues of “sit” and “down” are probably among the most frequently trained. If you are considering going on in formal Obedience and/or [...]
Wait vs Stay
What's the difference? These two cues are often used interchangeably and are also confusing to handlers. Both are telling the [...]
Leave It
The “Leave it” cue is an important one for safety of your pet and those around you. It can be [...]
Targeting
Targeting is a method of training your dog to follow or go to a specific target. It has been used [...]
Loose Leash Walking
Two Main Reasons Why Dogs Pull The number one training issue of most pet owners is that their dog pulls [...]
Stopping Unwanted Behavior
Quick Review Before we can work on stopping unwanted behavior, we need to do a quick review about understanding animal [...]
The Genetic Health of the Lagotto Romagnolo
Pedigree Analysis, Genetic Diversity, and Genetic Disease Control by Dr. Jerold Bell - Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine Tufts University The [...]
Breed Standard Study Guide
The LRCA Breed Standard Study Guide is an essential, in-depth resource created specifically for judges, breeders, and serious exhibitors of [...]
Judges Presentation
"Examining the head needs “hands on” as a skillful clip could visually give the appearance of a correct head which [...]
Agility
If you have never seen dogs competing in an agility trial, you are in for a real treat. In agility, [...]
Barn Hunt
The sport of Barn Hunt simulates the hunting and teamwork skills historically used by Ratcatchers and their dogs who traveled [...]
Canine Good Citizen
All dogs can be good dogs, and all owners can be great owners, it just takes a little bit of [...]
Conformation
Conformation is the event most people think of when they hear the term “dog show”. The purpose of conformation showing [...]
Dock Diving
Dock diving is a sport in which dogs are enticed to run along a dock and leap as far out [...]
Fast CAT
The purpose of the AKC Fast CAT® event is to provide all dogs and their owners with an enjoyable, healthy [...]
FIT Dog
In today’s world, staying fit is essential for both Lagotto and their owners. Walking stands out as the top recommended [...]
Freestyle
Dancing with Your Lagotto Dancing with your dog, otherwise known as Canine Freestyle is in essence, a choreographed set of [...]
Junior Showmanship
Pictured above - 2025 Best Junior Handler - Julie Longshore
K9 Nose Work
Inspired by working detection dogs, K9 Nose Work is the fun search and scenting activity for virtually all dogs and [...]
Obedience
Every Lagotto needs early socialization and basic obedience training to grow into a confident, well behaved and happy companion. It [...]
Rally
Fun for the Owner and the Dog AKC Rally is the new dog sport that is taking the nation by [...]
Therapy
Have you ever thought you would like to do therapy dog work with your Lagotto? Being the human member of [...]
Tracking
All dogs have a keen sense of smell- 100,000 times stronger than humans- and Lagotto are particularly skilled at using [...]
Breed History
THE LAGOTTO ROMAGNOLO - Short history of the breed and current situation By Dr. Giovanni Morsiani Used with permission of [...]
Lagotto Romagnolo Breed Standard
General Appearance: Small to medium-sized dog, well-proportioned, powerfully built, of rustic appearance, with a dense, curly coat of wooly texture. [...]
Lagotto Purebred Preservation
LRCA Purebred Preservation Bank Guidelines for AKC PPB Approved by AKC PPB November 22, 2024 - Adopted by LRCA Board [...]
Is This Breed Right For You?
Find Your Perfect Dog Well that depends on you! Do you like teaching skills, playing outdoors, training dogs and having [...]
Truffle Hunting
Truffles are edible fungi that grow underground, and are considered to be a delicacy because of their intense and unique [...]
General Care and Training
There are many words to describe the Lagotto…smart, loving, happy, adaptable, loyal, easy to train, athletic, affectionate and sensitive. So [...]
Nutrition Guidelines
As responsible dog owners, we all want to do the very best we can when it comes to dog nutrition. [...]
Lagotto Romagnolo Grooming
In the United States, the coat should be shown in a rustic style with no fluffing or blowing out. The [...]
Health Information
The Lagotto Romagnolo is a healthy and robust dog with a life expectancy of 15 to 17 years. As with [...]
