About Romagna Water Dogs

Romagna Water Dogs are an ancient retriever breed in water. It dates back to 1800 in the marshes around Ravenna and in the Comacchio plains, Italy. The land reclamation eliminated all marshes in Italy and the Lagotto Romagnolo had to start a new ‘job’ to help man, so little by little ha has specialized as a truffle-dog in the country and on the hills of Romagna. In fact this dog has become the only worldly recognized breed with this attitude. His smelling is infallible and it is really easy for this dog to find a truffle.  

A medium-small sized dog, very well-proportioned, strong and rustic at the same time, he is characterized by his curly woollen coat all over his body including the head; as he is rustic, he is suitable to work.  

Romagna Water Dogs are always watchful, he pays attention to everything; very lively with the people he lives with, he is as friendly with unknown people as soon as he feels confident. Truffle hunting is meant to be a sort of game for him, in which he is passionately efficient and he feels he is highly gifted in this job: in fact he loves showing his excellent smelling. The previous hunting instinct has been slowly abolished so that he is not distracted by the wild. Incredibly loyal to his master, he is a reliable company dog , intelligent and obedient. This breed can be easily trained.

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