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- Lagotto Romagnolo Breed Overview
- How Much is the Lagotto Romagnolo Puppy?
- Best Lagotto Romagnolo Breeders
- The Temperament of the Lagotto Romagnolo
- How Long Lagotto Romagnolos Live
- Lagotto Romagnolo Litter Size
- How Fast Lagotto Romagnolos Can Run
- How Popular are Lagotto Romagnolos with New Dog Owners?
- Health Problems in Lagotto Romagnolos and How to Prevent Them
- Dog Breeds That Are Similar to Lagotto Romagnolos
- Other Things to Know About Lagotto Romagnolos
Lagotto Romagnolo Breed Overview
The Lagotto Romagnolo is a small-sized dog.
The adult Lagotto Romagnolo stands 14 to 19 inches.
The Lagotto Romagnolo belongs to the Sporting Dogs group.
Dogs in the Sporting Dogs group, like the Lagotto Romagnolo, were bred to help hunters catch and retrieve feathered game. Some sporting dog breeds such as Retrievers, which were built for swimming, were bred to hunt waterfowl in water.
Whereas sporting dog breeds like setters, spaniels, and pointing breeds were bred to hunt quail, pheasant, and other game birds nest on grasslands.
Many Sporting Group breeds have thick, water-repellent coats that protect them from harsh hunting conditions.
The fact that the Lagotto Romagnolo belongs to the Sporting Dogs group is one of the reasons why Lagotto Romagnolos have the personality and temperament that they have.
How Much is the Lagotto Romagnolo Puppy?
The average price of a Lagotto Romagnolo puppy is $5040. The price of a Lagotto Romagnolo puppy ranges from $4331 to $5332.
A lot of factors determine the price of the Lagotto Romagnolo. These factors include what health records the Lagotto Romagnolo puppy has, the lineage of the Lagotto Romagnolo puppy, the US state the breeder is located in, etc.
To estimate how much you can expect to pay for a puppy Lagotto Romagnolo based on the many factors that determine the price of the Lagotto Romagnolo puppy, check out our calculator that lets you estimate how much you should expect to pay for the Lagotto Romagnolo puppy based on what you want in the puppy.
When looking to buy a puppy, look at buying a puppy only from well-established breeders that breed puppies primarily for the love of the Lagotto Romagnolo breed, and secondarily for profit. Do not buy a puppy from a puppy mill. Puppy mills mass-produce puppies in bad living conditions for maximum profit.
You may also consider adopting instead of buying a puppy. Adoption costs are very low compared to the price of a puppy.
Best Lagotto Romagnolo Breeders
We have researched reputable Lagotto Romagnolo breeders that you can buy a puppy.
A few of these breeders are listed below.
Go to this page for our complete list of reputable Lagotto Romagnolo breeders in various states in the United States.
On this page, you will see how much these breeders sell their puppies for, and how many puppies they have available.
Acute Corner Lagottos
Puppy Price: $4500
Crescendo Lagotto Romagnolo
Puppy Price: $5000.00
House of Lagotto Romagnolo
Puppy Price: Check with breeder
Jewels
Puppy Price: Check with breeder
Infiniti PWDS
Puppy Price: Check with breeder
The Temperament of the Lagotto Romagnolo
The temperament of the Lagotto Romagnolo based can be summarized as in the table below.
The table shows the scores of the Lagotto Romagnolo for 13 important dog behavioral factors.
We obtained these scores by analyzing raw data from the C-BARQ dog personality survey tool. The higher the score of a dog for a factor, the worse the temperament of the dog regarding that factor.
The C-BARQ tool was developed by researchers from the University of Pennsylvania, and it is a scientific tool that is used worldwide for reliably measuring the temperament of dog breeds.
See our complete analysis of the temperament of the Lagotto Romagnolo here.
`| Factor | Score |
|---|---|
| Owner Directed Aggression | 8.0 percent |
| Energy Level | 76.7 percent |
| Dog Directed Fear | 49.6 percent |
| Attachment Attention Seeking | 42.2 percent |
| Stranger Directed Fear | 34.8 percent |
| Prey Drive | 28.7 percent |
| Stranger Directed Aggression | 27.7 percent |
| Separation Related Behavior | 25.9 percent |
| Excitability | 24.5 percent |
| Touch Sensitivity | 22.9 percent |
| Dog Rivalry | 21.7 percent |
| Dog Directed Aggression | 20.1 percent |
| Stubbornness | 16.6 percent |
| Nonsocial Fear | 13.4 percent |
How Long Lagotto Romagnolos Live
The lifespan of the Lagotto Romagnolo is typically from 14 to 17 years.
Moreover, a few years back, veterinarian researchers performed a scientific study to determine the lifespan of the Lagotto Romagnolo. In this study, the scientists collected data on how long pet Lagotto Romagnolos lived.
From the study, it was found that Lagotto Romagnolos have an average lifespan of years. Furthermore, the study found that it is not uncommon for Lagotto Romagnolos to live as long as years.
Note that you need to put in some effort if you want your Lagotto Romagnolo to live long.
Lagotto Romagnolos live long if they eat well, drink well, exercise well, and visit the veterinarian regularly.
There are also dog supplements that you can give your Lagotto Romagnolo to improve your Lagotto Romagnolo`s quality of their life.
Click here to learn more about how to make your Lagotto Romagnolo live long.
Lagotto Romagnolo Litter Size
Researchers from the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science did a study where they counted the numbers of puppies in 26 different Lagotto Romagnolo birth litters.
From this study, the researchers found that the average number of puppies that Lagotto Romagnolos can have is 6 puppies. Also, the Lagotto Romagnolo can have as few as 4 puppies per litter and as many as 12 puppies per litter.
The number of puppies that the Lagotto Romagnolo will have depends on factors such as the age of the Lagotto Romagnolo, the method of pregnancy, etc.
Click here to see our calculator for predicting how many puppies your Lagotto Romagnolo will have and how the litter size of the Lagotto Romagnolo compares to the litter size of other dog breeds.
How Fast Lagotto Romagnolos Can Run
How fast a dog breed can run is a good measure of how athletic the dog breed is.
The American Kennel Club (AKC) regularly conducts dog running competitions. The AKC records the running speed of competing dogs in these competitions. These competitions are open to all dog breeds.
Based on our analysis of the speeds of 32 different Lagotto Romagnolos, the average speed of the Lagotto Romagnolo is 22.2 mph (35.7 kmph).
The fastest speed on AKC record that the Lagotto Romagnolo ran in a race is 25.73 mph (41.4 kmph) and the minimum speed on record in a race for a Lagotto Romagnolo is 12.83 mph (20.6 kmph).
Click here to see how the speed of the Lagotto Romagnolo compares to the speed of other dogs and other mammals such as cats, horses, humans, etc.
How Popular are Lagotto Romagnolos with New Dog Owners?
Every year, the American Kennel Club (AKC) publishes information on how popular a dog breed is in that particular year. The AKC gets the popularity information of a breed from how many dogs of that breed the owners register with the AKC every year. The AKC collects this data for about 200 dog breeds.
The graph below shows the popularity trend of the Lagotto Romagnolo.
The popularity of the Lagotto Romagnolo averaged over the years is Number 101 out of about 200 dog breeds.
Health Problems in Lagotto Romagnolos and How to Prevent Them
Every dog breed has its own set of health problems that it tends to develop. There is nothing like a perfect dog breed.
The Lagotto Romagnolo is prone to certain genetic health conditions. The Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA) is an organization that keeps track of genetic health problems in dog breeds.
From the extensive records that the OFA keeps, the OFA knows what health problems each dog breed is naturally prone to develop.
Hence, the OFA recommends which health screening breeders should perform on a dog breed to make sure that the breeders won`t breed `defective` dog parents that can pass down defective genes to their puppy offspring.
If you want a Lagotto Romagnolo puppy that will grow up to be healthy, make sure that your Lagotto Romagnolo breeder screens your puppy or your puppy`s parents for the health problems that the OFA recommends for your puppy`s breed. This will increase the chances that your puppy is free from genetic defects.
The following are the health tests that Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA) recommends that breeders should screen Lagotto Romagnolos for:
- Benign Familial Juvenile Epilepsy
- DNA Repository
- Eye examination each year, results registered with the OFA.
- Hip Dysplasia
- Lagotto Storage Disease
- Patellar Luxation
You can find out more about OFA`s recommended tests for Lagotto Romagnolos here.
Dog Breeds That Are Similar to Lagotto Romagnolos
If you have not made up your mind on which dog breed to get, you may also want to consider some other dogs similar to the Lagotto Romagnolo.
We crunched the numbers and found that the following dog breeds that have similar behavior and temperament as the Lagotto Romagnolo:
- Barbet (76 percent match with Lagotto Romagnolo). Learn more about the Barbet here.
- Boxerdoodle (77 percent match with Lagotto Romagnolo). Learn more about the Boxerdoodle here.
- Polish Lowland Sheepdog (77 percent match with Lagotto Romagnolo). Learn more about the Polish Lowland Sheepdog here.
Other Things to Know About Lagotto Romagnolos
Here are some of the very important characteristics of the Lagotto Romagnolo that you need to know about the Lagotto Romagnolo breed:
