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March 15th, 2018

15/3/2018

 
From time to time we get an email regarding a Lagotto behavioural issue.
I've decided to give a perspective on such problems.

I read an article some time back written by Ed Frawley from Leerburg Kennels & just recently it was reprinted in the German Shepherd Dog Quarterly National.

You might think that an article appearing in a Shepherd magazine would have no relevance for owners of a Lagotto, but it does.

We advise prospective Lagotto owners to be mindful of the fact that the Lagotto Romagnolo breed is a very old breed though relatively new in Australia.

The cute & fluffy look of a Lagotto pup can be deceptive as the breed is a WORKING breed & has been for centuries so the probability is that the cute ball of fluff you are quite taken by, is a pup that will develop into an adult that has what's known as a 'high drive' dog. 
 
High drive dogs are dogs that love to work. Australian Cattle Dogs, Kelpies and Border Collies are 3 easily recognised breeds that fit the description.

Lagottos though are a 'soft mouthed' breed as they were first used as a retrieving dog and that instinct is not dormant. A soft mouthed breed could return 'undamaged' game to the handler.

All dogs need a leader, someone that they can look to for guidance, help, support & assistance in the formative years, so that they understand what the handler's expectations are of them.

Bearing that in mind, consider the following:-
1,   Dogs don't know how to be good unless we show them.
2.   You create your dog's value system.
3.   People don't give birth to a brat.
4.   You can feed, water, and love your dog & he will like you, but he may very well not respect you.
​5.   Dogs know what you know & they know what you don't know.

Over the next few weeks I will put the article up on this blog.

Margaret Giles Memorial Specialty Championship Show

16/4/2017

 
Hosted by the Lagotto Romagnolo Club on Sunday 16 April 2017 at the Sydney Royal.
Judged by Mr Harto Stockman of Finland
Best in Show - Grand Champion Incavale Devil Wears Prada
Runner Up - Incavale Fernando (an Intermediate dog)
Best Minor Puppy in Show - Incavale Orsana
Runner Up - Incavale Okalani 
Opposite Best Junior in Show - Incavale Zorrina
Best Australian Bred in Show - Incavale Fernando
Opposite Best Australian Bred in Show - Incavale Autumn Vittoria
​Best Open in Show - Incavale Fernando


Specialty Championship Show - Good Friday 14 April 2017

16/4/2017

 
Lagotto Romagnolo Club of NSW were the hosts for this show under the Finnish Specialty Judge Mr Arne Foss from Norway.
Incavale did well in this show with the dogs we own or have bred.
Best In Show - Grand Champion Incavale Devil Wears Prada
Best Baby in Show - Incavale Okalani 
Runner Up - Incavale Orsana
 Best Puppy in Show - Incavale Rose In A Bottle
Opposite Best Junior in Show - Incavale Zorrina
Best Australian Bred in Show - Incavale Autumn Vittoria
Best Open in Show - Grand Champion Incavale Devil Wears Prada

​A very good day for Judith and Brittany


Desexing your puppy.

3/4/2017

 
You have picked up your pup & as a responsible owner you take the pup to your local vet for a physical.
Early in the examination the vet asks "When are you desexing the puppy?".
An appropriate response to this question is "Why?".
There are many reasons why you should not put a puppy through the spaying or castration procedures and here are some reasons why, based on observation, discussions with many veterinary professionals, dog breeders, dog trainers, animal behaviourists, a lot of ongoing research & plain common sense.

Many pups put though these procedures grow into mature animals that physically look different to an entire dog or bitch of the same age & even the same litter. The conformation of these dogs is just not correct.
These 2 surgical procedures change the mental & emotional makeup of a dog, but they don't stop a male lifting his leg at every fence post he walks by, if he or she is a "barker", the dog will continue to bark, if the animal has some aggression issues, those issues will not change, if the dog is a nightmare on a walking lead, things are not going to change. 
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Pups January 2017

27/1/2017

 
25th January. Lagotto pups on the ground; 4 boys [3 brown, 1 cream] & 4 girls, all brown, so far so good.
It's taken me some time to get around to putting a website together and it will be updated from time to time.
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