About Us
In 2005, my husband and I started research on the Lagotto breed.
Having owned, shown and bred Soft Coated Wheaten Terriers since 1993, we were interested in another breed that was medium sized with minimal shedding.
After about a year of study, we investigated various breeders around the world, studied photos on the internet, as well as pedigrees. We finally decided upon Kan Trace Kennels in Croatia and requested a show quality bitch from their next litter.
Adrina arrived at 8 weeks of age via cargo at Los Angeles airport (too hot for live cargo in Phoenix in May) in a crate with her litter sister, Augi who also lives in Arizona. Since that day we have been in love with the Lagotto.
We decided on a second Lagotto and spent about a year deciding on which breeding would compliment the pedigrees and the genotype I wanted to achieve in my breeding program. We contacted Cry Out Kennel in Italy and agreed that we would get a show quality male from one of their litters. We had to wait until Merlino was 4 months old for him to arrive in the US. Regulations required a rabies vaccination prior to his being sent from Italy to the US. We had to admire his photos until he arrived in summer of 2006.
We traveled to Italy in Fall 2007 and brought Vando home with us. Only 3 months
old, Vando rode in a little soft carry-on crate on that long flight from Italy to
Arizona and never cried out or mussed his crate. He only had a potty-break in Atlanta,
Georgia stop over. He is a lovable and sweet little guy who gets along with the rest of
our dogs who accepted him right away.
At the beginning of 2007, several Lagotto owners decided to get together to form a
national breed club. The Lagotto Club of America's mission is to preserve and protect
this wonderful breed in the USA. We began taking memberships mid-2007 and hope that
everyone who has a Lagotto or hopes to have one will join us. Judith is serving as
President for 2007 and 2008.
Want to know more? Just contact us!