r/LagottoRomagnolo

Advice Needed:

We have a 9mo Lagotto and almost 5mo Lagotto. Our 9mo old is pretty calm but the 5mo old is in her lagottoraptor phase BIG TIME!

Our biggest challenge is that she keeps tipping over her water bowl and wanting to step and splash in it within minutes of us cleaning the mess and filling it back up. Our 9mo old suffers because she doesn’t get water since it keeps being tipped over. Our temporary solution has been putting a plate in the bath at a slow drip rate to allow the dogs to drink but our young one can’t tip it over or splash.

What recommendations do you have that may help our girl conquer this habit? Any water bowls you recommend? We currently have the kind that is 3L and has a splash guard for when they take on a bunch of water but definitely not tip proof haha!

ETA: she likes to jump in with her dirty paws so I worry about the raised water bowls might be fun to her.

Thanks in advance!

Willing to drive a bit!

hello! my parents are getting their first lagotto next month and want me to come with to see the litter. as they are aging they would love one with as calm of a personality as possible. obviously it’s hard to tell when seeing 1-2month old puppies but does anyone have any practical advice or tell signs for what a lagottos personailty is going to be like once they are adults? thanks!

Together with my partner, we are planning to adopt a Lagotto this year, it will be our first dog (only had one till I was ~7 yo), we live in a medium size apartment, which has stairs, and are overall active and animal loving. Though both of us work office-first jobs.

What would be your tips on what time of the year is best to adopt?
What is crucial during the first months?
Maybe you have some other tips that helped you, helped people that you know or that you’d take up on if you had a puppy now?

Thanks a ton!

Hey guys, my 8 months old lagotto has very rough paws that easily get small micro cuts or just small scrapes. I tried using paw balm but it didn’t work, can anyone give me tips how to make her paws softer?