Dog breed guide
Lagotto Romagnolo
A small to medium Italian water and truffle dog with a continuously growing, non-shedding curly coat. The coat needs combing twice weekly and regular scissoring or clipping, with a complete clip at least yearly, or it will matt. Dogs Victoria describes it as intelligent, eager to please and easily trained.
Lagotto Romagnolo at a glance
- Adult weight, male
- 13 to 16 kg
- Adult weight, female
- 11 to 14 kg
- Size
- Medium, 10 to 25 kg
- Height
- 41 to 48 cm
- Lifespan
- 12 to 14 years
- Coat
- woolly texture with tight, ring-shaped curls and visible undercoat
Ratings
Petboost editorial ratings from 1 to 5, drawn from the breed standard text under Sources. A breed with no basis in the sources for a rating shows none.
- Shedding
- Grooming effort
- Energy
- Trainability
5 means it sheds heavily
5 means it needs the most grooming
5 means it needs a lot of exercise
5 means it learns quickly and eagerly
Comparisons
Next steps
- Find a local groomer or daycarePet businesses near you that take bookings online.
- Check a Lagotto Romagnolo puppy's weightWhere a puppy sits against the breed's adult range.
- Dog age in human yearsFrom a formula, not the seven-to-one rule.
Sources
- Petboost breed reference data, adult weight ranges (breed list snapshot).
- Dogs Australia, Lagotto Romagnolo Breed Standard, https://dogsaustralia.org.au/members/breeds/breed-standards/Lagotto-Romagnolo, read 5 Oct 2026
- Dogs Victoria, Lagotto Romagnolo breed page, https://dogsvictoria.org.au/choosing-a-breed/browse-all-breeds/35/Lagotto-Romagnolo/, read 5 Oct 2026
General information about the breed, not veterinary advice. Speak with your vet about your own pet.