“The Lagotto became the last breed of the Millennium to be recognised by the Kennel Club and we were invited to be part of the publicity for Crufts 2000…
… It was a conscious decision by the Founding Committee of the LRCGB (which included four CC awarding breeders very successful in other breeds plus a Gundog Field Trialist) to allow the breed to develop slowly and not to rush the Lagotto into the show ring with all the ills that sudden exposure brings, so it was not until 2005 that Lagotto competed in Import Classes and from 1st April 2015 in our own breed classes although not with CC status. The experience of the Founders also ensured that the eventual KC Breed Standard met all our wishes as it included the so important clause ‘Reverse scissor bite permissible.”
Gael Stenton