winter

on the beach

hanging out with the girls

Lorenzo playing with Lulu and Zoe, the amazing Jack Russell terriers. He loves them, but they love the ball more. They are very sweet and terribly well behaved.

at the beach

After his swim.

in the water, with Lorenzo

The Lagotto enjoys swimming.

Lorenzo loves to get in the water and swim around. He will chase after a stick, but he also just likes to go in with the other dogs. He has webbed feet and a long tail, both of which help him in the water. Lagottos were once used to retrieve game in the marshlands in Italy.

This beach is only a five minute drive from our house and is designated an off-leash area. It's literally swarming with dogs on the weekend. Last weekend, Lorenzo interrupted a romantic picnic on this beach. I guess the couple didn't realize that they were sitting in the middle of an off-leash dog park. But the gaggle of dogs circling their picnic should have been the first clue! They weren't too impressed when our little friend Lorenzo (wet and covered in sand) tried to stick his nose in their basket. I noticed that they quickly picked up their picnic and headed for higher ground! Lorenzo, wasn't the only dog at their picnic...just the most persistent one.

enjoying the sandy beach

Lorenzo enjoys going to the beach. He likes to get his nose in the sand and dig around. He also enjoys digging in the garden. Sometimes, it's helpful...like when you need to plant a shrub, or something like that. Other times, the holes in the ground aren't exactly in the right place! He hunts for truffles in his native Italy, so he is very interested in digging around.

Note the super cute pink nose. The Lagotto does not have a black nose...that's how you can tell that it's a Lagotto!

getting sandy at the beach

Lorenzo loves to run on the beach.

He gets at least one hour to run, flat out, a day. Usually, he gets more than that. Lagottos are a working breed, so they really need to run every day, or they get a little wiggy!