The Lagotto is known for being a healthy breed with a great longevity. With a proper care, healthy diet and plenty exercise they can live up to 17 years.

Like most breeds, they can still be prone to particular inheritable health conditions, this is why its is important to do all the tests that the LRCA require on all dogs used in a breeding program.

Lagotto Storage Disease

This is a complete DNA panel so also test for BFJE and incorrect Coat and more.

Benign Familial Juvenile Epilepsy (BFJE)

Test to establish affected, carrier or clear status of this recessive gene that causes epileptic type seizures.

http://mydogdna.com/

Eye certification Testing and Ophthalmologist Resources

Every year an Eye Test needs to be done before breeding the dogs.

http://ofa.org/diseases/eye-certifcation

Hip, Elbow and Patella Testing

Information on the tests can be found on the home page Orthopedic Foundation for Animals.

http://www.ofa.org

Hips Only: PennHip

Only Veterinarians certified in PennHip may take and submit radiographs for diagnosis reading.