Terra Incognita Lagotto Romagnolo Colours

The different colours of the breed

The Lagotto comes in almost all shades of white, orange and brown, solid or mixed
with each other. The colour black is not allowed, black markings or a black nose
are a sign for an incross of another breed.

Here you can see the most comon colors of the breed.

Solid white:

Orange:

White with orange markings:

Brown roan 1
(the white parts are
dirty white, freckled):

White with brown markings:

Brown roan 2
(the dog has
different shades of
brown with some
white dispersed all
over the body:

Brown roan:

This colors comes in a wide range, from almost white dogs with some
brown markings and freckles to almost all brown dogs that have some
white dispersed all over the body.

Solid brown:

Brown with tan markings:

The colour of a Lagotto is changing allot during his life, especially in the first 1 - 2
years.
Brown roan puppies get born white-brown and turn darker after a few weeks.
White puppies can stay white or turn into a light apricot. Brown puppies are born
dark. They can range from a chocolate color to almost black but will turn into a
more or less light brown when adult.

Here you can see a
white-brown puppy in
the front and a brown
roan in the back. The
white-brown will stay
white, his brown parts
will become lighter
while he gets older. The
broan roan will get
much darker later, some
even turn into an almost
brown dog.

A white and an orange,
new born puppy:

A brown roan puppy with 4 weeks:

The same puppy with 8 weeks (she already is getting darker...):

and again the same puppy with 5 month after her first hair cut: