This episode of Dogs with Jobs gives a rare glimpse into truffle hunting at the highest level, from the Italian National Working Trials, which took place in October.
Louise Mizen Ferguson, Chairman of the Lagotto Romagnolo Club of Great Britain takes Dogs with Jobs on a road trip to Italy. Her own Lagottos, Dario and Sage, have had a lot of success in the show ring both in the UK and Italy. Indeed Dario has previously been graded in both the show ring and the working trails in Italy at this very event in 2022.
Louise shares excerpts of her audio diary, which captured the entire trip to Italy, with fellow British Lagotto owners, who talk about the intricacies of the field trials, and the “tourist class” in the latest trails.
It’s a window into a very specialised world. Louise, Lynn and Lucy explain how the trails are organised, how they are judged and what it is like to compete at this level in Italy against the world’s top truffle hounds.
Listen to the full length version of Louise’s audio diary:
Connected episodes
If you enjoyed hearing about these working trials for truffle hounds, you may also like these episodes:
- Diva at the the UK’s National Sheepdog Trials
- Clover, who competes at scurries in the UK at country shows
- Drake, a gun dog champion at working trails
- Another truffle hound, Giglee
Do you work your dog or dogs?
Please don’t hesitate to get in touch – I LOVE to meet working dogs. You can reach me, Kate Fairweather on team@shineradio.uk.
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would love to hear the full diary as i wish to do this event next year is there a link please i cant find it on your site
Hi Michael, Thanks for listening! I will publish the whole thing this evening on shineradio.uk and link to it from the Dogs with Jobs episode page. Please do have another look this evening. I’ll be publishing a second, shorter piece on December 1 on the showing side of the trials (as opposed to the truffle trials), so do follow on the podcast stream or come back in a couple of weeks for that. Best, Kate