Welcome to the MiaBella Kennels run by Chris & Jane Counsell, breeders of Lagotto Romagnolo dogs in the Wairarapa, New Zealand. Lagottos were originally bred as water retrievers in Italy but nowadays they are the only breed recognised as Truffle sniffing dogs.

We do not have any puppies available currently, our next litter is likely to be towards the end of 2010 – please click here to register your interest in purchasing a puppy from us.

We imported our first two bitches from Australia in mid-2007 – Ms Fiorella (Bella) from Azzuronastro Lagottos, Brisbane and Mia Rose from Nugold Kennels, Perth. Our stud, Tartufo Roco (Gino) – whose father Sarno was originally imported from Italy to Australia, also came from Azzuronastro Kennels.

MiaBella Amica

We were delighted to have one of our puppies MiaBella Amica awarded ‘Best Of Breed‘ at the 2009 National Dog Show held in Feilding.