Organizers of a truffle dog championship for amateurs in Oregon hope it will draw more people to truffle hunting with dogs, which some experts say could improve the Pacific Northwest's truffle crop.

Monza, a truffle hunting dog, and her dog trainer Lois Martin found a new truffle species at a municipal park in Tennessee. On Christmas Eve, Lois Martin decided to take Monza, her Lagotto Romagnolo, ...

A truffle hunt was our favorite day of a recent trip to Italy. Hiking beautiful countryside with dogs, then eating delicious scrambled eggs and soft, young Pecorino Romano cheese with a freshly found ...

Truffles are on the menu at Coltivare. They're also on the mind for chef Ryan Pera's dog, who is learning to find them by scent.

"The Truffle Hunters" is a slice of life from a place on Earth that's as hilly and lovely as a fairy tale kingdom and unusual more than ever in our times. Dogs and men - in fact, aged dogs and old men ...

I recently saw a Palm Beacher I know walking a dog I didn’t know. The pup was so beautiful, and so unusual-looking, that I asked his owner what type of dog it was. Artie is a Lagotto Romagnolo, said ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Truffle foragers in Italy have long sought to get rid of competition in search of "black gold." Ruthless hunters have resorted to ...

Deep in the rolling hills of northern Italy, where ancient oak trees guard their precious underground treasures, a special breed of dog has been perfecting the art of truffle hunting for centuries.

First things first, let’s clear up a common misconception: truffles are not mushrooms. They are a fungus, and while they are ...

Any dog can be a truffle dog. Corgis, dachshunds, beagles, Labs. There’s no pedigree needed to successfully seek out one of the most expensive delicacies on Earth – which happens to grow naturally ...