photo: Inka Luomanmäki
Ilona in March 2003


IT Ch Iosono Aina Ilona

Breed: Cirneco dell'Etna
Called: Ilona
Born: 20.9.2000
Sex: female
Sire: Felix del Gelso Bianco
Dam: INT, FIN, S, EST Ch JWW-98, EUJW-98 ESTW-00 Bambi
Breeder: Erja Luomanmäki, Finland
Owners: Domenico Tricomi & Jane Moore, Italy

Jazi's (Bambi) breeders Domenico Tricomi and Jane Moore came from Italy to pick up their stud puppy out of our first litter. They chose 'Ilona' who is the first cirneco dell'Etna in the world who has ever been exported to Italy - the native land of the breed. And, as a first foreign-born cirneco in Italy, Ilona made probably history: she gained Italian Champion title in the fall of 2002. Nowadays Ilona lives with Antonia (Jane's sister-in-law) in Milan where she is the queen of the household.

Ilona obtained the last CAC for Italian Champion title at the specialty in Sicily 27th October 2002. To become Italian Champion a cirneco needs to pass working trial and after this the dog can be shown in Working Class and gain CACs. Cirneco needs to get five (5) certificates; one from a specialty, at least two from international shows and two or less (if gained more than two from INT show) from national show.

Ilona is a good hunter and very obedient. She passed a working trial passed the Working trial of the Cirnechi with the highest grade 'excellent' at her first trying in Grassobbio (Northern Italy) 17th March 2002. She passed another hunting test with "excellent" held in Grassobbio in 2003.


Ilona at 2,5 years



Show results:

28.5.2001 San Remo, San Remo xx Best bitch junior
18.5.2001 San Gallen, Switcherland Mario Perricone, Italy Best bitch junior
17.3.2002 Grassobbio specialty, Italy
11 entered		 Marisa Brivio-Chellini, Italy OPEN exc.3.
24.3.2002 Reggio Emilia INT, Italy
1+1		 Miklos Levente, Hungary WORKING exc.1. CAC CACIB BOS
21.4.2002 Mandello del Lario, Italy
4 entered		 Marisa Brivio-Chellini, Italy WORKING exc.1. CAC BOB
28.4.2002 Codogno, Italy
1+2 entered		 Guido Vandoni, Italy WORKING exc.1. CACBOS
18.5.2002 Firenze INT, Italy
6 entered		 Palmiro Cottafavi WORKING exc.1. CAC CACIB BOS
15.6.2002 Bergamo INT, Italy (10 entered) Vincenzo Todaro, Italy WORKING exc.1. CAC res-CACIB
19.10.2002 Monza specialty, Italy
(6 entered)		 Paolo Fontana, Italy WORKING exc.2. res-CAC
27.10.2002 Messina specialty, Sicily
(23 entered)		 Mario Quadri, Italia WORKING exc.1. CAC IT Ch!!
16.3.2003 Grassobbio specialty, Italy
(21 entered)		 Vincenzo Todaro OPEN exc.1.



Working trial results:

17.3.2002 Grassobbio eccelente 3
16.3.2003 Grassobbio eccelente 4



Photos
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Ilona at 7 weeks & Domenico Jane, Ilona, Domenico & Jazi Ilona at 4,5 months Ilona at 4,5 months
Ilona & Milena (who is the first Cirneco in UK) Ilona in basket, photo: Jane Moore Ilona at 8 months & Jazi while we visited ItalyIlona kissing a horse Ilona at 1 year and cirneco puppies
Ilona at 2,5 years Ilona hunting Ilona at 2,5 years Ilona at 2,5 years