Who are we?

We are mother Erja and daughter Inka Luomanmäki from Helsinki, Finland. We have owned Cirneco dell'Etnas since 1997 and Italian Greyhounds since 1999. We breed both breeds on a small scale, and we usually have 0-2 litters per year. We have bred many International Champions and Winners and our successful breeding has been awarded with the highest award by the Finnish Sighthound Club in 2010. We have also bred many Top Cirnecos of the year in Finland.

Our first cirneco dell'Etna was imported from Italy in 1997 and our litter was born in 2000 and the first litter of Italian Greyhounds in 2007. Our prefix Iosono is Italian and it means "I am" in English. We have imported dogs for our breeding and have done several mating trips abroad because in both breeds we need new blood lines here in Finland as the genepool is small. Especially health, temperament and the correct type, construction and movements are very important to us. Our breeding stock is officially health tested with eyes & knees. Most of our dogs live in their own families and are co-owned by us. We don't want to keep too many dogs at home because we want our dogs to have invidual attention and love.

Inka has been very active in the breed club for the Cirnechi and the IGs (Finnish Italian Greyhound & Cirneco dell'Etna Club). She was one of the foundation members when the club was founded in 1999. Inka was member of board 2000-2007, and vice president 2004-2007. Nowadays Inka belongs to the breeding and show committees in the breed Club and she is also the secretary of the Finnish Sighthound Club's breeding committee.