Welcome to the website of Lucoru Italian Spinone
We hope that you will enjoy meeting with our Italian Spinoni and getting to know a little bit about the breed as well.
Please feel free to contact me with any queries that you may have and I will try to answer them for you.
LOST Bracco Italiano near Saffron Waldon - details here
LATEST NEWS:
13th July 2010
Ruby was BOB at Dukeries (Notts) Gundog Club under breed judge Mel Hardy (Amhard) and then went on to 4th Best In Show, Judge David Shields (Wilholme)
6th July
Not to be outdone by her older brother Jago, Sapphire has been honing her (de)construction skills in our back yard by excavating a huge hole at the side of one of the planters, note to self, must finish laying the paving slabs!
4th July
Proving that it's never too late to teach an old dog new tricks, Ruby passed her Bronze Good Citizen award at Windsor Champ Show.
3rd July
Jago is learning new skills all the time as this message from his mum shows! "Did you know that not only have you bred a complete insomniac puppy dog but also a horticulturist too????? My beloved Jago (who sits staring at me all night long – well, he certainly doesn’t sleep much and is licking my face if I so much as turn over in my sleep!!) has also decided the garden needs attending to – I had grown some really nice lilies in pots and they were all just coming into bloom and looking really fab – until I went to Tesco’s on Saturday and when I returned my lovely lilies had been pruned to within an inch of their stems and petals were strewn around the garden! He also laid into the bay tree, which had many of its lower branches decapitated!!! He had clearly had a mad moment and glorious amount of fun at my expense! The little dear – obviously the heat had got to him! Why are Spinoni the most destructive of breeds??"
20th June 2010
Pearl wins her first 1st in Post Graduate Bitch under breed specialist Sally Sutton from an entry of 7 at Border Union Championship show
6th June 2010
We had a lovely day at the ISCGB champ show with a 2nd For Jago in the Graduate class, 2nd for Pearl in the Yearling class , 2nd of 16 entered in the Open Bitch Class with Ruby, then Ruby and Pearl won the Brace Stakes, 8 entered, all under Italian Specialist Judge Dr Gianercole Mentasi. Sapphire's Sire, Calvenace Ted Baker at Dalvenza won the RDCC and we also got to meet 2 of Sapphire's brothers who came for a visit, a perfect end to a perfect day.
22nd May 2010
Pearl qualifies for Crufts 2011 with a 3rd of 10 in the post graduate bitch class at SKC
1st May 2010
Jago (Lucoru Midnight Jet) gained a grading of "Good" at the Krothals Griffon Spring Pointing Test, hunting and pointing partridge, one of only 4 of the 16 dogs running to gain an award. Well done to Rob and Sue for all their hard work
24th January 2010
At Manchester Champ Show, Jago (Lucoru Midnight Jet) was 2nd in his Junior breed class, qualifying him for Crufts 2011. Pearl was a very creditable 3rd in the Junior Stakes class under Jock Mackay, out of an entry of 37, with very few absentees.
22nd January 2010
Ruby has had her litter today, 3 girls, 5 boys, all brown roan, mum & babies all doing well.
All the pups will be KC registered, micro chipped, vet checked & leave with a comprehensive puppy pack. Contact me for details.
21st November 2009
I have mated Ruby to Calvenace Ted Baker at Dalvenza. Ted is a CC winning brown roan, CA tested clear and BVA hip scored. If all goes well, the pups will be due towards the end of January 2010.
12th November 2009
If all goes well, we’re planning a litter for the New Year with Ruby, hopefully some brown roan this time, please contact me for details.
2nd October 2009
At Driffield Champ Show Ruby had another lovely day and has now won her way out of the limit bitch class with a 1st place and a 4th RCC under breed specialist Gaynor Berry (Hollutrix).
20th September 2009
We had a lovely day at Darlington Champ Show where the judge was Ellis Hulme, Pearl won her Puppy Bitch class of 5, this was her last puppy class at she is one year old on the 21st September. Mum Ruby won the Limit Bitch class of 9 and went on to be awarded the Reserve Challenge Certificate.
12th July 2009
Ruby wins her first Challenge Certificate under all rounder Julia Iles-Hebbert at East of England Champ Show
4th July 2009
Pearl was Best Puppy at Harrogate and DCS Open Show under breed specialist Tracy Hammond (Calvenace) while Mum Ruby won the Open Class of 5.
27th June 2009
At Blackpool, Jago was 2nd in the puppy dog class under breed specialist Pat Wilkinson (Monzamo) while Ruby was Res in the Open Bitch Stakes under all rounder Ellis Hulme
18th June 2009
Following on from his success at the ISCGB Champ Show, Jago was 1st in a class of 7 Puppy Dogs at 3 Counties Show under all rounder Pam Blay, Mum Ruby also had a good day by winning the Open Bitch Class
7th June 2009
Jago qualifies for Crufts at his first champ show by winning Puppy Dog at the ISCGB show
31st May 2009
Jago (Lucoru Midnight Jet) owned by Rob & Sue Blacker-Kyle, is BP & BOB at his first Open Show, Shropshire Gundog
8th May 2009
Pearl wins MPB class at Birmingham National under breed specialist Jean Houltram
26th April 2009
Pearl qualifies for Crufts at her first Champ Show, Welks
22nd March 2009
Pearl was BPiB at her first Open Show at North Lincs Dog Club, judge Jane Maxwell
7th March
Crufts 7th March 2009 – Ruby was 2nd in the Limit Bitch Class out of an entry of 15 under judge Colin McKay.
9th January
A great start to the new year, Ruby went Best Of Breed at Boston Championship Show under breed specialist Ann Hardy (Amhard)
12th December 2008
Back in the ring 11 weeks after having her litter, Ruby was 2nd in the Limit Bitch Class, judge Keith Groom.
21st September 2008
Ruby safely delivered her litter on the afternoon of Sunday 21st September 2008, she had 1 boy and 3 girls, mum and babies are all doing well. See Ruby's page for details.
23rd August 2008
Ruby and I had a lovely day at Scottish Kennel Club under judge Moray Armstrong (Bitcon) winning Limit Bitch and the RCC.
5th July 2008
Today we went one better at South Wales KA Championship show with a 1st in limit bitch and the Reserve Challenge Certificate, thus gaining our stud book number under all rounder Meriel Hathaway.
15th June 2008
Ruby was 2nd in limit bitch at Border Union Champ Show under all rounder John Thirlwell.
18th May 2008
The Scottish Kennel Club held their Championship Show on 18th May. Judging Italian Spinone was Doreen Hardie (Mistyayre). I was very pleased when Ruby was awarded 2nd in Limit Bitch
12th May 2008
I have a website! Here I will be telling you all about this wonderful breed and keeping you up-to-date with information about my Italian Spinoni.