02/01/2024
2023 was a bit of a quiet year for Abbaio, but we still had a lot of fun and a lot to be proud of!
⭐️ The Zit showed just a few weekends up until May, including 2 Group 1st awards, then took 6 months off to have her first litter of puppies! She got back in the ring in November, breeder-owner-handled, and showed 4 weekends, including her second Best of Breed win at AKC National Championship! She ends 2023 as the #1 Ibizan Hound female, and #4 Ibizan Hound Breed/All-Breed
MBIF GCHS DC Abbaio Bushbaby SC ATT
⭐️ Eveline also showed only a handful of weekends and won a Group 1st on her way to ending the year #13 All-Breed
CH Abbaio My Strange Addiction JC
⭐️ Lydia showed a few times during the first half of the year to earn her grand championship title and an Award of Merit at Westminster, and ended the year as the #14 Ibizan Hound in Breed Points and #23 in Lure Coursing
GCH DC Abbaio Strange And Unusual SC
⭐️ Ramsey spent most of the year working on Rally, earning his novice title, but also came out in February to earn a group placement and end the year as #15 Ibizan Hound in All-Breed Points
GCHB DC Abbaio Tarsier RN SC BCAT CGC TKI ATT
⭐️ Magic showed in the southwest toward her bronze grand championship title and ended the year as #15 Ibizan Hound in Breed Points
GCHB Enzo’s Desert Magic V Abbaio
⭐️ Calliope showed in two big clusters over the summer, earning his grand championship and a group placement to end the year as #16 Ibizan Hound All-Breed
GCH Abbaio Almost Paradise
⭐️ Valentino showed the month of February, earning several breed wins and a group placement that helped him to be #20 Breed/ #19 All-Breed, and spent the rest of the Spring earning his dual championship and siring his first litter
GCH DC Abbaio Cheeseburger in Paradise SC
⭐️ Venus Flytrap made two appearances in 2023, over Westminster weekend earning a Group 2nd in Trenton and Select Bitch at Westminster as well as a Best Junior at Bucks County, she then came back to play at AKC National Championship with her junior making several cuts in their preliminary competition. She ended the year as #20 All-Breed Ibizan
GCHB DC Abbaio Bird of Paradise SC TKN
⭐️ Beetlejuice was on fire on the field this year, and while we were not able to travel much, and don’t have any trials in Florida except in the Winter, he racked up several Best of Breed wins, a Best in Field, High Scoring Dual Champion Ibizan and 1/2 of the Ibizan Breeder Stake winner at the National Lure Coursing Championship, won his specials stake on day 2 of the NLCC and was 2nd place in the breed finalist run, earned his LCX and LCX2, and finished the year as the #3 Ibizan in lure coursing and the #10 of all sighthound breeds!
BIF GCH DC Abbaio Stars Align MC LCX2 BCAT
⭐️ Json earned several great wins in the field this year, including a Best in Field, earned his show championship to make him a dual champion, and earned his LCX, was 1/2 of the Ibizan Breeder Stake winner at the National Lure Coursing Championship and won his specials stake on day 2. He ended the year as #4 Ibizan in lure coursing and #17 of all sighthound breeds!
BIF DC Abbaio Flute And Plunder MC LCX ACT1 ACT1J TKA FCh
⭐️ Katy made a few appearances on the field this year, but missed out on several trials as they coincided with her two seasons, though she did welcome her first litter in May! She also finished her grand championship in the beginning of the year, and she ended the year as the #9 Ibizan Hound in lure coursing
MBIF GCH DC Abbaio Reach For The Stars MC LCX
⭐️ Adele earned her grand championship in the beginning of the year, and then the light switch flipped on the field, leading her to several great runs which have her needing only her majors now to finish her field championship! ashe ended the year as the #18 Ibizan Hound in lure coursing
GCH Abbaio Cello From The Other Side SC
We are looking forward to lots more fun in 2024 both in the ring and on the field!
