| Name: | Cindy Munro | Location: | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canda |
| Email: | cindymunro1@gmail.com | Posted: | July 19, 2007 |
Cindy Munro of Winnipeg announces the birth of four male puppies on June 8, 2007. Her Volpinos, Domenic and Maria, are from Monte Frondoso Kennel in Perugia, Italy. If interested in a puppy, please send her email. You may see more photos and get more information on her Breeder Profile
Congratulations Cindy!
| Name: | Kevin Joiner | Location: | Kentucky |
| Email: | volpinoclub@yahoo.com | Posted: | July 19, 2007 |
It has been a momentus year for Volpinos. Births in the U.S. and Canda, the recognition of the breed by UKC, and the first Volpino Champions crowned in the US. Hopefully the next year will bring even more members, more "firsts", and more Volpinos in the USA!
If any of you know of Volpino owners or breeders who are not members, please encourage them to join! As always its free!
Thanks again for all the help and input with the website!
| Name: | Brian Brinley | Location: | California |
| Email: | popb805@sbcglobal.net | Posted: | July 1, 2007 |
Well recently we've done some changes.Clememtine went to get her summer trim, nails, and tooth examination. She's looks cooler for the summer. She started shedding about the middle of last month! So It was time!
Well it's starting off to be a warm summer in California and the first day of Summer being tomorrow I would say it's time to get the beach wear out head on down to the shore line!
Hope all is well with you all!
Sincerely, Brian Brinley
| Name: | Antonio Crepaldi | Location: | Porto Viro, Italy |
| Email: | antonio_crepaldi@virgilio.it | Posted: | July 1, 2007 |
The “del Birocciaio” Kennel inform what, after the puppies (three males) born the 13 May from Romolo della Genzianella and Valentina della Genzianella, the 17 June is born the puppies (two females) from Romolo della Genzianella and Briciola (derived by old bloodline of Dartagnan della Genzianella, lost for long time and salvaged only means of this important brood-mare).
Besides, in the act of the collaborations in course with other breeders:
A few puppy still disposal.
The Enci (Italian National Kennel Club), in date 11 June, have approved the title of Italian Champion of Tatà (property of the “del Birocciaio” Kennel). Shortly coupling between Tatà and Zenzero della Genzianella (reservations accepted).
Like only depositary of the last surviving stock of reproducings (sire and mare) of the pure old bloodline today existing (Genzianella), to head of the rescue and genetic reconstruction of the breed, with start since sixty years, I be happy of share the results with who want co-operate to the selection of the true typicalness, decided of the standard and historical documentations, against the continuous nosiness, frequently evil managed, of blood-kleinspitz (Pomeranian).
Thanks for the attention and best regards.
Antonio Crepaldi - Italy
| Name: | Kevin Joiner | Location: | Kentucky |
| Email: | volpinoclub@yahoo.com | Posted: | June 19, 2007 |
Volpinos Debut at UKC PremierVolpinos made their debut at UKC's Premier Show last weekend in Kalamazoo, MI. This is UKC's "big show" for the year, with thousands of dogs on hand for four days of competition in conformation, agility, obedience and other performance tests.Club members Kevin Joiner, with Regis and Roxy, and Karen and Mike Brennan, with Dezi and Bella, introduced many UKC show-goers to the Volpino. Hopefully next year even more Volpinos will be at Premier...and hopefully it will be a little cooler! Thanks to Mike for the photos! |
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| Name: | Antonio Crepaldi | Location: | Porto Viro, Italy |
| Email: | antonio_crepaldi@virgilio.it | Posted: | May 16, 2007 |
To Volpino Italiano lovers
Announcing the birth of three male puppies by Valentina della Genzianella and Romolo della Genzianella, of the historical and very old blood line "della Genzianella", traced to the head of the rescue and genetic reconstruction of the breed of Volpino Italiano, to start from 40 old years.
Reservations accepted.
Thanks and best regards,
Antonio Crepaldi - Italy
| Name: | Karen Brennan | Location: | Ontario, Canada |
| Email: | ktbrennan@rogers.com | Posted: | May 14, 2007 |
| Name: | Karen Lopez | Location: | Costa Rica |
| Email: | karenm@ice.co.cr | Posted: | May 9, 2007 |
Congratulations Karen!
| Name: | Kevin Joiner | Location: | Kentucky |
| Email: | VolpinoClub@yahoo.com | Posted: | April 24-27, 2007 |
Francini has several Italian and European champions in his kennel. According to the 2006 World Dog Show results, Only del Colle Degli Ulivi (who just so happens to be the father of my Regis!) is the 2006 World Champion Volpino!
Anyone who has other birth announcements, please email them!
| Name: | Kevin Joiner | Location: | Kentucky |
| Email: | VolpinoClub@yahoo.com | Posted: | April 18, 2007 |
Also, we have received more entries for the Volpino Calendar 2008! Thanks to everyone who has submitted photos, but we want photos from every member, so keep 'em comin'!
| Name: | Kevin Joiner | Location: | Kentucky |
| Email: | VolpinoClub@yahoo.com | Posted: | March 24, 2007 |
Thanks to Emily (who isn't even a member...yet!) for the one
beautiful photo we have so far.
| Name: | Kevin Joiner | Location: | Kentucky |
| Email: | VolpinoClub@yahoo.com | Posted: | March 10, 2007 |
If you know of any other birth announcements, email them to VolpinoClub@yahoo.com
| Name: | Kevin Joiner | Location: | Kentucky |
| Email: | VolpinoClub@yahoo.com | Posted: | Feb 20, 2007 |
I noticed today that my two Volpinos are now listed as tied for first
place for show points with UKC, in their "Top Ten List"! Of course they
may be the ONLY Volpinos registered with UKC, and the only ones shown,
but at least Volpinos are now "on the map" with UKC. I'm hoping both
will win enough points by April to be "Champions".
Volpino Club member Lynn Higgins has her Lundehunds who finished as #2 and two tied for #3 in 2006...congrats Lynn!
Here are the links to the Top Ten pages:
2006
2007
| Name: | Kevin Joiner | Location: | Kentucky |
| Email: | VolpinoClub@yahoo.com | Posted: | Feb 1, 2007 |
Want to hear a disturbing but interesting Volpino story? Read the
new "Editor's note" at the bottom of the
history page. If anyone is
interested in a "discussion" of the topic, I've started a thread
on the Forum.
| Name: | Kevin Joiner | Location: | Kentucky |
| Email: | VolpinoClub@yahoo.com | Posted: | January 16, 2007 |
As stated in the Volpino history, Queen Victoria of England "discovered"
Volpinos while on vacation in 1888 in Florence, Italy. She brought four of
them home, including Marco pictured here. Victoria called them
"Toy Pomeranians" since they so resembled the dogs called "Pomeranians"
in England at the time (actually German Spitz, first imported in 1787,
weighing 20 pounds or more).
Marco weighed 12 pounds and was thus much smaller than the Poms (German Spitz) Victoria had always known as her grandmother's dogs. It is said that Marco's "small" size gave her the idea to breed smaller and smaller "poms", resulting in the 3-7 pound Pomeranians known today.
So while Marco was not the genetic "Father of all Modern Pomeranians," it could be said that he was the "Father of Modern Pomeranians" in the sense that he influenced Victoria to start the modern small breed. And no doubt, as one of Victoria's "Champion Poms" and studs, Marco is a genetic ancestor of many Pomeranians living today. Thus here in full color is the Volpino-Pomeranian "missing link," though the link is not actually missing anymore (just the photo was...from our website)!
If interested, poster-sized or smaller copies of this image may be purchased on Ebay and from several other sources. Just search for "Marco on the Queen's Breakfast Table" and/or on the artist's name.
| Name: | Kevin Joiner | Location: | Kentucky |
| Email: | VolpinoClub@yahoo.com | Posted: | January 3, 2007 |
Having trouble finding a Volpino Italiano calendar? So are most/all of
us! The club is now sponsoring a photo contest to select photos for
a calendar of Volpinos.
Since we're starting in January 2007, the calendar is planned to be an 18-month calendar from June 2007 to December 2008. Click here for more details about the Contest and Calendar. More to come as the project develops. If you have suggestions or would like to help with the project, just send email.
We'd like to see at least one photo from each club member,
as well as photos from breeders and friends abroad!
| Name: | M. Mannucci | Location: | Italy |
| Email: | massimannucci@tiscali.it | Posted: | Dec 3, 2006 |
A new club has been founded in Italy for the Volpino Italiano: ATAVI -
Associazione Tecnica Amatori Volpino Italiano (Technical Association
of Lovers of the Volpino Italiano).
M. Mannucci is a Vice-President of the new club and has contacted us asking for information about Volpinos in America. Alessandro Valente, of Monte Frondoso, a breeder who has shipped several Volpinos to the USA, is one of the nine Council Members.
They do not have a website yet, but a link will be posted on our site
if and when they do. Hopefully we can get many tips from this new
organization of "Volpino experts" in the future! Thanks to Alessandro
for sending us their new logo!
| Name: | Kevin Joiner | Location: | Kentucky |
| Email: | volpinoclub@yahoo.com | Posted: | Nov 9, 2006 |
| Name: | Kevin Joiner | Location: | Kentucky |
| Email: | volpinoclub@yahoo.com | Posted: | Nov 5, 2006 |
On Saturday November 5, 2006, I took my two puppies to the Mason-Dixon Multi-Breed Association dog show near Louisville, KY, a UKC sanctioned event. They competed in the Novice Puppy (no-points) section in the Northern Breeds class.
Being the only Volpinos there, of course Regis won "Best Male Novice Puppy"
and Roxy "Best Female Novice Puppy" for Volpino Italiano, and Roxy won
"Best Novice Puppy". But Roxy also won Second Place for "Best Puppy In
Class" for the Northern Class, competing against puppies from several
Northern (spitz) breeds. The Siberian Husky won first place, but
Roxy won over two Eskies (standard and mini), the Alaskan Klee Klai
(they were having their national specialty, and there were dozens of
these there!), and several other breeds.
This was the first time a Volpino was shown in the USA in an event sponsored by one of the two major kennel clubs in the USA! Several breeders were interested in seeing the Volpinos, so hopefully such events will spread interest in our "our little secret" breed! I don't know yet if Volpinos have ever appeared in CKC (probably not) or ARBA (maybe) events. The Volpino was just recognized by UKC on July 1 this year.
For all you Volpino owners in the USA, I encourage you to enter your dogs in a show...it is fun, not too expensive, you'll meet lots of nice people (and dogs), it is good socialization for your dogs, and you'll be a "center of curiousity" with a rare breed! And you're guaranteed to get at least "Best of Breed" ribbon and compete in the Class show since you have the only Volpino at the show!
This was my first dog show ever, and I survived, and had a good time! Some suggestions:
Check out the UKC, CKC and ARBA websites for info on upcoming shows in your area. (Unfortunately, AKC still doesn't recognize the Volpino... but at least one AKC Eskie breeder at Saturday's show now wants to change that!)
| Name: | Kevin Joiner | Location: | Kentucky |
| Email: | volpinoclub@yahoo.com | Posted: | Oct 29, 2006 |
| Name: | Kevin Joiner | Location: | Kentucky |
| Email: | volpinoclub@yahoo.com | Posted: | Oct 18, 2006 |
It turns out that as of July 1, 2006, UKC recognizes all breeds recognized by the FCI (International Association of Kennel Clubs), and that includes the Volpino. This means all major Clubs in the USA now recognize the Volpino except for the AKC.
The UKC (not to be confused with the former "Universal Kennel Club", considered a "puppy mill club" by most) is the second oldest club in the USA, and has the world's largest registry for canine Performance. Since its beginnings, the UKC has focused on performance as well as conformation (good looks, breed standard), a concept they call The Total Dog.
Visit their website at http://www.ukcdogs.com
for more information. Contact Vicki Rand, Editor UKC Publications,
at VRand@ukcdogs.com for
more information about registering Volpinos, or call their registration
phone number listed on their web page.
| Name: | Juha Nevalainen | Location: | Finland |
| Email: | juha.neva@suomi24.fi | Posted: | Oct 7, 2006 |
Juha is practicing his English...he is doing very well! Send
him greetings from America!
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| Name: | Kevin Joiner | Location: | Kentucky |
| Email: | VolpinoClub@yahoo.com | Posted: | Oct 2, 2006 |
The American Rare Breed Association (ARBA), founded 1991, is a kennel club for "breeds not recognized by the AKC." ARBA holds Conformation Shows (like the AKC dog shows seen on TV) across the nation. (CKC, the only other American club known to recognize Volpinos, does not officially do Conformation shows, instead focusing on Performance)
While ARBA does not list the Volpino Italiano on its web page (their web site could use a little work, in my opionion), I called their main office in Maryland today and was told that ARBA automatically recognizes any FCI breed not recognized by AKC, and this includes the Volpino Italiano! (Volpinos are not listed on their website because no Volpinos have been registered!)
Registration papers from an FCI-affiliated club (like ENCI) are required to register dogs with ARBA. American-born dogs may be registered if both parents are ARBA-registered.
ARBA registration would be of interest to any U.S. Volpino owner who would like to become involved with conformation shows. Currently Lynn Higgins and I are working on getting UKC recognition for Volpinos, which does both Conformation and Performance shows.
ARBA's website can be found at
http://www.arba.org
| Name: | Andrea Leonini | Location: | Italy |
| Email: | info@anticaetruria.com | Posted: | Oct 2, 2006 |
| Name: | Kevin Joiner | Location: | Kentucky |
| Email: | VolpinoClub@yahoo.com | Posted: | Sept 10, 2006 |
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| Name: | Lynn Higgins | Location: | Colorado |
| Email: | lhiggins@myawai.com | Posted: | Sept 9, 2006 |
| Name: | Line Suomalainen | Location: | Norway |
| Email: | linesurf@online.no | Posted: | Sept 2, 2006 |
Thanks,
Line & Ilpo
NB: can you help us to find a good male for breeding and show to export to Norway?
| Name: | Inger Mari Pederson | Location: | Norway |
| Email: | volpino@tele2.no | Posted: | Aug 23, 2006 |
| Name: | Kevin Joiner | Location: | Kentucky |
| Email: | volpinoClub@yahoo.com | Posted: | Aug 23, 2006 |
| Name: | Kevin Joiner | Location: | Kentucky |
| Email: | volpinoClub@yahoo.com | Posted: | Aug 15, 2006 |
The Staff Committee for the AKC/FSS has reviewed the petition that
you have submitted for acceptance of the Volpino Italiano into the
AKC/FSS Program. The committee is concerned about the similarity
between the Volpino Italiano and the American Eskimo. There are
many similarities in comparing the two standards, and it is feared
that it would be difficult to differentiate at this time.
The AKC/FSS Program will continue to evolve; as it does AKC encourages
the breeders and exhibitors of the Volpino Italiano to continue
to register their dogs with the ENCI.
AKC appreciates the interest in the FSS Program. Should you have
any additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
Mari-Beth O'Neill
Assistant Vice President
Special Services
Email: mbo@akc.org
Of course the ENCI does not register dogs born outside of Italy, even if both parents are ENCI registered. AKC's standard for the American Eskimo Dog can be found here.
| Name: | Kevin Joiner | Location: | Kentucky |
| Email: | volpinoClub@yahoo.com | Posted: | Aug 2, 2006 |
| Name: | Sherry Connolly | Location: | South Carolina |
| Email: | connolly1960@msn.com | Posted: | July 10, 2006 |
| Name: | Mete (Kennel Hedehuset) | Location: | Denmark |
| Email: | Hedehuset@c.dk | Posted: | July 3, 2006 |
| Name: | Alessandro Valente | Location: | Perugia, Italy |
| Email: | montefrondoso@tin.it | Posted: | July 3, 2006 |
| Name: | Sally Franks | Location: | Ohio |
| Email: | | Posted: | July 2, 2006 |