Dainty Acres Italian Greyhounds

10/31/2026

These last 2 weeks in Belton TX were soo great for our Dainty Acres pack. Lots of showing, lots of confidence building and lots of really nice Italian Greyhounds to share the ring with. Charlene got a Grand Champion Select, not alot of ribbons for 2 weeks worth of work, but today was better than yesterday and every day we built on the other.
The big excitement was seeing Charlene's puppy take Best of Breed in a ring against 6 champions. That was really exciting because we are breeding Italian Greyhounds and want to always be producing and improving. This proved to us we are doing something right.

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10/27/2026

Celeste got mail! Not only did she achieve her AKC Championship title last month, but today Dainty Acres got a letter from the Director of AKC with this award for being a breeder - owner and participating in the Bred-by Exhibitor classes at the AKC conformation shows. So honored to be part of a small group who are stewarding this ancient breed of canine.

10/19/2026

One step closer to that CHIC certification with OFA. "No evidence of Patellar Luxation" for Charlene, CH Ruscelli's Focused Performance.
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10/19/2026

It is Family Camp in Belton Texas! The red dogs are father/daughter, GCH Dainty's Big Red RI CGC TKN and CH Stone Desert's Dainty Celestial Color CGC TKN. And the seal dogs are mother/son, CH Ruscelli's Focused Performance and Ruscelli's Rest Of The Story At Stone Desert RBNPIS.
There are some squirrels living on the edge here in this camp spot!

10/17/2026

Charlene got some love at the Belton Cluster! CH Ruscelli's Focused Performance, handled by Kevin Taylor, won Grand Champion Select 🏆 under Judge Shalisa Neely at the Bell County Kennel Club's dog show today. Great ring full of champions and really nice Italian Greyhounds. Thank you Judge Shalisa Neely and congratulations everyone!

10/15/2026

And I thought Italian Greyhounds were clingy!

10/13/2026

AKC sent Celeste some mail!

10/09/2026

In this video I start by making the dogs wait to come into the dining area. After I let them in, I also make them stand in their dining stall and wait for the bowl to come to them. And, I make them wait for my verbal sign before eating. This daily exercise forces all of us into a routine, and I have the opportunity to ask them to "stay", "wait", "back" and "watch-it". All of these behaviors are necessary in the training we do here whether it is conformation, rally or service dog training.
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10/06/2026

Day 2: Charlene Learning how to Sit

Here in this video, Charlene is learning one of her Rally Novice moves. The sit is part of the heel command and will also be asked on the Rally Novice course.
I am starting by catching her in the act of the sit, and rewarding her for it. She has been a show dog her whole life, she has never been asked to sit. So this is brand new to her. Good thing she is so motivated by snacks!

Day 2: Charlene - Rally Novice Training 100626 CH Ruscelli's Focuse...

09/26/2026

Thank you to my husband who keeps marching to this crazy beat in my head and running after dogs and shows, and thank you to our new best friends Angela, Phil and Mary for sharing their ring and their lives with us in Greeley Colorado. Thank you Kevin, Angela, Jen and Moses for handling and showing our specials. And winning those Grand Champion Select awards with Redmond and Charlene!!!

Thank you Judges Jason Hoke, Ted Eubank, Ann Radford and Jean Pero for giving our breeding stock a good look. This was a very special show because Redmond officially retired from the Conformation show ring, and his daughter Celeste, became a Champion. Celeste, CH Stone Desert's Dainty Celestial Color CGC TKN, won Best of Opposite with Judges Jason Hoke and Jean Pero and a Best of Winners with Judge Ted Eubank. Those three major wins pushed her over the mark, and she now has her Championship title!
Charlene, CH Ruscelli's Focused Performance and Redmond, GCH Daintys Big Red RI CGC TKN both won Grand Champion Select trifectas with Judges Ted Eubank, Ann Radford and Jean Pero.
And one more victory, 🍾 Celeste earned her CGC and Trick Dog titles! Lots of treats and lots of praise from us here at Dainty Acres!!!
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And last but NOT least, I want to thank and shout out on the rooftops how great the the Greeley Cluster was. Thank you to the folks that worked to make this show so fantastic, our clubs, Onofrio, Stewards, Judges, the volunteers, Metro-Mile Hi KC and Evergreen Colorado KC and our fantastic photographers who found us in the ring to shoot beautiful photographs of our pets. Thank you Diana Han, NorCal Bulldoggers and Claudia Pet Photography for the fabulous photos here in my brag post!