Behind the prefix VESPINJA'S

My hobby started with Whippets in the 1980's. Even if I've owned and loved them for over 20 years I have never bred any litter, and most of my Whippets have been males. Nowadays I have a Whippet bitch as a mascot but still no breeding plans with this breed.

The first Cirneco arrived to my home and life in 1999 when the very first Finnish bred litter was born at Giltedged kennel. Little Immu was later known as Int & Multi Ch Multi Winner Giltedged Implication, one of the top winning Cirnechi in Scandinavia during early 2000's. I am very grateful to Immu's breeder Pia Friman for all help and advices in these years.

The first Vespinja's litter was born in May 2003 when I bred my Sicilian import Int Ch Vespina with a French gentleman Int Ch Jericho-Jamis de Percyval. From that litter I kept Int Ch Vespinja's Azalea who prodeced my D-litter in 2006. Vespina, our pack leader and a spoiled Queen of the house, is now retired but we are happy to see her offpring continuing her legacy all over the world. Best wishes to Vespina's grandchildren in Scandinavia and several other European countries, Russia, USA, Canada and Australia. We would love to hear from you!

I breed in a very small scale, maybe a litter a year and sometimes not even that one. All my dogs live as pets and sleep in beds and sofas. Altough I live in countryside with a lot of yard to dogs to run and play, I don't want to keep a big amount of dogs at home and that's why some of my breedings and imports have been placed to co-ownership. My breeding stock is officially health tested (eyes & heart & knees) and awarded in shows and most of them have been succesfull in lure coursing as well. I have imported dogs from Sicily, Norway, USA and UK.

If you're interested in my dogs or breeding, please don't hestitate to contact!

Annikki with Vespinja's Fortunata & Vespinja's Fiorella di Cainnech
photo by Tiina Hentunen