Italian Greyhounds, New South Wales
Fifty years devoted to one small, exceptional hound.
With over 50 years of combined breeding and showing experience, Sandy Reeve and Tina Clift continue to be Australia's leading Italian Greyhound breeders.
On the record
Dog News Australia Hall of Fame
The only Italian Greyhound in Australia ever inducted, MBIS Supreme Champion Piccino Cassanova, was bred here.
Best in Show, Sydney Royal
Champion Piccino King Of Bling, 2023.
Purina Pro Plan
One of a small number of Australian kennels selected as an ambassador for the brand.
Dogs NSW 2100125276
Members in good standing, breeding under the Dogs NSW Code of Ethics.
Quality
Piccino is committed to this superb toy breed. Our dogs are consistent winners in the show ring at Best in Show level, in both all breeds and specialty shows.
We strive to improve the breed through a selective breeding programme, which has included importing a number of dogs from America and Canada. A good Italian Greyhound is not an accident, and it is not produced in a hurry.
Workmanship
Fifty years is a long apprenticeship, and what it buys is judgement: which bitch to put to which dog, when to hold a promising puppy back, and when a litter is simply not what you had hoped for.
The dogs are bred here and shown by the people who bred them, with Sandy handling in the ring. Every puppy leaves under the Dogs NSW Code of Ethics, and we would rather talk someone out of the breed than place a dog in the wrong home.
One Italian Greyhound in Australia has been inducted into the Dog News Australia Hall of Fame.
It is a great honour for Piccino to have bred him. Nova was campaigned to a record that still stands as the measure of the breed in this country, and he is the reason a good many people first heard our prefix at all.
Piccino Cassanova
16
Best in Show
19
Runner Up Best in Show
100
Best in Group
74
Runner Up Best in Group
Bred and owned by S & M Reeve. Handled by Sandy Reeve.
Champion Piccino King of Bling
History made, dreams realised. Ch Piccino King of Bling took home the coveted Best in Show at the 2023 Sydney Royal Easter Show. Winning top honours on Australia's biggest stage is the ultimate breeder's dream, a true testament to passion, dedication, and letting excellence shine.
Breeding
- Sire
- Maplewood's Blue Suede Shoes At Piccino
- Dam
- Piccino Gabriella
- Date of birth
- 9 December 2018
Pedigree
An Australian kennel working with a numerically small breed cannot improve it from within. Ours has been widened deliberately, by importing dogs from North America and bringing their lines in behind our own.
We are members of Dogs NSW, registration 2100125276, and we abide by the Dogs NSW Code of Ethics.
- Winsome
- Gio Mia
- Honours
- Salswift
- Maplewood
- Integra
- Celtic
- Marchwind
- Selah
Piccino
New South Wales, Australia
The Italian Greyhound is an exceptional toy breed with a charming, affectionate and amusing personality. These tiny hounds have the ability to completely captivate their owners. They certainly have with us.Sandy Reeve and Tina Clift
They are sighthounds in miniature: fast, fine-boned, and far more athletic than their size suggests. They are also devoted to the point of comedy, and they feel the cold.
If you are considering one, read the breed notes before you enquire. It is the fastest way to work out whether an Italian Greyhound suits your household.
Talk to us about an Italian Greyhound
We are happy to talk through the breed with anyone considering one, whether or not we have a puppy available.