Origin of the name: swedish name for a boy & cat`s name.

podenco ibicenco pelo corto / ibizanpodenco lyhytkarvainen

21.06.2007-11.06.2019

sire: Mardais Image Of Amun (24.05.2003-02.03.2010)

dam: Necronomicon Wildhoney

(Aristoteles x Sniffens Sheshe)

inbreeding: 6,58% (6 generations)

pedigree number: EJ38385/07

identification number: 985120031763142

colour: brown-white

height: 74cm (mitattu virallisella agility säkämitalla)

weight nowadays: ~30kg (and proud of it!)

Sylvester in Koiranet

nicknames: Sylve, Sylve-Sylvester, Sylde, Syltty, Sylde-Pylde, Symbe, Termi-Sylvester, Termiitti, Symbioosi, Symbastic, Symppis, Symppa, Sylve-Stan, Symbooli, Sylve-muikkunen, Sylve-sulkkunen, Ibiza, mamman pikku-Ibiza, pikku-Sylve, Sylve-ankka, Sylve-huittinen, Huittiska, Pyhä Sylvester, Saint Sylvester, Muhammad Sylvester, suurin ja kaunein, Symppamies, Mister Sylvester, Huittinen, Ankka, pikku-Ankka, Ankkamies, Pappis, pappa ibiza, pappa-vauva, seniori, senkka, Pappamies, Vanhus

15.07.2008 Finnish Kennel Club`s official health test: hips A/A, elbows 0/0, knees 0/0 & eyes ok

17.08.2009 Finnish Kennel Club`s official health test: eyes ok & heart ok

24.10.2010 Finnish Kennel Club`s official health test: eyes ok

17.12.2011 Finnish Kennel Club`s official health test: eyes ok

14.12.2013 Finnish Kennel Club`s official health test: eyes ok

16.05.2015 Finnish Kennel Club`s official health test: eyes ok

1. Toimintakyky: -1 (pieni)

2. Terävyys: +1 (pieni ilman jäljelle jäävää hyökkäyshalua)

3. Puolustushalu: -1 (haluton)

4. Taisteluhalu: -1 (pieni)

5. Hermorakenne: +1 (hieman rauhaton)

6. Temperamentti: +2 (kohtuullisen vilkas)

7. Kovuus: +1 (hieman pehmeä)

8. Luoksepäästävyys: +2a (luoksepäästävä, aavistuksen pidättyväinen)

Laukauspelottomuus: +++ (laukausvarma)

yhteensä 78 pistettä eli hyväksytty

Tuomarit: Pirjo Ojala-Laine & Auli Kiminki

We had tried feeding BARF to Sylvester before but maybe Muumi's arrival to this household did the trick. Now Sylvester knows that if he doesn't eat his "kibble" there will be Muumi eating them eagerly. When there was just Sylvester and Dima or Sylvester and Kenya or Sylvester and Ana he didn't think much of it but obviously Muumi is such a bad competitor that Sylvester doesn't dare leave his food uneaten. Before he only ate raw meat meant for human consumption and if we tried to be strick about it he could be 3 days not eating and I would become so afraid of his heart and health (one can't starve long if one is already anorectic) that i would cave in and feed him his usual food. I don't consider Sylvester as picky and I think he has healthy appetite.

My conclusion is that he is unable to digest all the food he eats

and get the nutrients he needs to look healthy & have energy.

Kibbles we tried:

Choice (lamb based)

James Wellbeloved (mostly lamb based)

Eagle Pack Holistic Select (lamb & turkey)

At this point I figured that all kibbles which I had tried and hadn't suited were lamb based. I had bought lamb because I thought it was of better quality but all it did was digest badly causing poop to be soft. Next I tried kibbles bought from vet.

After feeding him only raw meat we have tried to add fiber in his diet

because every vet I have ever met says dogs need fiber and they are right.

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Sylvester @ vet for stomach problems:

3/2010 enteritis in Norway

Autumn 2017 Tylosin stomach antibiotic

6/2019 Tylosin stomach antibiotic

Sylvester suffered from excessive grass eating during his last years. It was propably caused by raw meat diet. His last diet change was to Risella whole grain rice porridge and boiled boneless chicken chunks. This should have been his diet all his life. We had tried buckwheat porridge and boiled minced chicken but that just kept stools in liquid form.

Sylvester's cause of death was rupturing of Hemangiosarcoma tumor in right heart base.

Secondary findings: IBD (Ohutsuolessa todettiin kohtalaisia pitkäaikaisia tulehdusmuutoksia (kohtalainen krooninen multifokaalinen lymfoplasmasytäärinen enteriitti, jossa kohtalainen eosinofiilinen komponentti), jotka voivat liittyä krooniseen tulehdukselliseen suolistosairauteen (IBD).

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I had tried to feed Sylvester like "vierasta sikaa" before trip.

Sylvester has my dog DNA passport and in his results concerning colours he has dominant black or brindle in K locus. Reason behind him not having visible black in his fur is he has brown in B locus and that brown turns all black to brown. This does NOT mean that there is a galgo or other black dog among Sylvester's ancestors. It only means that Sylvester carries black in his genes (in K locus) but because of brown colour in B locus which turns all black into brown it will never manifest itself in Sylvester's fur & outer appearance. I was told by an expert of canine DNA testing company in Belgium that all dogs have carried black from the start so finding black colour from non black dogs' DNA means nothing.

My other podencos have MyDog Dna passports too and Anastasiya, Muumi, Hemuli & Unto don't have black or brindle in K locus.

2014

Dobo jatkokurssi x 5 / Koirakoulu Kompassi 21.05.-18.06.

Dobo alkeiskurssi x 5 / Koirakoulu Kompassi 16.04.-14.05.

Agilitykurssi C x 10 / Koirakoulu Kompassi 05.04.-14.06.

Agilitykurssi B x 5 / Koirakoulu Kompassi 17.02.-17.03.

Since Sylvester's hind legs' thigh muscles shook more than before during Kartano Weekend 2017 I decided it would be his last dog show. For those who don't know there's been podencos with shaking hind legs' thigh muscles in Necronomicon I-litter. Hind legs' thigh muscle trembling started when they were 1-2 years old and no diagnose was given to anyone. It's something though since my other podencos don't have it. I would describe it as involuntary muscle trembling. Sylvester's osteopath regards it as old dog thigh muscle trembling but I dont know the correctness of that "diagnose".

In January 2019 Sylvester was castrated due to benign tumor in left testicle and in May 2019 I suddenly realized that I hadn't noticed any hind leg muscleshaking for months. So I think it was testosterone and machismo and maybe nerves since Sylvester thinks himself as small mommy's boy :D

Sylvester competed in veteran class & was judged by Angela Hauncher Ayucar, Spain.

excellent 1, certificate quality, best male 1. best of breed & vet bob

Good head & expression. Very good earplacement. Would prefer better skull lines.

Good neck & topline. Good chest. Good angulations. Moves well. Shows age.

~I dont think this judge liked either podenco ibicenco competing in this show

so I more or less think this bob as a ten year bonus for Sylvester.~

Sylvester competed in veteran class & was judged by Eddie Patterson, Ireland.

excellent 1, certificate quality, best male 1, best of sex, VET BOB, SWEDISH WINNER 2016, SWEDISH VETERAN WINNER 2016

Sylvester competed in veteran class & was judged by Carla Molinari, Portugal

excellent 1, VET BOB, European Veteran Winner 2016 & Benelux Veteran Winner 2016

No critique was written.

Sylvester competed in veteran class & was judged by Jean-Jacques Dupas, France

excellent 1 & Euro Sighthound Veteran Winner 2016

No critique was written.

Sylvester competed in veteran class & was judged by Annette Bystrup, Denmark

excellent 1, certificate quality, VET BOB

9 years, in good condition. Well balanced & masculine. Well bodied, with a prominent forechest & correct flat ribs. Well angulated hindquarters. Well proportioned head with a bit too upright ear carriage. Nice flat skull with third eyes. Strong muzzle with correct scissorbite. Nice front, could have a bit more upright pasterns. Clean cut neck & strong topline. Nice short coat. Well set & carried tail. Moves with a suspended trot. Agile for his age.

8v. Erinomainen tyyppi ja koko. Kaunis ilmeikäs pää. Hieno ilme. Hyvät korvat. Hyvä kaula. Tasapainoiset kulmaukset. Hyvä runko. Hyvä ylälinja. Hieman pehmeyttä ranteissa. Liikkuu hyvin. Miellyttävä käytös.

Sylvester competed in champion class and was judged by Magnus Hagstedt, Sweden

excellent 3, certificate quality, best male 3

Elegant och maskulin. Generösa proportioner i en tilltalande ram och helhet. Vackert huvud och uttryck. Fina öron. Ledigt rörelser med utmärkt resning men kunde vara betydligt mer stabil fram och tillbaka. Visas i något tunn kondition.

Elegant and masculine. Generous proportions in an attractive frame and whole. Beautiful head and expression. Nice ears. Free movements with excellent rising but could be significantly more stable forth and back. Appears in somewhat thin condition.

excellent 3, certificate quality, best male 4

Sylvester competed in champion class and was judged by Ligita Zake, Latvia

excellent

7 years old dog in good condition. Correct proportions. Strong masculine head, expression typical enough. Correct topline. Correct developed body. Correct angulation but could have better movement behind.

Sylvester competed in champion class and was judged by Carmen Navarro Guisado, Spain

excellent 1, certificate quality, best of sex, cacib & Estonian Winner 2014

Nice expression, correct bite, good head proportions, elegant neck, good front angulation, compact body, good rear angulation. Would prefer more drive behind, is rather close behind.

6 y old. Good headshape. Good ears. Good neck. Good body. Topline could be better. Well angulated rear. Straight front angulation. The movement is not in balance today. Well presented.

6 years old. Head too massive for the breed, heavy. - . Correct expression. Correct eye color. Correct bite. Correct depth of chest. Desirable most prominent cross. Correct croup. and tail length & implantation. Moving lacks suspension.

Sylvester competed in champion class and was judged by Irene Terry, United Kingdom

excellent 2, certificate quality, best male 2, res-cacib

Very good male. Good head, excellent ears. Good front. Correct neck. Good topline. Correct body proportions. Excellent rear end. Moved out well.

Erinomainen tyyppi ja mittasuhteet. Maskuliininen pää ja ilme. Oikein kannetut ja kiinnittyneet korvat. Kaunis kaula. Suora olkavarsi. Hieman pehmeyttä ranteissa. Riittävä rungon syvyys. Erinomainen runko ja ylälinja. Oikein kulmautuneet takaraajat. Liikkuessa melko ulkonevat kyynärpäät. Erinomaiset sivuliikkeet.

Sylvester competed in champion class and was judged by Maija Sylgrén

6v. Ryhdikäs. Riittävät rungon mittasuhteet omaava uros jolla hieman voimakaskalloinen pää. Hyvät korvat. Kauniit silmät. Oikea purenta. Ryhdikäs kaula. Riittävä rintakehän syvyys. Rintalasta voisi olla pidempi. Pysty olkavarsi. Hieman niukat takakulmat. Riittävä hännän pituus. Hieman levoton etuliike. Takaosa kaipaa hieman lisää työntövoimaa. Kaunis väri.

Good size, typical head, excellent ear size and ear carriage. Scissor bite. Superb long neck, correct topline and tail carriage. Correct angles, good hair quality. Moving can be harmonious.

no critique was written

no critique was written

Sylvester competed in champion class and was judged by Barbara Ruth Smith, United States Of America / Sweden

6 years. Masculine. Too thin for my opinion. Beautiful long, slender head with well set ears. Showing his third eye. Strong scissorbite. Well arched long neck. Excellent front with correct open angle between shoulder and upper arm. Correct moderate depth of chest. Excellent topline. Correct moderate bend of stifle. Correct low set tail with white tip. Moves elastic and harmonic.

Sylvester competed in champion class and was judged by Rudi Brandt from Danmark

Sylvester competed in champion class and was judged by Jan Coppens, Netherlands (slime ball of a judge)

Tall & dry, but strong & powerfull. Perfect head. Perfect ears. Excellent neck. Correct topline. Well set & carried tail. Enough deep chest. So pity with his topline. Good movement. Good presentation. Typical character.

Outstanding dog of excellent type & very good balance. Excellent head & expression. Wonderfull ears. Well arched long neck. Excellent topline. Good strenght to loin. Good tailset. Perfect angulation front & rear. Correct body. Good bone & good feet. Starlish dog on the move with balanced side gait. Good foot placement. Moving just a little narrow coming & going.

Tilltalande championhane av prima typ & storlek. Mycket vackert huvud & uttryck. Prima örer, hals & toplinje. Typiskt vinklad. Rör sig mycket väl från sidan. Prima päls, ben & fötter. Kunde gärna haft 1kg vint till.

Whenever one is in the fortunate position of awarding CCs, there will always be a general picture obtained from what is entered. This entry was indeed like the curate’s egg - good in parts! Despite the fact that our breed does not have a definitive upper height limit, it does not mean that bigger is better. Ibizan Hounds were used for catching rabbits to augment a somewhat meagre diet, so a big hound would not be able to do so easily and from a practical perspective a larger hound needs more food, requiring it to work twice as hard as a hound half of its size to provide the extra meat for it to eat! Movement caused me to shudder one or twice, extravagant, high stepping forehands (which would look better between the shafts of a governess cart) are not what the breed standard calls for when it uses the word ‘hovver’. The action at the trot is low, light, almost ground skimming and most importantly - long. Too many Ibizans here today displayed a ‘snapping upward’ from upper arm down to the pastern, creating a heightened trot rather than a forward one. Also, we appear to have light coloured rounded eyes creeping back into the breed, a fault which we had all thought to have virtually eliminated some years ago, beware! A plea that every breed specialist makes when faced with a ‘mixed’ entry is for all of us who choose to breed this magnificent creature, look dispassionately at your breeding stock, no dog/bitch is perfect and Mother Nature rarely meets any of us ‘half way’, endeavour to breed your next generation to conform not only to the breed standard, but to also heed the breeds function, for if we loose the Ibizan Hounds ability to function, we loose the Ibizan Hound. PGD 1 Woodcock’s Benjique Flavius Belby. W/c youngster, engaging personality with a long head and good earset, long neck on steep shoulders, long straight forelegs with correct feet in fore and hind, his topline was sometimes erratic along with his tail carriage, but given time he will settle to his job, long stride with correct low action. 2 Catchpole’s Falconcrag Spanishsteps. W/c smooth sapling, largest of ears on long head and convex muzzle, a little light on eye colour, good reach of neck, straight front, long ribbing, rises over the topline, very loose on the move and tailset and carriage is a little too high, he is very tall and hence balance is not evident but a cheerful chap who must be a joy to live with. LD A tough class to assess. 1 Macaulay’s Falconcrag Rocha For Gartlove. W/c smooth, heavy in headpiece and rather too round in eye shape, good earset leading into a long, muscular neck, good forechest, a little short in ribbing and a little long in loins, slight slope to croup, movement is far too high stepping and a little lacking in precision, carries his tail too high. 2 Carter’s Afilador Moonlight Shadow ShCM. Flatly refused to use his ears! C/w, rough coated chap, good eye shape and colour, finely built with firm muscular frame, a shade short in neck, good shoulders, has a tendency to knuckly over in fore, firm erect pasterns, well arched toes, long ribbing but arches his topline at times, long hindquarters, movement let him down somewhat with a short, choppy stride and tied-in at the elbow coming towards. OD 1 Hamilton’s Benjique Whistle In The Wind. C/w smooth who had the best head in the entry, fine, long with the slight downward tilt of the nose, good earset in line with the eyes, strong jaws, beautiful almond shaped amber eyes, long, lean neck into balanced steep shoulders and upper arm, straight front with firm pasterns, chest depth clears his elbows by a good 2 inches, lacks forechest, good ribbing, long hindquarters, has still some maturing to do but he outmoved everything today. CC (his second) and after much deliberation, BOB. 2 Kaikkonen’s Necronomicon Ishaq. Nice to see this chap back at Crufts, he has filled out to advantage, his head is fine but lacks definition, being almost conical, earset is low which means the head is somewhat untypical, but a dog doesn’t run on his head! His body shape is balanced and typy, long, muscular neck, steep shoulders, straight front with fine bone, long flat ribbing, compact loins, a shade steep in croup, lacking a little in strength behind, he moves with a long low stride and impressed enough for the RCC. 3 Steele’s Ch Faisan de Perrera Falconcrag. Heavier in muzzle and a shade short in headpiece, reluctant to use his ears today, muscular neck on good shoulders, good front, well ribbed back but displays a less than level back, long hindquarters, well muscled all through, just not playing the game today. VB 1 Frost’s Akhanubis Aurora. W/c smoothcoat, absolutely feminine, long flat skull, eyes are rounded, good earset, long neck, long shoulders, straight fore with fine bone, long ribcage, short loins, slight slope to croup, movement was light and effortless. PGB 1 Carter’s Afilador A Hint Of Jasmine. C/w smoothcoat girl, is maturing into a pleasing hound, fine head with amber eyes, fine erect ears, perhaps a shade more strength in underjaw needed, long lean neck on steep shoulders, straight front with firm pasterns and excellent feet, level topline, long flat ribbing, good tuck up, long, muscular hindquarters, handled to perfection to get the best from her. LB 1 Carter & Donnaby’s Benjique Cappuchino Girl. W/c, possesses a pleasing outline from the first look, her head could be a little more refined, but has femininity, almond shaped eyes sof amber, good earset and ears are highly mobile, long neck on steep shoulders, straight front with well arched toes, sufficient forechest, long flat ribcage, level back, slight slope to croup and long hindquarters, movement was long and low with the lightness of footfall that the breed calls for. CC (her third, congratulations!) was very unsettled in the challenge for BOB, a pity. 2 Clarke’s Afilador Relight My Fire. C/w, r/c, fine skull with slight stop, dark amber eyes, ears set on a little low, long lean neck, good forechest, well angled fore and hind, long ribcage with correct depth, well arched toes, good tuck up, tail is set on well and carried correctly, moved with a lovely long stride, handled beautifully. 3 Carter’s Afilador Spark To A Flame. Another c/w r/c and litter sister to second, and despite a few extra pounds, has similar qualities. OB 1 Carter’s Diecisiete Mandarina At Afilador. C/w s/c finely built bitch, long skull with slight stop, lovely eye shape and colour, good earset and carriage, long, lean neck on steep shoulders, straight front with well arched toes, too short in ribbing, level back, a little over-angulated in hind, good tailset, a little timid under the hand, movement was stilted and choppy even when moved on a loose lead. RCC. 2 Carter & Donnaby’s Nor Ch Rosenhills Dwarf The Fairy Zita At Benjique (Imp). C/w s/c in beautiful condition but is just a little too heavy all through, good headshape with lovely almond shaped eyes of correct colour, lean neck on good forehand, long flat ribcage, level back, long muscular hindquarters, moved well and true. I think if she were a little taller on the leg she would have better balance. 3 Macaulay’s Es Viver For Gartlove. W/c bitch with pleasing head and expression, long neck, shoulders are a shade longer than ideal and brisket is too deep, long ribbing with muscular loins, long hindquarters giving her plenty of drive on the move but just too much height particularly in fore. Good Citizen B 1 Taylor’s Cazador Suenos Bruja. C/w s/c, the best schooled exhibit by far! Didn’t put a foot wrong, long, flattish skull, a little round in eye shape, keen expression and earset a little low, lean neck on steep shoulders, fine boned, brisket of correct depth, tailset is high and tail is carried gaily, moved well otherwise.

Sharon E. Clark

Bra storlek, vacker huvud, allt för tunn och substansfattig, önskar planare ö-linje, tunn i backstället, vackra rörelser, önskar mer volym och djup i bröstet, rör sig vackert.

no critique was given in this show

Sylvester competed in champion class and was judged by Garry Dryburgh, Australia

excellent 1, best of sex, best of breed, cac, cacib

Good breed type, x x

angulation & great depth of chest, x & x, moving well.

Good type, very good head, good body, very good angulation, movement well.

Red and white 3 years old male, excellent top, flat skull, very good ears, muzzle correct, scissor bite, good lengthed neck, correct arch, moderate depth of chest above elbow, moderate angulation, moderate ribbone, a bit too thin in condition, slight hue in topline, tail just too long, move soundly.

Dagmar Kenis Pordham