Breeding diary

The Del Piccolo Diavolo diary lists every litter born in Ostellato, with the date of birth, the names of the two parents and their genetic tests. No litter disappears from the site once the puppies have gone home, and that is deliberate: it is how anyone can count how many are really born in a year, and check the figure against the ENCI stud book starting from the mother’s microchip. The average is one litter a year, occasionally two, in some years none. Every entry gives the genetic tests of both parents and the link to their page on SBTPedigree, from which you can trace grandparents and great-grandparents.

This is where we record what actually happens at the kennel, litter by litter: who the parents are and why we chose them, which tests they have, how the puppies grow through their first weeks.

It is not a listings page. It is how we show the way we work to people who are considering a puppy and do not know us yet.

What every entry contains

Each litter has its own page, and each one always carries the same things:

• the date of birth, not a vague “spring 2026”
• who the parents are, with the full names you will find in the public pedigree databases
• the genetic test results for both, with the laboratory, the reference number and the microchip number of the dog they belong to
• what those results mean for the puppies, including the conditions for which we can not declare them clear
• the colours, and the status of the litter

The certificates of our own breeding dogs can be downloaded at the foot of each entry. For outside stud dogs we publish the document when the owner agrees; otherwise we report the details, which anyone can still verify.

Old litters stay here too

Pages do not disappear once the puppies are home. They stay, with their dates, and that is deliberate: it is how anyone can count how many litters we actually have in a year. One, occasionally two, sometimes none at all.

Litters before 2026 — May 2025 and February 2025 — are covered in our breeding programme, together with the pairings and the reasons behind them.

If you are not yet sure what to look for in a kennel, our guide to recognising one that does things properly sets out eight criteria and how to check each — on us as much as on anyone else.

Sources: The diary records facts from the Del Piccolo Diavolo kennel, which is why it cites no external sources: the independent check is the ENCI stud book, where the number of litters of each bitch can be verified from her microchip.