Recent Wins:

Group 1st at KC of Philadelphia (11.17.24)

Group 1st at KC of Philadelphia (National Dog Show) (11.16.24)

RESERVE BEST IN SHOW at Treasure Coast KC of FL (11.7.24)

Group 2nd at Space Coast KC of Palm Bay (11.3.24)

Group 3rd at Central FL KC (11.2.24)

Group 1st at Middle Peninsula KC (10.27.24)

Group 1st at Potomac Hound Club (10.25.24)

Group 1st at Newnan KC (10.20.24)

RESERVE BEST IN SHOW at Newnan KC (10.19.24)

Group 1st at Newnan KC (10.18.24)

Group 1st at Tri-Star KC of Williamson County TN (10.13.24)

Group 1st at Memphis KC (10.12.24)

Group 2nd at Cumberland Valley Hound Assoc (10.11.24)

Group 2nd at Memphis KC (10.10.24)

RESERVE BEST IN SHOW at Tri-Star KC of Williamson County TN (10.9.24)

RESERVE BEST IN SHOW at Devon DSA (10.5.24)

Group 1st at Hatboro DC (10.3.24)

RESERVE BEST IN SHOW at Kanadasaga KC (9.29.24)

Group 1st at Kanadasaga KC (9.28.24)

BEST IN SHOW at Elmira KC (9.27.24)

BEST IN SHOW at Finger Lakes KC (9.26.24)

Group 1st at West Volusia KC (9.22.24)

Group 4th at West Volusia KC (9.21.24)

BEST IN SHOW at West Volusia KC (9.20.24)

Group 1st at Three Rivers KC (IHCUS Supported Entry) (9.15.24)

BEST IN SHOW at Three Rivers KC (IHCUS Supported Entry) (9.14.24)

Best of Breed at IHCUS Regional Specialty (9.13.24)

Best of Breed at IHCUS National Specialty (9.12.24)

Group 1st at Topeka KC (8.25.24)

Group 1st at Manhattan Kansas KC (8.24.24)

Group 1st at Topeka KC (8.23.24)

Group 2nd at Manhattan Kansas KC (8.22.24)

BEST IN SHOW at Louisiana KC (8.4.24)

Group 2nd at Metarie KC (8.3.24)

Group 3rd at Louisiana KC (8.2.24)

Group 1st at Metarie KC (8.1.24)

Group 2nd at Greenville KC (7.28.24)

Group 2nd at Greenville KC (7.26.24)

Group 2nd at Greater Venice FL DC (6.12.24)

Best of Breed at Westminster KC (5.13.24)

Group 2nd at Atlanta KC (4.13.24)

Group 1st at Valdosta KC (4.12.24)

BEST IN SHOW at Valdosta KC (4.11.24)

RESERVE BEST IN SHOW at Atlanta KC (4.10.24)

Group 2nd at Greater Orange Park DC (4.7.24)

Best of Breed at Greater Orange Park DC (4.6.24)

Best of Breed at Lawrenceville KC (3.29.24)

New GCHG! Group 3rd at Sawnee Mountain KC of GA (3.28.24)

Group 1st at North GA Hound Association #2 (3.27.24)

Best of Breed at North GA Hound Association #1 (3.27.24)

Best of Breed at Louisville KC (3.17.24)

Group 4th at Evansville KC (3.16.24)

Best of Breed at Louisville KC (3.15.24)

Best of Breed at Mid-Kentucky KC (3.14.24)

Group 3rd at Fayetteville KC (3.10.24)

Best of Breed at Raleigh KC (3.9.24)

Best of Breed at Durham KC (3.8.24)

Best of Breed at Alamance KC (3.7.24)

Best of Breed at Cary KC (3.6.24)

Best of Breed at Ochlockonee River KC of FL (2.25.24)

Best of Breed at Ochlockonee River KC of FL (2.24.24)

Best of Breed at Greater Panama City DFA (2.23.24)

Group 2nd at Lakeland Winter Haven KC (2.18.24)

Best of Breed at Lakeland Winter Haven KC (2.17.24)

Group 3rd at Lakeland Winter Haven KC (2.16.24)

Group 3rd at South Dade KC #4 (2.11.24)

Group 3rd at South Dade KC #3 (2.11.24)

Best of Breed at South Dade KC #2 (2.10.24)

Group 3rd at Greater Gainesville DFA (1.27.24)

Best of Breed at Manatee KC (1.21.24)

Best of Breed at Clearwater KC (1.20.24)

Best of Breed at Tampa Bay KC (1.19.24)

Best of Breed at Pasco FL KC (1.18.24)

Best of Breed/Best Bred By Exhibitor at AKC Royal Canin National Championship (12.16.23)

Best of Breed at Suwannee Valley KC (12.9.23)

Best of Breed at Suwannee Valley KC (12.8.23)

Group 2nd at Oconee River KC (12.3.23)

Group 4th at Kennesaw KC (12.2.23)

Best of Breed at Kennesaw KC (12.1.23)

Best of Breed at Savannah KC (11.29.23)

Best of Breed at Greater Ocala DC (11.19.23)

Best of Breed at Seminole DFA (11.17.23)

Best of Breed at Seminole DFA (11.16.23)

Group 1st at Greater Kingsport KC (5.21.23)

Group 1st at Greater Kingsport KC (5.20.23)

Best of Breed at Macon KC (5.14.23)

Select at Macon KC (5.13.23)

Select at Southeast Alabama KC (5.12.23)

Best of Breed at Southeast Alabama KC (5.11.23)

Select at Atlanta KC (4.15.23)

Group 3rd at Conyers KC of GA (2.5.23)

Select at Conyers KC of GA (2.4.23)

Select at Griffin GA KC (2.3.23)

Best of Breed at Griffin GA KC (2.2.23)

Best of Breed at AKC Royal Canin National Championship (12.17.22)

Select at Space Coast KC of Palm Bay (12.13.22)

Best of Breed at Old Dominion KC of Northern VA (11.6.22)

Best of Breed at Warrenton KC (11.5.22)

Best of Breed at Warrenton KC (11.4.22)

Best of Breed at Charlottesville-Albemarle KC (11.3.22)

New GCHS! Best of Breed at Middleburg KC (11.2.22)

Best of Breed at Carolina KC (8.20.22)

Best of Breed at Greater Hickory KC (8.19.22)

Best of Breed at Roanoke KC (8.6.22)

Best of Breed at James River KC (8.3.22)

Group 4th at Piedmont KC (7.29.22)

Group 3rd at Bexar Co KC (7.17.22)

Group 4th at KC of Greater Victoria (7.16.22)

Best of Breed at Space Coast KC of Palm Bay (12.14.21)

Group 3rd at Rockford-Freeport IL KC (10.2.21)

Award of Merit at Gateway Hound Club/IHCUS Supported (9.17.21)

Award of Merit at IHCUS National Specialty (9.16.21)

2020 IHCUS Top 20 Judges' Choice Winner (9.15.21)

Best of Breed at Macon KC (5.16.21)

Best of Opposite at Macon KC (5.15.21)

New Bronze GCH! Best of Breed at Southeast AL KC (5.14.21)

Best of Breed at Southeast AL KC (5.13.21)

Group 1st at Atlanta KC (3.17.21)

Select at Valdosta KC (3.16.21)

Best of Breed at Valdosta KC (3.15.21)

Select at Atlanta KC (3.14.21)

4th in Specials at SSRRC AKC Field Trial (3.28.21)

5th in Specials at SSRRC AKC Field Trial (3.27.21)

Select at Greater Venice FL DC (9.24.20)

Best of Opposite at Sarasota KC (9.23.20)

Best of Breed at Bald Eagle KC (7.26.20)

Best of Breed at Lackawanna KC (7.25.20)

Best of Breed at Bald Eagle KC (7.24.20)

Best of Breed at Lackawanna KC (7.23.20)

New GCH! Select at Ochlockonee River KC (2.23.20)

Select at Greater Panama City DFA (2.21.20)

Select at Greater Panama City DFA (2.20.20)

Best of Breed at Maryland KC (2.16.20)

Best of Breed at Hernando Co KC (1.9.20)

New Dual Champion! BEST IN FIELD at GOGLCA AKC Field Trial (12.7.19)

3rd in Open at GOGLCA AKC Field Trial (10.6.19)

BEST IN FIELD at GOGLCA AKC Field Trial (10.5.19)

3rd in Open at SSRRC AKC Field Trial (9.29.19)

3rd in Open at SSRRC AKC Field Trial (9.28.19)

2nd in Open at IHCUS National Specialty AKC Field Trial (9.13.19)

New Champion! Winners at Piedmont KC (7.25.19)

Winners at Macon KC (5.12.19)

Winners at Macon KC (5.11.19)

Winners at Columbus KC (5.9.19)

Winners at Newnan KC (5.8.19)

Puppy Group 1st/Winners at Birmingham KC (4.5.19)

^{Multiple Best in Show | National Specialty Best of Breed | Multiple Best in Specialty Show | Multiple Reserve Best in Show
Multiple Group Winning | Multiple Best in Field | Multiple Group Placing
Multiple AKC National Championship Best of Breed | Multiple Westminster Best of Breed
Morris & Essex Best of Breed | 2020 IHCUS Top 20 Winner}
GCHP DC Abbaio Bushbaby SC ATT
"The Zit"
August 8, 2018 | Pedigree | Photos

CH Abbaio Star Gazer ROMS
SIRE
MBIF GCHB DC Jakona's Swiss Miss MC LCX CGC ROMG ROMDC POM HOF
DAM

Owner: Sarah Murphy & & Sandy Marchelletta & Leslie Hotchkiss & Shawn Fuller & Vickie Tippens
Breeder: Sarah Murphy

The Zit is from the Summer 2018 "Lemur" litter between Scorpio and Elin. She is co-owned with Sandy Marchelletta who has 2 Abbaio Ibizans, Shawn Fuller who has several other Abbaio Ibizans, Leslie Hotchkiss of Elle Great Danes, and Vickie Tippens of Georgia who has 2 other Abbaio Ibizans. She won her first major her first weekend out at 7 months old and also won a Puppy Group 1st! She finished her championship at 11 months old with 4 majors! In her first appearance as a move-up special, she was Select for a major toward her grand championship. In her 4th field trial she earned a Best in Field, becoming the 5th homebred Best in Field winner at Abbaio! She earned her dual championship with a second Best of Breed and Best in Field at 16 months of age! At 18 months old, The Zit became our 20th homebred grand champion! At 2.5 years old, The Zit won her first Hound Group 1st becoming the 5th Abbaio home bred group winner! She then became our 5th homebred bronze grand champion! At the 2021 IHCUS National Specialty, she was awarded Judges Choice Winner at the 2020 Top 20 event and an Award of Merit at the National the next day! She had been shown sparingly but was a consistent winner and in December 2022, she was selected Best of Breed at the AKC Royal Canin National Championship! After whelping her first litter of puppies in October of 2023, she has returned to the ring and won Best of Breed at AKC Royal Canin National Championship for the second year in a row! At 5.5 years of age, The Zit earned her grand champion gold title, making her the first dual champion Ibizan to reach this level and the 4th Abbaio Ibizan Hound to earn the gold level! A few weeks later, she won Best in Show at the Peach Blossom Cluster in Perry, GA making her the very first dual champion Ibizan Hound to have an all-breed Best in Show! She took a full month off from showing after that weekend and came back out in New York to win Best of Breed at the 148th Westminster Kennel Club where she was then shortlisted in the final 7 dogs in the Hound group! She has shown very limitedly over the summer of 2024, but won her second all-breed Best in Show at the beginning of August! In September of 2024, The Zit won Best of Breed at the IHCUS National and Regional Specialty Shows, as well as her 3rd and 4th Best in Shows making her the top winning breeder-owner-handed Ibizan Hound in AKC history. She ended the month winning her 5th and 6th Best in Shows! She finished 2024 as the #1 Ibizan Hound and the #7 Hound after winning Group 1st at the National Dog Show on Thanksgiving, and her third Best of Breed at AKC Royal Canin National Championship and being shortlisted in the group! In 2025, she has continued her winning ways as the top dual champion and top breeder-owner-handled Ibizan Hound in AKC history! She eaned her Grand Champion PLatinum title in July making her the first dual champion Ibizan, and the second Ibizan ever (after our Iris), to win this title! She currently holds 17 Best in Show, 13 Reserve Best in Show and 77 Hound Group 1st awards! She has won 2 additional IHCUS Regional Specialties in 2025 and was again Best of Breed and shortlisted at Westminster. In October 2025 she won Best of Breed at the prestigious Morris & Essex Kennel Club!

Titles in Progress
AKC Lure Courser Excellent: 6 Points

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Progeny

Litters	Titled Progeny
The BARBIE Litter Ferdinand X The Zit - October 14, 2023	CH Abbaio I Am Kenough JC "Caz" CH Abbaio Life In Plastic "Skipper" CH Abbaio Feel The Kenergy SC "Allan" CH Abbaio She's Everything JC "Weird Barbie"

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Photos

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Pedigree

CH Abbaio Star Gazer ROMS	CH Red Sky Orion by Danzante	CH Dejo's Grand Corazon Danzante
		CH Red Sky Estrella de Sago
	BIF GCH DC Serandida Abbaio alla Luna MC LCX NAJ CGC TKN ROM	CH Serandida Spirit of Serqet
		GCH Serandida Spirit Oh My Darling ROM
MBIF GCHB DC Jakona's Swiss Miss MC LCX CGC ROMG ROMDC POM HOF	Desert Mirage Give Me Justice	CH Serandida Karcz IX-XI Living Tribute
		CH Dsert Mirage Jewel of Th Nile
	CH Jakona's All Eyes On Me	CH Paradise Ahram Lose Yrself in Me
		CH Paradise Jakona's Miss Monroe

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