Vito pictured on point below at 7 months.

Vito was bred by Lynn and Dominic Pettinato and is the pick of the litter between their Maddie and Q (see below).  Maddie is a bitch that I had up here to train the summer before last and I fell in love with her.  Her intensity in the field is nearly unsurpassable.  Once she learned to hunt for you rather than herself she was simply Awesome!  To show you how small of a world it is - I ended up (unbeknownst to me or the Pettinato's) buying Maddie's sire and co-owning him with Porsche's breeder.  So Vito is Porsche's nephew.   He will be an awesome addition to my household.  I am co-owning Vito with Lynn and Dominic and I can't thank them enough for allowing me to be part of Vito's life and future.  I will work on his hunting and Lynn and Dominic will work on his show future together we'll both enjoy one awesome boy!