The portrait on the left is from the XIX century and was painted by Robert Alexander, Royal Scottish Academy 1878-1888. Tina, the very first La Scala Italian Greyhound, could have posed for this portrait except that it was done nearly 100 years before she was born: Davette's Tina Carlotta, CD

The very first La Scala champion was born in Tina's first litter: Ch. Bravo Figaro Di La Scala, CD

Tina was bred two more times, and produced the first champion bitches for Lilian: Ch. La Gioconda Di La Scala, Ch. Windswift Sari Di La Scala, plus an obedience champion: Silvio Silverfish Di La Scala, CD. Another girl was not a champion but was the dam of 2 Top Producers, Windswift Scat Di La Scala. Then there was Alfie, the most important of all Tina's offspring, and is behind most current La Scala dogs: Amami Alfredo Di La Scala.

The sire of Tina's second and third litters was Ch. San Dan Nero Of Hi Skyes, and until the 1970's both Tina (3 champions) and Nero (5 champions) qualified as Top Producers.

Nero also sired another of La Scala's early champions: Ch. La Dolce Vita Di La Scala, out of Wavecrest Lady in Ermine, whom Lilian had high hopes to become a foundation bitch, but unfortunately this did not happen.

What did happen is almost unbelievable: Lilian was able to locate and get one of Alfie's daughers out of a bitch mostly of the Leorra bloodlines. That puppy was Nova: Ch. La Traviata Di La Scala - and the rest is history.

Nova was bred right at the time or after Lilian and Don moved from San Francisco to Southern California, Lilian could keep only one dauther who became very influential in the La Scala line, that is April:
Ch. Ballatella Di La Scala

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Another La Scala dog of note is Tony, Top Producer sire of 20 champions: Ch. La Scala Il Leone Di Tucker

Tony's sister Carmella (Ch. La Scala Leontyne Di Tucker) was Yvonne Morgan's (Laguna IG's) foundation bitch, and produced two generations of Laguna's BIS All Breeds winners, including the lovely Lillie - BIS Ch. Laguna La Scala Heart Afire, dam of Cio Cio, herself the dam of both Jazzie and Gioia. Gioia in turn is the granddam of Diva, bred by Linda Kennedy, Coccolare IG's.

Tony is a Top Producer that sired Top Producers, including Ryan: Ch. Amore's Royal Stargazer, owned by Lilian and bred by V. Jeannie Love, Amore IG's.

Tony's producing ability seems to pass from generation to generation, and has had an influence also in England and Brazil. Simon, owned by Jo Amsel (Artmeis IG's, UK), is a Tony grandson that is the #1 Toy stud dog in the U.K. both in 2010 and 2011 - in 2011 he was a Top 10 sire of all breeds.

In Brazil, the Tony grandson Baldo is also a Top Producer, bred and co-owned by Lilian, owned and shown by Elias P. Duarte Jr., Canil do Reino IG's. Baldo has had a very deep influence in Italian Greyhounds in Brazil, and is grandsire of PePa, Lilian's new special (Am. Ch. Peonya do BR Reino).