Adagio Lucy Locket

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Facts
Call name:	Lucy
Sex:	Female (neutered)
Born:	2015-07-10
Sire:	Librium's Perfect Design
Dam:	Adagio Sbrisolona
Reg. number:	SE44686/2015
Colour:	Blue brindle and white
Height:	49,5 cm
Weight:	13,5 kg
Breeder:	Stefan Råghammar, Adagio (Sweden)
COI:	7,81% (5 gen)
Spine:	Arthritis (L7/S1) Cervical disc herniation
Teeth:	Scissors bite, full dentition
Other:	Cancer (peripheral nerve sheath tumor) Healthy since spring 2018

About Lucy

Lucy is my first whippet that I’ve had since she was a puppy and she was planned for about a year ahead. I wanted a whippet from that breeder and that female and I was lucky and got it! Lucy is a showbred whippet and was bought just for that – shows. We participated in loads of them in her first two years of life and for my first show dog it went quite well. Simultaneously we practiced whippet race, lure coursing and oval track as well and she had her track license at the youngest age possible of 15 months.

However, 2016 and 2017 were dedicated mostly to shows until August when I found two lumps by Lucy’s ear bases. It was first treated as inflammation but they grew quickly so I took her to do a biopsy and the result were malignant cancer in both lumps. My whole world fell. My lovely Lucy, a deadly disease at just two years old. We went to an oncologist to do a CT scan and the results were not promising. The tumors were on their way to surround her ear canals and surgery would make her deaf. I started looking into all possible ways to fight cancer and found a lot in the way of holistic treatment. I decided to try it all; diet, supplements and bioresonance. Lucy also got massage with electrotherapy and got to come to practice and run as she felt like. Her blood work was taken by the vet and since it was all good and she behaved normally I let her live the best life possible. I prepared her food for hours and bought books, documentaries and supplements from abroad. And believe it or not…

After a few months had passed my partner commented that her tumors were smaller. I wouldn’t believe it but I looked at some older pictures and realised that they actually were! In February 2018 we did another CT scan and they measured the tumors to be smaller than last time. They kept on shrinking until they were invisible. Nobody would believe something like that could actually happen. It was a miracle, but it was not. It was research, hard work, a precisely calculated diet and of course the support of all people who helped treat Lucy that made her live and beat cancer.

She is my miracle dog and she keeps on proving herself. In 2018 she had her comeback on the track and also won her first race that year. In 2019 she improved herself on all tracks she raced at and won several races and had many podium placements. She started the racing season of 2020 by winning her race. When Lucy is at the track she wags her tail all the time. She used to be a serious dog and very disobedient. When we started training nose work in 2017 she wanted to work as little as possible for her reward but during our course she found out she actually loves to work and that made her light up. I could start having her off leash in the forest and until today she will always come when I call and never wander off. She is happy and crazy and always wants to be included.

Lucy happily works for treats but is, as she has always been, picky about people and only let a handful of them cuddle her. The ones she recognizes she will greet and wag her tail to but that’s it. She is also a bit of a bulldozer and will tackle both dogs and people, especially when excited. As many other whippets Lucy loves warmth and will sunbathe on the porch until she pants and she also loves warm, cosy shirts no matter the weather (but she only gets them when it’s cold). She is the best children’s dog there is and is even stupidly nice; letting them crawl all over her or poke her everywhere without walking away so I have to protect her from her own kindness.

She is a beautiful whippet without exaggerations with nice movement. She never loved going to shows though but at the track she has got so much charisma. Lucy is not like most other racing whippets because she does not chase the lure but rather using it as guidance as she races the other dogs. If she is in the lead she will most times wait for the one behind to catch up and then run just in front of or side by side with them. I know, that is not normal at all… But that is also the perfect way do describe Lucy: Different and a bit crazy with a no-care attitude but still so much kindness.

Since getting diagnosed with arthritis between the L7/S1 vertebrae in spring 2021 Lucy is now mainly retired from racing but live her everyday life just as she did before, without restrictions but with some preventive measures. She also gets to chase the lure once in a while and occasionally run some short veteran races since 2023 when she also resumed her show career, but now in Veteran class. With laser and massages on a regular basis she hopefully has a happy and long life ahead of her. ♥

Jinny, December 2023

Behavior and Personality Assessment, BPH

Lucy did BPH with gunshot at the age of 12 months and 27 days and in the chart you can see her test summary compared to the breed average. I have tried to translate it to English but it is best understood by reading the full protocol (in Swedish) here.

The purpose of BPH is to contribute to increased knowledge about dogs’ mentality. It is aimed at breeders and at individual dog owners who wants to learn more about their dog’s mental characteristics.

It takes place on a standardized course where the dog gets to experience different situations. The dog’s reactions are described and together they give an idea of the dog’s mentality and personality. The handler, usually the dog owner, walks the course with the dog and gets information along the course from the test leader.

– Translated from the website of SKK.

Oval track

Merits

Personal bests

Track	Distance	Time	Date
Alingsås	301 m	21,50 s	2019-08-25
Borås	88 m	7,10 s	2023-09-03
Borås	320 m	22,99 s	2019-11-09
Borås	492 m	37,08 s	2016-11-19
Hamburg	350 m	26,40 s	2020-08-16
Roskilde	272 m	19,85 s	2019-08-17
Simrishamn	310 m	22,48 s	2019-11-02
Åkersberga	320 m	23,00 s	2020-07-12
Åkersberga	515 m	39,20 s	2018-07-27
Örebro	299 m	21,81 s	2019-10-27

FCI racing results (1)

Date	Track	Class	Distance	Prelim times	Final time	Placement
2020-08-16	Hamburg	Sprinter females	350 m	-	26,40 s	8/8

2023 - Oval track results (1)

Date	Track	Distance	Box	Time	Placement	Class	Video
2023-10-28	Borås	88 m	4	7,25 s	1	s15

2020 - Oval track results (6)

Date	Track	Distance	Box	Time	Placement	Class
2020-09-12	Simrishamn	310 m	5	22,88 s	2	k24
2020-08-29	Roskilde	272 m	3	20,30 s	2	k23
2020-08-08	Borås	320 m	5	23,65 s	3	k24
2020-07-18	Borås	320 m	2	23,10 s	3	k22
2020-07-12	Åkersberga	320 m	4	23,00 s	3	k21
2020-06-28	Borås	320 m	5	23,27 s	1	k22

2019 - Oval track results (17)

Date	Track	Distance	Box	Time	Placement	Class
2019-11-19	Borås	320 m	4	22,99 s	2	k20
2019-11-02	Simrishamn	310 m	4	22,48 s	1	k22
2019-10-27	Örebro	299 m	6	21,81 s	1	k19
2019-10-20	Borås	320 m	5	23,25 s	2	k22
2019-10-06	Alingsås	301 m	4	22,63 s	4	k23
2019-09-29	Alingsås	301 m	5	No time	5	-
2019-09-22	Borås	320 m	4	23,36 s	6	k23
2019-09-15	Borås	320 m	5	23,30 s	3	k22
2019-09-07	Simrishamn	310 m	4	22,60 s	1	k21
2019-08-25	Alingsås	301 m	4	21,50 s	3	k20
2019-08-17	Roskilde	272 m	3	19,85 s	2	k21
2019-08-11	Borås	320 m	5	23,20 s	4	k22
2019-07-20	Roskilde	272 m	4	20,18 s	2	k20
2019-07-07	Borås	320 m	4	23,43 s	1	k23
2019-06-29	Borås	320 m	5	23,32 s	4	k22
2019-06-22	Simrishamn	310 m	4	23,04 s	1	k24
2019-06-15	Örebro	299 m	4	21,90 s	3	k21

2018 - Oval track results (9)

Date	Track	Distance	Box	Time	Placement	Class
2018-09-08	Simrishamn	310 m	4	23,25 s	3	k24
2018-08-19	Borås	320 m	5	23,70 s	3	k23
2018-07-27	Åkersberga	515 m	6	39,20 s	3	m32
2018-07-24	Åkersberga	320 m	4	23,41 s	1	k24
2018-07-01	Borås	320 m	5	23,44 s	2	k22
2018-06-10	Alingsås	301 m	1	22,67 s	5	k23
2018-05-27	Örebro	299 m	5	22,50 s	4	k22
2018-05-12	Simrishamn	310 m	4	22,56 s	3	k21
2018-05-05	Borås	320 m	5	23,64 s	5	k23

2016 - Oval track results (1)

Date	Track	Distance	Box	Time	Placement	Class	Video
2016-11-19	Borås	492 m	2	3,00 s / 37,08 s	6	m29

Straight race

Merits

Personal bests
Halmstad:	9,93 s	2020-08-01
Kalmar:	11,08 s	2016-07-16
Karlstad:	10,53 s	2017-06-10
Norrköping:	10,32 s	2018-08-04

Straight race results (5)

Date	Track	Prelim times	Final time	Placement
2020-08-01	Halmstad	9,97 s / 9,93 s	10,00 s	H-final: 2
2019-08-31	Halmstad	10,12 s / 10,35 s	10,01 s	E-final: 2
2017-06-10	Karlstad	11,06 s / 10,53 s	10,77 s	G-final: 2
2016-09-24	Halmstad	10,29 s / 10,26 s	10,29 s / 10,21 s	C-final: 4
2016-07-16	Kalmar	11,57 s / 11,08 s	11,12 s	K-final: 4

More results

Trick dog

Nose work results (4)

Date	Location	Type	Points	Faults	Placement	Award
2025-01-26	Höör	TEM1, container	75 p	2	34/49	SSE x1
2024-12-27	Halmstad	TEM1, container	100 p	0	19/50	Diploma
2024-12-15	Veddige	TEM1, container	75 p	2	33/48
2024-12-09	Falkenberg	TEM1, container	50 p	4	20/22

2025 - Show results (1)

Date	Location	Type	Class	Judge	Quality	Placement
2025-05-11	Borås	Unofficial	Veteran	Jenny Hamberg	HP	2, BOB Veteran, BIS Veteran
Very appealing female. Could've had a slighly more marked stop. Good ears, enough neck and correct topline. Good upper arm and well filled front. Nice underline and corrects hindquarters with wide thighs. Excellent movement from the side, parallell in the front and toeing in a bit behind.

2024 - Show results (4)

Date	Location	Type	Class	Judge	Quality	Placement
2024-07-25	Västerås	Unofficial	Veteran	Pernilla Johansson	HP	2
Well preserved veteran female. Nice ears, good expression, good underline. Good neck and nice feet. Nice type and good flow in steps.
2024-03-23	Laholm	Unofficial	Veteran	Lydia Gadolin	HP	BOB Veteran, BIS-2 Veteran
8,5 years. Beautiful wholeness. Excellent type. Feminine well-cut head and well-shaped eyes. Small, thin rose ears. Balanced angulation in front and rear, somewhat thin chest on the lower part. Excellent top- and underline, nice feet and muscular thighs. Moves well all around. Shiny nice fur, good temperament. Well presented.
2024-01-14	Göteborg	International	Veteran	Annika Ulltveit-Moe	Excellent	4
8,5 years. Thin pretty ears, very good underline, good neck. Sufficiently marked topline, would wish for better front angles, moves well from behind.
2024-01-13	Göteborg	National	Veteran	Mette Mörkegaard	Excellent	3
Feminine, elegant bitch. Classic in her outline, excellent proportions on head and body. Nice broad thighs, shown well, moving steady and easy.

2023 - Show results (2)

Date	Location	Type	Class	Judge	Quality	Placement
2023-11-03	Växjö	International	Veteran	Rony Doedjins	Excellent, CK	2
Bitch of correct size, 8 years old. Typical in size and proportions. Nice neck, top- and underline. Well developed body. Correct in front and rear angulation. Good feet. Good croup, tailset and carriage. Nice head profile with dark eyes, good pigmentation, good bite, typical ears. Lovely condition. Easy mover. Very well presented.
2023-09-02	Borås	Unofficial	Veteran	Marcus Gisslén	HP	BOB, BOG-2, BOB Veteran, BIS Veteran
Nice silhouette, well balanced. Beautiful head and expression, scissors bite. Nice top- and underline. Breed typical angles. Substancial body, good feet, well muscled and excellent fur. Moves very well. A really nice veteran.

2018 - Show results (1)

Date	Location	Type	Class	Judge	Quality	Placement
2018-07-29	Strömsholm	National	Open	Bitte Ahrens Primavera	Excellent	-
3-year-old bitch of excellent type. Somewhat big but still elegant. Beautiful head and expression, correct bite, excellent ears. Good neck, well angulated shoulder, a bit short upper arm. Beautiful top- and underline, strong hindquarters. Moves efficiently from the side.

2017 - Show results (13)

Date	Location	Type	Class	Judge	Quality	Placement
2017-07-08	Tvååker	National	Intermediate	Åke Cronander	Excellent	-
Very good wholeness. Substancial young bitch with very good head and expression. Nice neck, good body. Somewhat long loin, OK topline, correct angulations. Good legs and feet. Moves well all around.
2017-07-07	Tvååker	International	Intermediate	Knut Blütecher	Excellent	-
Feminine and beautiful wholeness. Great type and size. Good head and expression, OK neck. Great topline, good body, harmoniously angled. Good movements from the side, could be more stable to and from. Good fur, legs and feet.
2017-07-02	Borås	National	Intermediate	William Armstrong	Excellent, CK	2
Nice quality bitch. Lovely head, adequate neck into shoulders. Very nice topline and good underline. Good hindangles. Slightly close moving away today, true coming towards. Covered the ground in profile. Lots to like.
2017-06-18	Vårgårda	National	Intermediate	Felicity Thompson	Excellent	-
23 months old, pale brindle of nice size. Good skull but would prefer more stop and a little more reach of neck. Good depth of chest and spring of rib. Nicely developed hindquarters. Moves freely and soundly.
2017-06-17	Vårgårda	National	Intermediate	Tuula Plathan	Excellent, CK	4
A young bitch who is well put together. Correct shape of head and alert expression. Nice lines, good balance and effortless movement.
2017-06-05	Norrköping	International	Intermediate	Birgitta Svarstad	Excellent	-
Good type. Well shaped head and well set ears. Tight topline and well developed body. Well placed croup, good angulations, strong legs and good feet. Moves with good lenght of stride, parallel in front and back. Well presented.
2017-06-04	Norrköping	International	Intermediate	Nicklas Eriksson	Excellent, CK	2
Attractive bitch with beautiful lines. Somewhat short neck, good topline. Could be better angulated in the front. Good body, beautiful hindquarters and good bone. Moves well in the back and front. Could move more freely from the side.
2017-06-03	Norrköping	International	Intermediate	Bo Bengtson	Excellent	-
Feminine, very good proportions. Noble head, very good topline. Enough angulations and bone. Well presented.
2017-05-21	Hässleholm	International	Intermediate	Nenne Runsten	Excellent	-
Very appealing wholeness. Good head and expression, harmoniously angled. Good forechest and depth of chest. Nice neck and topline. Moves with low, long and correct strides.
2017-05-20	Hässleholm	National	Intermediate	Helen Wayman	Excellent	4
Good head but would like a little more stop. Good front and depth, very good topline. Good rear, short hocks. Good tail and carriage. Moves very well.
2017-04-30	Roskilde	International	Intermediate	Åge Gjetnes	Very Good	3
Substancial bitch, a bit big, could be a bit more feminine. Good head but wish for somewhat bigger eyes and smaller ears. Beautiful, well-shaped neck, appealing topline and underline with enough depth of chest for her age. Doesn’t have a forechest and would like better angulated upper arm. Well angulated hindquarters, appealing movement from the side and excellent muscle condition.
2017-04-29	Roskilde	International	Intermediate	Marie-Christine Delabelle	Excellent, CK	1
21 months old, beautiful type. Lovely bitch with lovely head and expression, ears well carried. Excellent body with a lot of substance. Excellent movement with a lot of drive, very sound.
2017-03-19	Malmö	International	Intermediate	Annica Uppström	Excellent, CK, R-CAC	1, BB-3
Bitch of beautiful wholeness. Beautiful, feminine head, beautiful neck and topline. Strong thighs, nice forechest and chest. Excellent angulations all around. Moves with well balanced and groundcovering steps.

2016 - Show results (17)

Date	Location	Type	Class	Judge	Quality	Placement
2016-12-04	Stockholm	International	Junior	Liz Cartledge	Excellent	-
17 months, shapely youngster with good head and kind expression. Excellent reach of neck, fine coat and deep brisket; just right for body and condition. Well muscled, effortless mover. Handled to advantage.
2016-11-06	Herning	International	Junior	Roel van Veen-Keur	Excellent, CK	2
16 months, underweight, good in total shape. Nice head, strong underjaw, good bite, nice eyes and ears. Nice flat skull, good depth of chest and forechest. Well angulated, strong muscles, nice bone and feet. Moves well.
2016-11-05	Herning	International	Junior	Maria Marionka Dekaristou	Excellent, CK	4
Lovely head, correct outline and long neck. Nice topline, deep chest, good ribs and very nice angulations. Moves sound and freely, excellent presentation.
2016-09-11	Laröd	National	Junior	Trevor Hiscock	Excellent, CK	1, BOB Junior, BB-3
I like the look of this bitch. She has lovely, clean lines with curves in all the right places and no exaggerations. Well-made head with lovely expression. Lovely, correct whippet topline and she moves with good reach and drive. Very pleasing.
2016-09-10	Eslöv	International	Junior	Magnus Hagstedt	Excellent, CK	2
Elegant and feminine. Particularly pleasing wholeness and outline. Beautiful head and expression, harmonious angulations. Curvy topline and underline. Stable, free movements. Could be a bit more animated when she moves. Well presented, excellent condition.
2016-07-09	Tvååker	National	Junior	Bitte Ahrens Primavera	Excellent, CK, CAC	1, BB-2
Very appealing bitch. Good size, beautiful head, somewhat light eyes. Correct bite, good neck, excellent front and rear angulation. Beautiful topline and underline. Moves parallel with ground covering steps from the side.
2016-07-08	Tvååker	International	Junior	Gerard Jipping	Excellent	-
Almost 1 year. Very nice type with correct topline. Feminine head, parallel in front. Correct front and underline, angulation OK. Very nice movement, correct length of pass.
2016-05-21	Hässleholm	International	Junior	Maria-Luise Doppelreiter	Excellent, CK	1
Lovely bitch. Very well proportioned and well developed. Beautiful, typical head, excellent angulations. Moves well from all sides.
2016-05-14	Landskrona	National	Junior	Harold Tatro	Excellent, CK	2
Nice, curvy outline. Pretty head, could have a more defined stop. Clean neck into withers. Nice underline, slightly longer casts, sound movement in front and rear. A bit soft in muscle tone.
2016-05-14	Roskilde	International	Junior	Irina Poletaeva	Excellent, CK	1
9 months old, still very puppylike but very promising, feminine and well balanced. Correct head proportions, underjaw could be better developed, correct bite, typical topline, good chest for age. Well angulated, moves with good drive.
2016-04-09	Varberg	Unofficial	Junior	Theres Johansson	HP	1, BOB, BOG
Appealing, 9-month-old bitch. Beautiful, well-made head, correct bite and excellent ears. Enough angulation in upper arm, excellent depth of chest. Have a little forechest, strong back, excellent croup and knee angulation. Fitting bone, beautiful feet, moves nicely all around. Nice temperament.
2016-03-25	Slöinge	Unoffical	Puppy II	Gunnar Furuvik	HP	1, BOB puppy, BOG Puppy, BIS Puppy
Appealing bitch of good size. Long, well-made head with enough underjaw. Fitting eye colour, excellent neck and topline. Well-shaped chest, well angulated in front and back. Parallel in front and back, moves excellently from the side with maintained posture.
2016-03-19	Malmö	International	Puppy	Rainer Jacobs	HP	3
8 months. Very well developed bitch of excellent breed type. Very good, feminine head, correct ears and very good topline. Very good depth of chest, correct tail and angulations. Moves freely, already showing herself well.
2016-03-13	Laholm	Unofficial	Puppy II	Anette Köster-Lind	HP	1, BOS Puppy
Feminine bitch of beautiful wholeness. Beautiful, well-shaped head, somewhat light eyes. Beautiful rose ears. Excellent neck and topline, promising angulations in front and back. Good depth of chest, moves with very harmonious movements.
2016-03-12	Hässleholm	Unofficial	Puppy II	Jan Törnblom	-	2
Feminine bitch with appealing head and expression. Dark, good eyes and bite. Good neck, enough angulations in front and back. Good body, topline and underline. Could be a bit shorter in loin. Good croup and fitting bone, moves well from the side. Good coat and colour, nice temperament. Well presented.
2016-02-27	Sätila	Unofficial	Puppy II	Johan Sandström	HP	2
Beautiful, feminine bitch of correct size. Beautiful head and tight, nice lips. Lovely neck and neck into shoulders. Straight, strong front. Strong pasterns, correct topline and strong hindquarters with lovely drive in movement. Moves effortlessly and freely, nice temperament.
2016-01-10	Göteborg	International	Puppy	Åke Cronander	HP	2
Very appealing wholeness. Feminine. Beautiful, well-made head, good neck, well-made front. Very nice substance for her age. Good topline, good angulations in the back, good legs and feet. Moves with a good stride from the side.

Gallery

Lucy, 8 years

Lucy, 8 years
Lucy, 8 years

Lucy, 8 years
Lucy winning BIS veteran in Borås 2023

Lucy winning BIS veteran in Borås 2023