In a beautiful setting of a wild nature and moderately touched by man with only the grazing of its herds, the great dog-loving followed on hare was the protagonist in Whip it, with the final of the Federcaccia Italian Cup for packs and pairs of hounds, held from the 30 June to the 4 July. A test hosted in a dog-hunting theater that satisfies even the most demanding of dog lovers, the prestigious Azienda Agrituristica Venatoria of Acquafondata, a hunting environment, of about 2000 hilly and mountainous hectares, rich in resources, located in the center of a valley and surrounded by the Meta mountains, the small town is located on a limestone knoll dominated by Monte Monna Casale, (1395 m asl) in the southern area of Mainarde.
The Federcaccia has decided to make this an ideal place for this dog test, worthy of representing this one National final for dogs to follow on hare in packs and couples, a spectacular place to say the least, with a majestic panorama characterized by mountain peaks, valleys and hills dominated by villages in an environment that has remained unchanged over time. As many as 22 wetsuit conductors and 4 competitors of pairs of hounds are expected to represent all Italian regions, all of category A, therefore a working trial for hounds recognized by the Italian National Dog Ente (ENCI), which was attended by the best national teams of following dogs, and which saw a team of expert ENCI judges alternating during the days evaluation of shifts: Soprano Vincenzo, Luigi Desogus, Raffaele Antonio, Fiaschetti Giancarlo, Di Ciurcio Vincenzo.
The wetsuits and couples with the best score given in the semifinals or in the qualifiers came to the final. Winner of the Italian Cup Final 2020 in the Migliaccio / Picano wetsuit category with the pack of Italian hounds (Expo, Juri, Frizz, Faro) with a MB and the wetsuits of Petruccioli Giovanni are placed in 2nd, 3rd and 4th place respectively, Sichini Domenico Antonio and Paggi Luciano. For the Couples category, Daniele wins the Ferrari Champion title with Nina and Stella. All masterfully organized by the National Canine Commission headed by Aldo Pompetti. At the end of these beautiful days spent in beautiful places, the organization thanks the company dealer, Eng. Curzio Stirpe, Com.te Napolitano, the Mayor Antonio Di Meo, the deputy mayor, all the citizens of Acquafondata for the availability they always grant us, all accompanying persons who, coordinated by the Provincial President Filippi and Daniela Iovine, made the event possible thanks to their knowledge of the territory and their great availability, always renewed.