About Us
Ianthe Hounds is run by a human named Kayla and located just outside Columbia, SC. I value honesty, integrity, and inclusiveness in my friendships and those I associate with. I strive to uphold those values, and to help keep myself accountable, I have listed my promises to my puppy owners on my Mission Statement page.
I was born and raised in small town Indiana, just south of Indianapolis and have always been obsessed with dogs. For as long as I remember I wanted to be a veterinarian and was devastated when I simply didn't have the grades or competitive personality to succeed in the medical field. After college I moved to SC and found fulfilling work in the library system helping people with technology, and later working customer relations at home. Somewhere along the way, I became passionate about purebred dogs and fell in love with sighthounds and Ibizans. I began attending semi-local shows, lure coursing trials, and race meets and met several wonderful people who let me help them handle dogs and make connections.
In August 2018 I made the long drive out to Oklahoma to pick up my first beezer and purebred dog, Azula. She screamed the whole way home and I wondered why I decided to do this. But as she adjusted to her new life she proved that Ibizans were the perfect choice for me. I fell in love with their gentle, sweet nature and their ability to simultaneously be giant goofballs. In 2019 I began seriously studying the different health issues, conformation traits, and pedigrees in the breed, along with everything involved in breeding, whelping, and raising puppies. I have some great mentors in the breed, and in 2022 I acquired my foundation bitch, Ponzi.
I was born and raised in small town Indiana, just south of Indianapolis and have always been obsessed with dogs. For as long as I remember I wanted to be a veterinarian and was devastated when I simply didn't have the grades or competitive personality to succeed in the medical field. After college I moved to SC and found fulfilling work in the library system helping people with technology, and later working customer relations at home. Somewhere along the way, I became passionate about purebred dogs and fell in love with sighthounds and Ibizans. I began attending semi-local shows, lure coursing trials, and race meets and met several wonderful people who let me help them handle dogs and make connections.
In August 2018 I made the long drive out to Oklahoma to pick up my first beezer and purebred dog, Azula. She screamed the whole way home and I wondered why I decided to do this. But as she adjusted to her new life she proved that Ibizans were the perfect choice for me. I fell in love with their gentle, sweet nature and their ability to simultaneously be giant goofballs. In 2019 I began seriously studying the different health issues, conformation traits, and pedigrees in the breed, along with everything involved in breeding, whelping, and raising puppies. I have some great mentors in the breed, and in 2022 I acquired my foundation bitch, Ponzi.