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Welcome to del Rio malinois!

The Belgian Malinois is a highly athletic, intelligent and active breed. These are traits that first drew us into the Belgian Malinois.  Once you have brought one into your life, you discover how much more there is to fall in love with.  The Malinois can bring endless joy and at times, heartache. But throughout the journey with this wonderful breed, you will realize your life is so much more enriched than it would have been without a "Maligator" by your side.

Bobby and Angela live in Frederick County near Winchester, Virginia which is located in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley of northern Virginia, about an hour west of Washington, DC.

Their breeding program takes into consideration temperment and character, first and foremost, as well as the physical health of the parents.  The utmost concern is spent on development of the litter through the first few weeks of their lives, and training and upbringing of the Malinois once accepted into their loving homes. We stand by our puppies, not just as breeders, but as champions of the breed and friends of their new owners.

This blog will present you with the images, stories, and videos of our Malinois. At times, we will carry a story and a picture from our extended Malinois family. Feel free to contact us or comment on our site.

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Monthly Archives: September 2008

Tami looking beautiful

Our (hopefully pregnant) girl Tami’s favorite pastime is looking out on the deck into the back yard for wildlife.  She goes from room to room, looking out the windows for deer or squirrels.  But she looks SO pretty doing it….

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Nino at Castaway’s Coffee Shop

With Bobby in California and only the dogs for company, housecleaning got old fast   Our internet was out all week, so on Saturday, I went to the coffee shop, Castaway’s Coffee in Colonial Heights, VA.  Nino was a huge hit with everyone, especially a couple of older gents who paused to tell me about...

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Miss B, aka Brooklyn

A couple of recent pix of Miss B, or Brooklyn, owned by Jay & Kristen in IL.  She is having fun with a Jolly Ball. I hope it lasts longer with her than with ours!!

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September 18, 2008 - 12:29 am James - Hi, I found your blog on this new directory of WordPress Blogs at blackhatbootcamp.com/listofwordpressblogs. I dont know how your blog came up, must have been a typo, i duno. Anyways, I just clicked it and here I am. Your blog looks good. Have a nice day. James.

What the heck? My boy is silly….

I’ve got to ‘fess up. I have an expresso machine now and I have at least one latte every night. WHOOOO-HOOOOO!!! Now I can get my MBA – I’m prepared now. Tammy [Malinois] was bred this past weekend. We’re keeping our fingers crossed.Its great to have her home again. Its funny how a week away...

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Bond x Tami Litter – PUPPIES!!!!!

Ok, some of you may have noticed (or not) that Bobby is in the process of turning over the blog to me.  I am still learning, so please be gentle.  If you can’t, send me a note with suggestions and I’ll try to implement them.  Anyway, we have co-bred our second litter, the "C" litter,...

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September 16, 2008 - 1:31 pm bennie driver - love your website and your dogs i may be looking for a bitch here in the next few months.

She is home…..

AND SHE’S DRIVING ME NUTS!   Sort of. She’s such an active girl and she wants to play, be in your lap, grab a toy, check out the noise that the refrigerator makes, etc.  She’s tried to get Nino to mate with her but my poor boy was neutered years ago and doesn’t quite know what...

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Tammy is coming home!

My little Tammy is coming home. We are actually in the car, coming down I95 as I type. Fingers are crossed that she is pregnant with some puppies. Bobby

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October 4, 2008 - 12:27 pm Nan Sanders - Sandy Bakewell lives "just down the road" from us! Small world Nan and Chance

Black & Tan

Pic of my B & T last night!

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Dinner Out in Old Towne Petersburg

Tonight we ate out at a new place in Old Towne Petersburg (VA) at a British Pub-type place called Brickhouse Run. I got a Black & Tan, Halibut with Leek Sauce, and Bobby had a house tap and crab cakes.  But the highlight was the berry shortcake dessert, which consisted of blueberries, raspberries and a...

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Socks 1994-2008

Socks was the sire of our Asia, and our Thai.  He was a good boy, always waggy-tailed and happy to see me when I visited him.  He is one of the reasons we are in this breed, and he will be dearly missed.  Sandy owned him and loved him and trained him. 

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