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Welcome to del Rio kennels!

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 through out the journey with this wonderful breed, you will realize your life is much more enriched than it would have been without a "Maligator" by your side.

Bobby and Angela live in Petersburg, Virginia which is located just south of Richmond, the state capitol of Virginia. Their breeding program takes into consideration the ultimate health of the parents, the development of the litter through the first few weeks of their lives, and the 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: October 2008

Hester L. “Sandy” Bakewell 1944-2008

An adaptation by her friend, Furman Joye.  This made me cry, it was so sweet.  She was our mentor, our friend;  sweet, funny, determined Sandy.  We will never forget her.
DEATH
*Weep not, weep not,*
*She is not dead;*
*She’s resting in the bosom of Jesus.*
*Heart-broken friends—weep no more;*
*Grief-stricken husband—weep no more;*
*She’s only just gone home.*
*On a recent...

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October 22, 2008 - 5:49 pm Tom - That is a beautiful sermon from "God's Trombones," if I remember correctly. It is moving even generically, out of context. But it is especially lovely when used as a tribute such as this. Rest in peace in the bosom of Jesus, Sandy.

Belgians Galore

Below we have images of
-  the before and {photoshop} afterwards of a Laeken family which, like many families, sometimes doesn’t like to be too close to each other. But that doesn’t make for a nice portrait.
-  Indy, a ABMC Nationals Specialty winner with her breeder [flew in from Europe just to visit me - not!]...

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Last Images from UBSDA Nationals

Ub-sdah…..ub-sdah….
Here’s a pic of a baby Terv…..fuzzy wuzzy

And this is one of my pride and joys….Brooklyn, sister to Thai.  She’s favors Asia quite a bit due to papa Socks.

And last but not least, another Laeken sighting!

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UBSDA: Four More for the Road

This isn’t a Belgian but was very interested in the goings on.

Madame Judge examing her exhibitors

Animation portion of the exam!

More Animation!

Looking for the last contestant for this Price is Right!

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October 7, 2008 - 6:03 am Laurie Thal - Hey Bobby, Again, nice to meet you.... thank you for the wonderful photos. I hope you enjoyed your time at UBSDA... and that we will be seeing more of you at these events.... I also wanted to tell you that I think the photos of your Malinois are beautiful... Good luck on your future babies.... I hope to see them all some day... Cheers! Laurie

UBSDA – Characters and Character Test

Found a few minutes to snap a few pictures from the UBSDA Nationals. Pictured will be a Terv at play, the real camera photo of the coolest Belgian, and a few of the dogs during the character test playing tug with list member Jona Decker.

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Coolest Belgian at the UBSDA

A quick iPhone image of a cool Belgian

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Confirmation of Pregnancy!

Proud Malinois parents-to-be Bond & Tami would like to announce confirmationof pregnancy (via ultrasound) today! We are very excited; at least 5-6blobs were seen.
Bond is CH No-How So Far Away, import Finland
Tami is UKC/AKC CH Tango with Balderlo du Baiser Orageux TT, import France
All health clearances on the OFA site. www.offa.org
Puppies due around Nov.1-2. We’re...

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