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Welcome to del Rio kennels!

The Belgian Malinois is a highly athletic, intelligient 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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Yearly Archives: 2009

Tammy and Thai,,,Belgian Standoff

Tammy and Thai do this thing in which they will tug on a toy but without TUGGING. They will just stand there, waiting for the other to do something. They will not make a sound or move a muscle. Its bizarre.

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December 25, 2009 - 10:59 pm Alice (& Beau + Moto) - The silent tug is really bizarre, and very funny! Moto growls Beau off anything she feels is, or should be hers -- that is, until he flattens her.

December 25, 2009 - 11:03 am elissa cline - it is the 'tai chi' of tugging : )

December 24, 2009 - 8:20 pm Jay - Oh that is hilarious Bobby. I wish Xander would play that quietly. He's all about the growling

December 24, 2009 - 7:53 pm Anne & Ken - That is HILARIOUS!

Bono,,, Goofy & Beautiful

Finally took some time to take some pictures of Bono-Bono-Bono. He’s grown into a nice pup with the sweetest temperament – although, he himself will admit that he is spoiled. ENJOY!
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Vesper and Bono – Original Cage Match

I just realized after I posted the recent pics of Vesper and Bono in the fight to the finish that there was a prelude…….The Original Cage Match!

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Bono and Vesper – Play Fight to the Death

Bono and Vesper like to play fight and challenge each other. They end up covered in spit, tired and happy. What else is there for puppies to do?
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December 22, 2009 - 6:27 am Susan - OMG playfight is awesome. The look on their faces is priceless. What a team. Sue, The Bru and Kala boy too

del Rio dogs – Bono, Piper, and Cambria

Over the weekend, I had a chance to take photos of the boy [Bono], Piper [she's all grow'ed up], and the bouncy Cambria.
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Bono,,,,Beautiful Day

Day Two of P.E. {puppy experience}.
I feel like a brand new puppy owner. Seriously.
This puppy has been able to have the run of the house.  We’ve changed our rules for this one. We’re allowing the other adults {and Vesper} to patrol the puppies boundaries. It’s funny how the adults know what is allowed and what...

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October 11, 2009 - 5:45 am wendy - LOVE that last photo!

October 1, 2009 - 1:58 am Gerald - nice dogs.. i have a belgian malinois also just looking around... wanna ask you how or where did you make the photo-slideshow banner on you're website?? i'm making one for my school's student government thnx...

Bono,,,Rockstar…..First Pics

Mr. Bono aka Rockstar aka Bonehead was able to take in his first Virginia morning. Ireland du Hameau Saint Blaise, also known as Bono, puttered around, picked up pine cones, chewed on some grass, and ran around like a crazy dog. He did stay still long enough for me to shoot some pics.
Our...

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September 6, 2009 - 6:32 pm Anne & Ken - Such beautiful pictures of a very beautiful boy. Congratulations!

The Surprise!

in a few days, Angela will be back from Europe.  She spent time in Belgium, France and England.  The main goal was to bring back a puppy from du Hameau Saint Blaise.  The puppy boy will be named Ireland du Hameau Saint Blaise.
Call name?  BONO as in Bono from U2.
Still don’t know who I’m talking...

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September 8, 2009 - 7:47 am Glenda Pearson - Love the name (we are going to see U2 in 2 weeks)! And he is sooo cute!

Vesper’s Morning Romp

I worked out with the little terror this morning, trying to beat this summer heat.  I snapped a few pics as Miss Vesper ran around with the disc and had a good ol’ time.

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August 15, 2009 - 3:09 am Bruce Campbell, Perth, Scotland - Beautiful photo's of beautiful malinois. I hope to immigrate from the UK (with my Terv) to Canada in the next year ! Once i'm In North America and settled, I hope to apply to have a pup of your breeding to join my little pack. They seem to me to be everything a malinois should be!

Big Congrats to Sarah & Cambria

Here’s Sarah’s email to us after her second Rally appearance Sunday:
I am so proud of our baby. The rally judge was a collie breeder and asked how old she was.  When I told her that she was only 8 months, she was super impressed.  She said that it was amazing that such a young Mal...

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dRk Malinois in PA

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Sneak Peak in PA

Here are few images from today. We were able to hang out with Cambria and Talli [both from the C litter] along with their sister Vesper.
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Cowboy hits the beach!

Allee Sablee Cheyenne del Rio at about 8 months, hits the Florida beach with a friend.
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Dogs who are part of our family

Our dear friend Sandy placed Star & Sequin  with our friends, Ann & Mike.  After Sandy passed away, they also took Avi, who has fit in well.  They are cherished members of their family and we love to see how well they are doing.  [click on the thumbnails to enlarge]
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July 21, 2009 - 2:31 pm Julie Marco - relatives of Cowboy and the C Litter? Beautiful!!

Cowboy – July 2009

Cowboy looking good.
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