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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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Yearly Archives: 2010

Thai is back home!

I haven’t posted in a long time…..but I have something to say. Thai came home. Slightly changed. A bit different. More mature but the same mischievous character was there. What did I expect? I sent her out on a jet plane, knowing she’d be back but not really sure when. I sent her off in...

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Tami’s second herding lesson

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Bono’s second herding lesson

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Happy Birthday C Litter

To Piper, Cowboy, Vesper, India, Arco, Cara, Cambria, and Talli:  Happy Birthday puppies!

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November 4, 2010 - 5:28 pm Anne - So lovely! Thank you Bobby and Angela!

Haiku…or Hack-you

We have all had pets which have passed.  Some through old age and others from circumstances that were outside the normal control of life…..my haiku…… Ashes in a box, ashes lighter than she was in life heavy on my heart

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November 3, 2010 - 11:11 am Torrie Brown - A very beautiful Haiku. Says it all.

Bono,,,Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses

Finally took some time to take some shots of Bono. These pics REALLY display the playfulness and spirit of this lovely boy.

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October 12, 2010 - 7:14 pm Susan - Loved him since I saw the first photo's of him. Run Bono Run.

October 12, 2010 - 5:37 pm Torrie Brown - Bono...gotta admit this lad has won my heart. He is one mighty fine handsome young Mal and I think he has a good future ahead of him.

Thai & Nino on the Deck

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Talli Time!

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BIG NEWS! Round ‘em Up Cowboy!

We have some great news to share!  Cowboy [Allee Sablee Cheyenne del Rio], owned by Julie and David Marco was named Winner’s Dog at this year’s American Belgian Malinois Specialty.  And our little mess Bono [Ireland du Hameau St. Blaise] was named Reserve Winner’s Dog as a 10 month old puppy! Thank you to Julie...

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November 2, 2010 - 6:09 pm Susan - I 2nd that by Torrie....You have beautiful mali's.....I hope one of these days I can add one to my family.

May 18, 2010 - 9:44 pm Torrie Brown - Yee Haw Cowboy! Congratulations Angela on a job well done in the ring. And Bono...irrepressible Bono! Good puppy! Bobby, you and Angela breed and raise such beautiful Mals. They are such perfection and ambassadors of the breed.

May 18, 2010 - 6:31 pm Anne - Wow! Congratulations! Well done!

Bono,,,A Sort of Homecoming

We closed on our new house this past Friday.  We now have a house in the mountains and one down South….relatively speaking. Puppy Bono was nice enough to pose for me.  He was all elbows, knees and ears but I was able to save three photos of this pony boy.

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More pics of Talli…from the beach to the snow!

Philly Girl Talli was out in the recent snows and her momma Anne took some pics of her.  Enjoy!

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Talli Frisbee Fun

Images from our Philly Girl, Allee Sablee Chatelet del Rio, on the beach in Atlantic City. Talli, is an active girl and obviously has the love of chasing flying objects just as her mother does. AND a video!

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Cowwwwwww…BOY!

After scoring a 98, this youngster from the C litter [8 months old], now has his Rally Novice title following in the footsteps of his precocious sister Cambria.  Vesper applauds them as she chases squirrels without being asked to do so…… Cowboy with his New Title ribbon at Hilton Head..LOVED by Julie and David!

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Snow, snow, snow day

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February 7, 2010 - 2:08 pm Torrie Brown - Bobby...you take some great pictures! The dogs look fantastic.

Vesper and Bono,,,2 Hearts Beat as 1

On rainy Sunday, I dragged the two puppies out to the front yard for some mandatory picture posing and posturing….these two puppies love each other to death. They are always playing and truly enjoy hanging out together.

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April 11, 2010 - 10:56 am Marcus - This must be the best Malinois page I've seen so far. The photos are just perfect:)

January 17, 2010 - 8:43 pm Susan - Very good pix....the one is Bono right saying "out of my way, here I come". Love the pix. Sue and the Bru