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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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Category Archives: Bono

Fun in the Sun & Water

We have a small creek which runs at the back of our property. The dogs just love to play in it regardless of the season but today was a wonderful day.

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Bono,,,taken 4/25/2010

This image was taken almost a year ago…..when Bono used to be innocent.

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March 6, 2011 - 1:23 pm Susan - What did he do? Or you just saying? I should do that with Bru,

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.

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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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

And one more Bono and Brooklyn episode

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January 3, 2010 - 7:01 pm Susan - It is so cute. What is the soundtrack. It is perfect.

January 2, 2010 - 8:11 pm Anne & Ken - So cute we had to play it five times! The soundtrack is perfect too.

Brooklyn & Bono,,,Love Rescues Me

Took a few pictures to share of Miss Brooklyn and puppy Bono. Miss Brooklyn is owned by Jay and Kristen who have just welcomed their first baby into the family. Brooklyn will be with us for a few months. We’ll be taking a good hard looking at breeding this beautiful bitch who looks a lot...

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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...

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May 1, 2010 - 12:26 pm Pat Turpyn - Beautiful pups! The expressions on all your mals pups and adults are so amazing and wonderfully expressing. Your pictures are lovely to look at.

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 thanks...

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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...

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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!