del Rio kennels - home to belgian malinois http://www.delriokennels.com/blog home to belgian malinois Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:16:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 delriokennels/EUckhttp://feedburner.google.com Cowwwwwww…BOY! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/delriokennels/EUck/~3/WMWkbtarYDQ/ http://www.delriokennels.com/blog/2010/03/malinois_cowwwwwww-boy/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:16:49 +0000 Bobby http://www.delriokennels.com/blog/?p=920 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!

Allee Sablee Cheyenne del Rio "COWBOY"

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Funny how history repeats itself?

“Ok, I had some coffee [but no toast yet] when I read a post from yesterday that started me thinking………..[yes, cue the music....but nothing from the Sound of Music]
What are those repeated subjects that send people off on the email flaming/hurricane wars – not just this Belgian lists but other groups as well [but especially with Belgians]?
My picks but not necessarily in order of rank:

1. Raw vs kibble [my dogs coats/teeth are better than yours, I've raised many litters on this/that, raw is guesswork...........]
2. Protection type sports [don't understand/get it, our breed was meant to do this, I don't want my dog to want to bite children]
3. “Show” vs. “working” lines [which often leads to number 4 and often meanders into "What is the standard, screw the standard"]
4. Our Belgian temperaments
5. New age vs. traditional training [Clicker, yank and spank, negative reinforcement/negative punishment, e-collars]
6. Shampoos, coat types
7. Bad breeder, good breeder
8. AKC ‘good’, AKC ’sucks’
9. Pro vs. amateur handling and handlers, “Biased” judges and favoritism
10. Brags [you're bragging about that?, no one replied to my brag with congrats, I wouldn't brag about that, he/she's always bragging]
11. PETA! and animal rights, legislation
12. Where will my dog go, when I finally go?
13. stupid emails such as this…………

**14. Health checks, clearances, interpretations i.e. OFA [new to 2010]
………..Gotta get more coffee…..
Bobby

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]]> http://www.delriokennels.com/blog/2009/10/malinois_bono-and-vesper-play-fight-to-the-death/feed/ 1 http://www.delriokennels.com/blog/2009/10/malinois_bono-and-vesper-play-fight-to-the-death/ del Rio dogs – Bono, Piper, and Cambria http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/delriokennels/EUck/~3/onHygz4LwHc/ http://www.delriokennels.com/blog/2009/09/malinois_del-rio-dogs-bono-piper-and-cambria/#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:48:04 +0000 Bobby http://www.delriokennels.com/blog/?p=854 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.
Bono taking a stroll Bono hiding under the steps Bono lopsided pose Bono, up close and personal Cambria Classic Piper

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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 is not allowed in the house.  And they have been keeping an eye on him.  Vesper, who is only 9 months herself, is starting to understand she cannot rough house as much with the wee bairn as she could with the others.

And I continue to shoot and process photos from Day One of P.E.

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Our thanks and gratitude to Catherine Purnelle for presenting this puppy to our family.

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Call name?  BONO as in Bono from U2.

Still don’t know who I’m talking about?  Google it!

Anyways, we’ll be inundating you with the “first” pics but I thought I’d share some that I have been keeping under my hat.  This is the “I” litter at about five weeks.

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