1-20-07 - UKC Midwinter
Classic Dog Show
3-10-07 - UKC Michigan
Classic Dog Show
4-22-07 - K9 Crunch
Fest II
2007
5-5-07 - Happy 1st Birthday Di Allah!
6-14-07 - 6-17-07 -
UKC Premier Dog Show
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BSD
Specialty
Show - Reserve Best Female of variety - Good Critique
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Show 1
- Reserve Best Female of Variety - Good Critique
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Show 2
- First Place Best Female of Variety - Good Critique
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Show 3
- Reserve Best Female of Variety - Good Critique
6-23-07 - Iron Dog Triathlon
7-26-07 - C.G.C. Testing Competitive Dog Sports
7-28-07 - Bluewater Bouvier Club of Michigan All Breed Dog Show
8-31-07
- American Working Malinois Association Nationals
5-5-08 - Happy 2nd Birthday Di Allah!
5-24,
25, 26-08 - Schutzhund Seminar with Joanne Plumb
7-11,12,13-2008 - Schutzhund Seminar With Joanne Plumb
7-26,
27-08 - Tracking seminar With Andy
9-5, 6,
7-08 - Schutzhund Seminar With Ivan Balabanov
Training...Training...Training...Training !
How
It All Started...
I'd been searching for a Malinois for
quite some time. My old working pit bull is now a retired senior, spending his
days holding the couch down. I wanted a new breed of dog to work. I have
always admired the Belgian Malinois I've seen working at various protection
dog trials. I wasn't particularly fond of the idea of raising a puppy and was
considering an older mature adult. All my dogs have been rescued adults, and
I've never had the opportunity to raise a puppy. So naturally I was skeptical
about my abilities. I searched various rescues organizations,
located breeders, looked in dog sport magazines, and called various friends.
My husband was ready to purchase from a breeder we had found and at the last minute decided to
make one more phone call. That call started it all.
He was told 'I have just what you want, come and get it if you want.' When he
finished the call he excitedly announced that he had found a 10 month old
female Malinois that had the qualities I was looking for. All we needed to
do was just drive two hours and pick her up. So I agreed; lets go see this
dog. When we got there our friend came out and there was this little Malinois
puppy following her. I thought to myself she is really cute, but show me the
10 month old. Well as it turned out there was no 10 month old female it was a
10 week old female! We played around with her, evaluated her potential, and
spent some time with her. I was still stalling on my decision.
Is this the right dog? Should I wait and see what other opportunities are out
there? I quickly
thought to myself... do I really want to be housebreaking a puppy, getting up
early everyday before work to take her outside regardless of the weather,
listening to all the noise, taking daily outings for socialization? I thought
again to myself, NO WAY! That's crazy, I'll wait. But I guess my ability to
say no out loud was completely overcome by those cute brown eyes and striking
beauty. My judgment instantly became hazy, and the next thing I remember was
holding a cute 10 week old puppy on my lap for the drive home! Well, that's
how it started and we haven't looked back. We train every day, hit the shows
when we can, and have lots of fun doing so. I'm hooked and love her dearly.
