Belgium Malinois Puppies of Les Ombres Valeureux
Excellence can be attained if you.. * Care more than others think is wise *Expect more than others think is possible
Belgium Malinois Puppies of Les Ombres Valeureux
Excellence can be attained if you.. * Care more than others think is wise *Expect more than others think is possible
Our Plans for 2010 - Puppies Available & Future Litters
SIRE: D'Only des Ombres Valeureux, prelim'd hips and elbows, very strong, high drive young male. Click his links to see videos and pixs, and health certs. DAM: Bambi des Ombres Valeureux, OFA "Excellent", Dominant, Substantial Female, with strong character and hard bite and great drives. Bambi is the sibling of Blitz, Drogo, Diesel..Great Litter! WHEN: Breeding August 1-4, 2010. Puppies due early October and ready for homes in December 2010. This is a very similar breeding as our recent D'Only x Cadence breeding which produced very strong, high drive, stable puppies. Plans were to breed Bambi to Master however Bambi changed our plans when she came into season 3 months early (August instead of October), making a trip to Florida impossible due to the heat restrictions. I love the pups from Cadence x D'Only so I expect the same high quality in these puppies. We can pass the savings onto to working folks that want a puppy since we bred in-house and there is no outside stud fee or big travel expense. Puppies will be $800.00. To Reserve a Puppy from this litter: $400.00 Deposit to hold a puppy. We can take deposits after we've confirmed Bambi's pregnancy (early September).
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Puppy Pages of our Past Litters
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Our lines are producing consistently dogs of good temperament, health and trainability. We have dogs working in Search & Rescue, French Ring Sport, Schutzhund, Police, Service Work and of course in Home Protectors. Our Belgian Malinois Puppies are sold with written guarantee & contract. All puppies are tattooed. Price is determined by working drives, breeding quality and training and age. ($1200.00 for puppies imprinted to 10-12 weeks with tracking, obedience, bite work. Controls put on with positive "clicker" training as young puppies.)
If you are interested in purchasing a puppy from us please complete our Puppy Buyer Questionnaire (email me for a copy) and return it to us by fax or regular mail so that we can know you better and know your expectations for a puppy or adult dog. Also, you can request a copy of our contract - guarantee by e-mail. Please include your fax number or mailing address with your request for our contract.
All our puppies are extensively socialized and handled. We begin when they are newborns with the "early neurological stimulation" techniques to condition the puppies to touch, handling and stress. We continue their imprinting as they grow and introduce them to many textures of toys (plastic, metal, wood, leather), puppy size agility obstacles, many noises along with the bite work and retrieve imprinting. Puppy evaluations are done at crucial stages of their development as well.
We highly recommend that you visit and meet our dogs and other breeders as well. If you cannot visit yourself have a friend, family member or associate come and visit any breeder that you are considering purchasing a puppy from. I do not recommend "meeting" at a dog show or park as your sole contact with the breeder and their dogs. If you do not know someone close then I recommend talking with your local dog trainer, breeder friend or other dog professional to see if they know someone in the breeder's area that can visit, such as a fellow dog trainer, groomer, dog behaviorist or breeder friend. Sad to say, there are Malinois breeders even local to me (San Diego County) that put out beautiful web sites, but that is where it ends. One warning sign is they won't give out their address and will never invite you to their home. Normally these breeders are keeping dogs illegally. Their dogs live in small crates in garages with bark collars on all day. If you see the breeder at a dog show or dog trial, you would never know as she would have some dogs with her, but the others are warehoused at home. It's so important to visit the home of any breeder you are thinking of getting a puppy from to know how they raise and how they keep their Malinois.
Visit other breeders and then come see the difference. We are very proud of our dogs and our ranch home environment that we raise our dogs in. All reputable breeders welcome visitors and will give you a tour of their kennel.
For Our Puppy Buyers - Answers to Commonly Asked Questions
The puppies have two vaccinations prior to going to their new homes. We provide a detailed health record for each puppy, which shows the vaccinations, worming schedule that the puppy has been on. We recommend taking your puppy to your vet soon after bringing him/her home with the puppy health record. Your vet will put your puppy on an appropriate vaccination schedule for your area. Also, be sure and educate yourself and follow the vaccination schedule that you feel is in the best interest of your pet. Here are a couple resource links: Dr. Jean Dodds Vaccine Protocols and It's For The Animals. Also, Science of Vaccine Damage. To Spay/Neuter or Not? Determining the Best Age To Spay or Neuter?
Our puppies are extensively handled from birth using Early Neurological Stimulation (coined the Super Puppy Program by the Military). We also, have friends and family handle the puppies, introduce the puppies to various animals including horses and cats, various distractions including a cd "puppy racket, music, traffic, atvs, lawn-mower noises, banging pans, gunshots. We have a mini-agility course and we play tug and retrieve games with them. They are provided with many different toys at all times. They are taught a recall "come" with a whistle. We teach them some of the basics including introduction to a leash and being tied so they learn to give to the leash, sleep in a crate (door removed) in their individual play areas so they become at ease being separated from their siblings. Also, very importantly we have a trainer unknown to the puppies to conduct the Volhard P.A.T Puppy Test for each puppy. We combine the findings of the P.A.T. test with our daily observations, other trainers input and the puppy buyer's questionnaire and input to make sure each puppy is fit with the right owner.
I start the puppies at 3 weeks old on Innova EVO original formula. I use this soaked in goat's milk or broth as a weaning formula. We wean the puppies from their mother at 5 weeks and begin very thorough bonding and interactive play with the group and and as individuals. We feed our dogs Innova EVO and also give all our dogs and puppies raw meat, tripe, organ meats and bones. We realize this feeding regiment is not possible for everyone to continue. If you are interested in seeing if Innova EVO is available near you visit their store locator page. We feed three times per day. We feed the puppies as much as they will eat and when they walk away we pull up the food. We do not free feed the puppies. If you are interested in learning more about dog nutrition and supplementing with raw check out Volhard's Nutrition and Holistic pages. You may be surprised to learn that imbalanced nutrition can be the cause of behavior problems in dogs just like in people.
Each "Les Ombres Valeureux" puppy has two types of permanent identification:
1. Micro-chip: Either Avid or HomeAgain Chips. The puppy has a micro-chip implanted at the top of his shoulder which when scanned will identify him and his owner information (owner must register the micro-chip). All paperwork and details are provided. We keep records of the chip number in case we are contacted as the breeders/implanters as a backup measure. Your puppy's micro-chip number is on the health record and contract.
2. Tattoo. The tattoo is unique to your puppy and each digit has meaning. The tattoo consists of 5 letter/numbers. Lets examine the tattoo "OV8A1". First 2 letters are always "O" "V" for Ombres Valeureux. Next is the last number of the year your puppy was born. "8" for 2008. Next is the sequential Litter letter. Example "A" for the first litter born in 2008 or "B" for the second litter of 2008. The final number or letter is for the individual puppy in the litter. Example: "1" for the 1st puppy tattooed in a litter of 10. and "0" for the 10th puppy and "A" for the 11th puppy. Your puppy's tattoo number is on the health record and contract. We keep copies as well as a backup measure.
Remember to properly socialize you puppy, but not to overwhelm him when he just arrives as you are strangers. Let your puppy settle in for a few days before making additional introductions. Also, we do not recommend taking young puppies in areas such as dog parks and dog beaches as unvaccinated or unhealthy dogs may visit these areas. The AKC web site is a great resource for training and socializing clubs. Also, there are many useful tips regarding basic care, being a responsible dog owner, health information, canine courtesy, lists of poisonous plants and household products, training resources, emergency preparedness, AKC events and how to get started. There is no such thing as a dog that has too much training! I highly recommend beginning handling classes which can be found through your local AKC Kennel Club as these classes help socialize and leash train your puppy in a fun, positive atmosphere with other owners of purebred dogs. These classes require the puppies to be current on their vaccinations. The handling classes are fun for puppies and you never know, you might get the "bug" and decide to show your puppy in the future. At the classes the puppies are taught to stand calmly while being touched by the practice judge. Also, there is the Canine Good Citizen program that can be earned by your dog and is a good first step in training your puppy. There are obedience, agility, rally, herding and tracking events available through the AKC.
Also, be sure and register your puppy with the AKC. All our puppies' official names begin with a certain letter of the alphabet keeping with the French system on naming. Also, our puppies' names all end with our kennel name. For example, in 2008, all Les Ombres Valeureux puppies and all puppies in France have a "D" name such as Dexter des Ombres Valeureux, Dynamite des Ombres Valeureux , D'Extreme des Ombres Valeureux, D'monico des Ombres Valeureux. Once you give us your puppy's name, we send in and register the entire litter. When we receive each registration, we sign off and send it to you so you can mail it to AKC with your names as owners.
The American Kennel Club maintains one of the world's largest libraries devoted to dogs, the development of purebred dogs and the sport and enjoyment of dogs. Books: The main subject categories are individual breeds, care, training, behavior and breeding. There are also titles on the various occupations performed by dogs as well as representations of dogs in art, literature and history along with their role in the development of field sports. There are over 350 videos and DVDs in the collection. These include all of the AKC programs as well as tapes from other sources on topics such as grooming, training, breeding and dog shows. The library's catalog provides access to the Internet. The Library has an online public access catalog which is accessible over the Internet. It can be both searched and browsed by author, title or subject. In addition, there is an on-site index of Gazette articles by subject.
Some of you will want to train your new dog in a protection sport such as Schutzhund or French Ring Sport or PSA while others may train in Search and Rescue, Herding, Agility, or Flyball. You can visit my links page for resources.
We encourage all puppy owners to have their dog's hips and elbows X-rayed at 2 years of age and sent to the O.F.A. for certification. You read about hip and elbow dysplasia, download forms and can check out your dog's parents and relatives on the O.F.A. site by searching the database. Also, we urge you to have your dog's eyes checked (this can be done at any age) at an eye clinic and sent for C.E.R.F. certfication. You will be doing a great service for the breed as we need these valuable statistics to ensure the health of our bloodlines and also ensuring your dog's good health.
If you ever get into a situation where you can no
longer care for your Malinois, please contact us as we are always willing to
help with placement through networking and we are always willing to take any of
our dogs back to re-home as well. Do not hesitate to contact us with any
questions, concerns, photos and brags!
Ron & Debbie Skinner Debbie.Skinner@pawsnclaws.us
All pictures and text are the property of Les Ombres Valeureux, Ron and Debbie Skinner of Aguanga, California.