Party Photos!

Party, playing with Cash & Carrie this afternoon ... and stealing their toys!

Let's Party!

Baby X arrived today ...
"Vanrusselhof Xanadu" otherwise known as "Party"!

Just off the plane and all she wanted to do was run and play ...

time to go home now ...

... and meet the boss of the house, Rocket ...

Make the most of it Rock ... she aint gonna be your size for much longer!

Promise to post more photo's soon.

In the meantime I'm having a ball ... playing with Party!!!

Vegas to Xanadu …

Xanadu
Xan·a·du (zn-d, -dy) n.
An idyllic, beautiful place.
[After Xanadu, a place in "Kubla Khan," a poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge.]
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I am very grateful to have the blessing of my good friend and breeder, Amanda (Vanrusselhof Malinois), to be trusted with a puppy from her “X Litter” …. hence, Xanadu instead of Vegas (still waiting for the inspiration of what her call name might be!)
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2 boys and 6 girls were born last Tuesday 19th May … Mum “Ellis” arrived in Australia from Germany on 14th April, about 5 weeks in whelp with these 8 little maligators. More details about the Sire & Dam can been seen at Amanda’s website.

Exciting times ahead!

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Vegas Update ... 1 week old today!

Just had to share these pic’s of the Vegas litter (otherwise known as the Vanrusselhof "V" Litter) ... at one week old

Six boys …

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Mr Brown

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Mr Green

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Mr Purple

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Mr Red

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Mr Tan

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And four girls …

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Miss Fluro

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Miss Orange

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Miss White (who is all black!)

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Miss Yellow

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… I wonder which one of these little girls will step forward and answer to “Vegas”?
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Amanda reports that all puppies are strong and healthy and Mum, Indy, is a great little mum!
More information on the Vanrusselhof website.

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Has "Vegas" finally arrived?!

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Something I’ve wanted for a long time .... a dream that I wondered if would ever eventuate, may actually be going to come true! I think many of you already know, my heart has been set on a working bloodline Malinois for a long time ...

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There's only one person in Australia that I would trust to breed, assess and make the decision of choosing that special puppy for me and that's Amanda Camiller at Vanrusselhof Malinois in Queensland and ... on Monday night, 27th April, 10 Vanrusselhof working bloodline Malinois puppies were born (6 boys & 4 girls)!

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Proud Mum “Indy” with her 10 little disciples (below) ... first time Mum and doing a great job!

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This litter is a line breeding on AUST CH DKCH DKBRCH Bryan Vom Haus Mecki IPO3 SchH3 (Imp NWY). Progeny already tightly line bred on Bryan are currently proving to be some of the best working dogs in the Australian Police Force, and are also present with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), Security and Sporting Dogs in Australia and Overseas.
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Bryan is the most credentialed working Malinois to ever enter Australia. Bryan is 2 X AUSC Grand National Schutzhund Champion and has 3 X Conformation Championship Titles (Australian, Danish and Working). He has also competed at the World Championships for Belgian Shepherds twice.

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I was fortunate enough to spend some time with Bryan when I visited Queensland in 2006 and he certainly didn't disappoint me. I also got to meet Bryans' son "Kruegar", Sire of this litter, who also happens to be our "Krash’s" full litter brother. Mum, "Indy", is also daughter of Bryan. Photo's and pedigree information at Vanrusselhof website. Anway ... enough “breeder talk".

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Now, we wait ... to see if one of these girls will answer to “Vegas”?

The next eight weeks are going to be the longest two months in my whole life!

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Here they are again, just one day old ... in case you missed the picture at the beginning!

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Malinois Puppies - not this time ... there's more exciting news!

Chilli had her ultrasound last Wednesday to confirm whether or not she was expecting puppies … not this time! Personally, I had mixed emotions: firstly relieved that I didn’t have to find nice homes for a possible 10 Malinois babies but also disappointed that the opportunity of having that Malinois puppy that I was going personally pick and raise from day one was not going to transpire … well, not this time anyway.

In the meantime, something else exciting has come about … Vanrusselhof Krash is coming to live with us! After Chilli’s rendezvous with Krash, when he also stayed with us for a short time, he managed to weave his way into our hearts, so much so that we didn’t want him to leave. Now he will be coming to stay for good! Thank You to Lyn & Greg Baile for trusting us with Krash and allowing us to adopt him.

Krash will be chasing his Show Champion title next year and hopefully try his paw at some other fun stuff once he has settled in. Stay tuned for updates and more pic’s after he arrives early January.

Chilli will finally have another Malinois in her pack!

Malinois Puppies! ... Chilli meets Krash

Chilli’s rendezvous this weekend meant that her chosen mate, Krash (pictured above), had to stay with us for a few days. Krash is a happy boy, outgoing and very affectionate, he greets strangers with a hug and is very well mannered, a pleasure to have around. It’s been nice to spend time with another Malinois and we are grateful to his owners, Lyn & Greg Baile (Kiatasee Kennels), for trusting us with him.

“Krash”, otherwise known as Vanrusselhof Krash, was bred by Amanda Russell at Vanrusselhof Malinois Kennels in Queensland. His father is the famous AUST/DKBR/DK Ch Bryan Vom Haus Mecki IPO3 SchH3 Imp NWY “Bryan” and mother is “Enca” (Vanrusselhof Enca), both of whom I met when I traveled to Queensland 2 years ago and spent some time with Enca at her home with Amanda. I’ve always admired Bryan and followed his many successes with interest. You can read more about both of them at the Vanrusselhof website.

Most of you know our “Chilli”, AUST Ch Vanrusselhof On Fire JD … a pretty, well conformed girl from Show Lines, also with a lovely temperament. This combination (Chilli x Krash) is a great opportunity to combine some of the best working bloodlines and attractive show lines, and we expect some nice puppies suitable for show, agility, obedience, tracking and family companions.

Now … we wait … for about 5 weeks and Chilli will have an ultrasound to confirm that she is pregnant.

All going well puppies will be due on 17th January 2009!

All photo’s on this post are “Krash”
Full pedigree details can be seen on our website: www.westurnborders.com/puppies.htm