Mirribandi Belgians
Mirribandi "F" puppies
We are.....
MIRRIBANDI Belgians - we are members of
Canine Control Council of Queensland
Royal Canine Council of New South Wales
Victorian Canine Association
Belgian Shepherd Dog Club of Queensland
Belgian Shepherd Dog Club of Victoria
Belgian Shepherd Dog Club of Illawarra & South Eastern NSW
Ipswich Dog Obedience Club
Western Suburbs Kennel Club
Our breeding philosophy
Mirribandi Delaugere
We are not a big establishment. We choose to limit the number of dogs in our care, so as to give them all the love, pats, cuddles and attention, that we believe this very special breed thrives on, and deserves.
Our first few attempts at breeding did not produce the quality we had hoped for, hence our investment in European bloodlines. Since this change in direction, judges have been consistently awarding our dogs in the show rings, and these new bloodlines have proven a wonderful foundation for our successful breeding program.
We select only the finest bloodlines to be incorporated into our breeding program, with no expense spared. We choose to use only the best stud dogs in the country, we have imported girls, imported stud dogs, and imported frozen semen for artificial insemination litters. We work in close partnership with several interstate kennels with similar ethical views and that same burning desire to improve the breed.
We actively show our dogs, and have great success in the show rings. Our wins have been at Specialist shows under International Specialist Judges (where it most counts!) as well as in All Breeds Open and Championship shows - local, regional and interstate.
We also train our dogs for obedience, and are actively involved with the local Obedience Club. Our friendship with Amanda Russell, of Vanrusselhof Kennels, has allowed us to overcome the dreaded obstacle of Obedience Trial Nerves, and we are now putting the justly deserved obedience titles on our dogs with Amanda polishing our initial training, and handling our dogs in trials to their OBEDIENCE TITLES.
Our next goal will be to put AGILITY and HERDING INSTICT titles onto our dogs - proving that our dogs are not just show ponies, but are versatile and well rounded members of society, that still have what it takes to be a Sheep Dog and a Working Dog!
The Mirribandi Team
We are firm believers of testing ALL our dogs to ensure a clean bill of health BEFORE they are bred from - we test hips, elbows and eyes. All health results are available for viewing upon request, or on our
Health Register page on-line. Hip, Elbow and Eye issues are not major problems in our breed, and we plan to do everything that we can to keep it that way, by only breeding from certified healthy stock.We will never compromise on temperament in our breeding program.
We breed for healthy, happy, true to type Belgians of excellent bloodlines.
Our puppies are.....
Only bred from health certified stock - all our breeding girls will always be hip, elbow and eye certified PRIOR to breeding. We prefer our chosen stud dogs to also be equally tested, but in some cases, imported stud dogs may only be hip and eye certified.
WORMED every 2 weeks
VACCINATED at 6 weeks of age
MICROCHIPPED at 6 - 7 weeks old
Well SOCIALISED - all the time!
TEMPERAMENT & APTITUDE TESTED - done professionally and independently at 7 weeks of age
REGISTRATION PAPERS - Limit Papers for pets, or Full Papers for show/breeding prospects
FREE DE-SEXING of all pet puppies - done at 7 weeks old - a practice instigated by the RSPCA
COMPLIMENTARY MEMBERSHIP for the current financial year to the Belgian Shepherd Dog Club of Queensland - they have great newsletters!
We'll send you thorough UPDATES and PHOTOS of your puppy from conception to when puppy is ready to go home with you at 8 weeks of age, and welcome your ongoing photos and contributions to the litter's web page on our Mirribandi web site.
We are happy to sell our babies to approved and loving homes locally, interstate and internationally. We are happy to arrange freight for your new puppy to anywhere in the world.
Puppies are available for SHOW, OBEDIENCE, AGILITY, HERDING, and/or for loving family pets.
All inquiries are most welcome
Our showing philosophy
The following piece, by an unknown author, just about sums up why we show.
WHAT IS A TITLE? - Author unknown.
"Not just a brag, not just a stepping stone to a higher title, not just an adjunct to competitive scores, a title is a tribute to the dog that bears it, a way to honor the dog, an ultimate memorial. It will remain in record and in memory for about as long as anything in this world can remain. Few humans will do as well or better in that regard.
"And, though the dog itself doesn't know or care that its achievements have been noted, a title says many things in the world of humans, where such things count.
"A title says your dog was intelligent and adaptable, and good-natured. It says that your dog loved you enough to do the things that pleased you, however crazy they may have sometimes seemed. And a title says that you loved your dog, that you loved to spend time with it because it was a good dog, that you believed in it enough to give it another chance when it failed, and that in the end, your faith was justified.
"A title proves that your dog inspired you to that special relationship enjoyed by so few, that in a world of disposable creatures, this dog with a title was greatly loved, and loved greatly in return.
"And when that dear, short life is over, the title remains as a memorial of the finest kind, the best you can give to a deserving friend, volumes of praise in one small set of initials after the name.
"A title is nothing less than love and respect, given and received and permanently recorded."
- Author unknown
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