ROCCO 9/9 2008 - 19/8 2016 This was his page
GOLDMALI COPACOBANA
"Rocco"
Malinois dog (neutered), d.o.b. 9th September 2008
Red with black mask
Sire: Ch. Bonvivant Esprit Dam: Goldmali Believe
Breeder: Marianne Brett
Rocco's pedigree name is after a song as most of our Malinois; this time Barry Manilow's Copacobana (which is playing).
Rocco wasn't meant to be kept, but as sometimes happen, the right home just did not appear for him (the orginal buyer had to cancel due to a family bereavement) and when he turned 13 weeks old -well........... We couldn't part with him, he's part of the family now -and so he is officially STAYING.
Unfortunately Rocco had an extremely bad vet experience as a young pup and has since then not been able to be shown as he fears men, new situations etc. We are working with him but realised he would never see the inside of a show ring, so he was castrated. The main thing is to keep him happy so we go to clicker obedience classes.
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PUPPYHOOD UNTIL NOW:
13 weeks and ears still silly. All pics of Rocco younger (from birth onwards) will be found on the pages for the C -litter:
4 months old
A flying Rocco 2nd of February 2009
Roxie and Rocco (back) playing in the snow
Rocco second from the left
5 ½ months old February 28th 2009
5 ½ months
Yummy meaty bones! Rocco 7 months old.
Rocco a year old September 2009
The photos don't do his lovely red colour justice at all, he is truly red in real life.
Rocco has inherited his mum Rio's converging ears -but not to the same extent!
Roxie, Z, Ripley, Rio, Rocco September 2009
December 2009
With mum Rio (to the left) January 2010
Rocco (left) with granny Ripley December 2010
Rocco (left) with sister Roxie
December 2010 in the back garden
December 2010
1st of October 2011