Para Bellum Kennel

11/10/2024

Lacking ideas for Halloween? Para Bellum has you covered!

23/09/2024

23/08/2024

Last week, I euthanized Hircine for age-related, advanced kidney failure. He lived August 3, 2014 to August 16, 2024. One third of my life passed uncomfortably in the evening, with me holding his paw. Don't ever leave them alone when Death comes, you did everything together, don't leave them alone at the hardest time. Pain is part of life, those who do not face it are not themselves truly alive.

This is one of the best dogs I have ever owned, and despite being painfully stubborn, those of you who have seen how I produce some amazing animals, I couldn't do it without this dog here. He is to date, the only Dogo Argentino I have used in my Canis Panther mixes. He deepened the chest, and added height and muscle, and look at their heads. He is survived by some incredible Panther mixes, and on his purebred side, his granddaughter Dolce was a top 5 AKC Dogo Argentino last year and her son was #4. Dolce was #1 in the UKC and has a few other notable awards. Hircine himself was #6 best in breed in the UKC in 2015. His Mother was a certified hog dog directly from La Cocha itself(this doesn't mean much to me though as all Dogos do). I remember thinking she looked like a bear, and how cool she was and that I got her son was truly an honor. In some of the photos you will see Artemis, my first Dogo Argentino and my first dog as an adult. I still have their daughter Orthia, she's the one with the bouncy smile. The rest of the photos will be Hircine's Panther mixes. Thank you for those of you who have had faith in these dogs, and thank you Hircine.

17/07/2024

They discovered the joys of eating wheat flour.

04/06/2024

About the size of a cinderblock.

02/06/2024

Gothic, named for the German tribe of Goths, the color is a coincidence. AngussxEmma

02/06/2024

Viper, photo Courtesy of Maverick Kennels
HeisenbergxEmma

31/05/2024

Now that's a happy dog.

31/05/2024

This reminds me of the icicle video I posted a few months back.

30/05/2024

4 Months old, impeccable alert dog, but also extremely affectionate with family.

29/05/2024

Lol

27/05/2024

When we're alone training versus in public trying to be normal. This is the pick female and she's still available.

25/05/2024

Mother, Father, and Puppy. As you can tell, she is lovy just like her parents

19/05/2024

Pick female, still available. Great intermediate temperament and lovely structure. Should be about 80 # full grown, dieting for more.

06/05/2024

A Panther in his Natural Habitat.

03/05/2024

She is MAD.

03/05/2024

Pup photo dump

02/05/2024

This little girl will have your back until the day she dies. You know you want her.

30/04/2024

Someone recently commented on the abundance of debris in my photos of the puppies. There are two reasons for me keeping so much of it around;
1) environmental enrichment for puppies and adult dogs. Variety of terrain makes puppies smarter, stronger, and braver.
2) we are currently experiencing an insect Apocalypse. Much like a whale carcass in the desert of the ocean floor, logs provide a home and food supply oasis in the middle of a suburb. Combined with a lack of pesticides, my territory creates a reservoir of arthropod populations that not only enriches my gardens, but creates a slow carbon release way of getting rid of wood while helping the bugs thrive. For example, these isopods are so good at breaking down wood they've even started on one of the fee pieces of processed wood I have, which you can see here.

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-52399373

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armadillidium_vulgare