Showsight - April 2018

A SOUTH AMERICAN FANCIER’S DREAM BECOMES A REALITY

Malabo APD Text and Photos by Bel Drapier A result of hard work, dedication and unconditional love, Malabo APD was first established on April 12, 2006 by Ana Paola Diniz. As a long-time Rhodesian Ridgeback admirer and a life- time dog lover, Diniz founded this luxury kennel with the mission to share with others around the world the great quali- ties of this incredible breed. Diniz’s passion for dogs was something she shared with her mother. Mrs. Rosaura Diniz would breed dogs and a young Ana Paola would help her care for them, learning all about dogs under her gentle guidance. After her mother passed on, Diniz followed in her footsteps by starting her career as breeder by working with Poodles and Rottweilers. It was her father, though, who first inspired her to open Malabo APD. After a trip to New York in the 1980s, Mr. Alcides Diniz— who was never as fond of dogs as his wife and children—en- countered a Rhodesian Ridgeback for the first time. He was smitten. The dog’s beauty and sweet temper made him fall in love at first sight. He brought the breed back to Brazil, introduc- ing Diniz to Duke, a Rhodesian Ridgeback who was strong, proud, and a complete and total sweetheart. Like her father, Diniz fell in love with the breed within seconds and thus came the idea that would one day lead to Malabo APD. >

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