She will be 8 years old very soon...
She will be 8 years old very soon... Be careful when wanting a Malinois!
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Great working dog cross/mix
German Shepherd x Belgian Shepherd mix. This is our own bred dog 'Ozzy' out of our Malinois female 'Ava' and our German Shepherd 'Amigo' both from European Working bloodlines, with many Trials champions going back many generations. As owners we had decided that we liked the idea of larger bodied Malinois for our security/protection work knowing that in general the Mali's tend to be more lightweight, that = agility and speed, but in the UK they have not, until recent years been, recognisable as a guarding breed by the general public. That recognisability is an important part of the 'Deterrent' factor when patrolling on sites/premises. So in the past when purchasing or breeding Belgian Malinois we have always looked at size as well as all the normal markers when getting a new working dog. 'Ava' is a larger Mali' and 'Amigo' a medium to large GSD, so their offspring was a mix of both as you might expect, of the ei
are malinois good pets
are malinois good pets Are Malinois good family dogs? - Truth http://www.youtube.com/c/cerberusk9uk This question is getting asked more and more as people see them in films such as the recent John Wick series with Keanu Reeves. Firstly the Malinois is one of four different varieties of Belgian Shepherd, the Groendaal, Laekenois and Tervueren that get their names from areas of Belgium where they originated. Used as working dogs on farms for herding and guarding they are very fit agile and intelligent dogs. When offering advice or infact being given advice I would highlight that last sentence as a spoiler alert...Look at the very words as to how they were bred and for what purpose! As it is the Malinois that we are looking at here ( the Laekenois, Groendaal and Tervuren have their own specific values and identities with popularity and rarities being higher in some than others ) with respect to ' are Malinois good family dogs? ' on the face
