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The Man! The Legend! http://www.youtube.com/c/cerberusk9uk   That is my 'go to' Dog Expert... Please let me introduce my eldest brother Dave Hollis. Dave has been a part of the working dog world in the UK for 30+ years now, starting as a Security dog handler in the commercial sector before, as you can see in the picture above, becoming an RAF Police Dog handler in HM Forces in the UK, rising to rank of Sergeant becoming a Senior Instructor of both Handlers and Dogs, General Purpose Guard Dogs and also elite Detection Dogs. Upon leaving the Military ( after 22 years serving in active war zones around the world ) he has been recruited and consulted by many leading commercial companies involved with Security, Protection and Detection dogs. Both he and I have worked together on Security details including guarding events such as the world famous Reading Rock Festival. Over the years we have been involved in training pets, security, protection and det

Belgian Malinois Ava This is my Female Belgian Malinois Ava. At this date 2/7/2019 she is 7 .5 years old and is a trained Protection /Security dog, but as we have both retired from operational duties she lives at home with me and my family and 3 other dogs. She has been neutered and after her last litter we decided to have her done, this was about 4 years ago. We thought long and hard about it and decided that as we have 2 entire males living at home we would have both our 'girls' done, reducing both the risk of unplanned pregnancies and reducing the mess. One of the results of neutering is a tendency towards being overweight in both females and males, this has been exaggerated in Ava's case as she has also retired from being very active ( my fault entirely ) so as she has got older I have had to monitor her weight gain more than normal, we all suffer from this I guess. But as far as any pre conceived ideas I had about her scarring I am absolutely del

Living with a Malinois                                                    http://www.youtube.com/c/cerberusk9uk  So you think you are ready to own a Belgian Shepherd of the Malinois flavour? If the Malinois is on your list as possible 'next dog' then please take time to read on. As an owner of this wonderful breed it is my responsibility to offer the following advice...                                                      'Don't Get One'!!!!!!  What! he owns one, ( well 2 at the moment and 8 previously ) and he's saying NO!...Whaaat????? Well here's the thing, as an owner I know what they are really like, I'm not here to sell you one or say how wonderful they look or how they are so good at agility, nope, I'm going to tell you the truth behind the headlines.  As a 'normal' house pet dog then the Malinois is not the right breed for you. it is all to do with the breeds lineage, what it was bred to do, it is a herding/

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