Belgian Malinois
SMART, CONFIDENT, HARDWORKING
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TRAINING and TEMPERAMENT
This breed is very active and will thrive on lots of regular and varied physical exercise and mental stimulation. Problems arise, though, when this smart, people-oriented dog is underemployed and neglected. Exercise, and plenty of it, preferably side by side with their adored owner. Intelligent and trainable, the Belgian Malinois possesses a strong desire to work and is happiest with regular activity and a job to do.
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Did You Know? |
-THE MALINOIS IS ONE OF FOUR TYPES OF BELGIAN SHEEPHERDING DOGS REGISTERED IN BELGIUM AND FRANCE AS THE CHIEN DE BERGER BELGE.
-THE MALINOIS SHARES A COMMON FOUNDATION WITH THE BELGIAN SHEEPDOG AND THE BELGIAN TERVUREN. -THE MALINOIS WAS BRED BASICALLY AROUND THE CITY OF MALINES FROM WHENCE THE NAME IS DERIVED. -IN EUROPE AND OTHER COUNTRIES BESIDES THE US, THE BELGIAN BREEDS (INCLUDING THE MALINOIS) SHARE A COMMON STANDARD. -THE MALINOIS IS HISTORICALLY A HERDING DOG AND PROTECTOR OF FARM AND FAMILY, QUALITIES THAT MAKE HIM EQUALLY IMPORTANT TO HIS OWNERS TODAY. -IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY, THE BREED HAS PROVEN INVALUABLE TO THE MILITARY. CAIRO, A BELGIAN MALINOIS, A MEMBER OF SEAL TEAM SIX, PLAYED A CRITICAL ROLE IN THE 2011 RAID THAT TOOK DOWN THE WORLD’S MOST NOTORIOUS TERRORIST, OSAMA BIN LADEN. |