#malinois

[smitukey]

The Belgian Malinois is a dog breed with a loyal nature, strong work ethic, and herding instincts. They possess remarkable stamina and require regular exercise to stimulate them mentally and physically.

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[darkwood-sleddog]

Could you talk more on your thoughts on malinois as service dogs? I follow someone who has one so I'm curious as to your thoughts on it as someone who isn't familiar with the breed

I'm not ~in~ service dogs OR Malinois for that matter, but its been told to me by others that Malinois are quite sensitive to their handlers so are often not a good option depending on the type of service work that is needed. Malinois are also a high energy breed and need a lot of physical and mental stimulation. They can be challenging to average dog people (I wouldn't own one if you paid me even though I think they're cool). Both of these indicate to me a high potential for washing out of service work and generally, I'd hope that people don't recommend them to others for service animals.

For me it also comes down to this: a majority of modern malinois are bred to bite. Working malinois lines are often bite sports, personal protection, military, police dogs. To me, this type of dog directly conflicts with what a service dog should be when doing public access. In fact the AKC standard even states this regarding temperament: "He is naturally protective of his owner's person and property without being overly aggressive." (although this was recently rewritten in 2021 to omit this language so as to reflect the malinois temperament in "positive terms" (AKC malinois club words not mine)) and the FCI standard says this: "As well as its innate skill at guarding flocks, it also possesses the highly prized qualities of the best guard dog of property. Without any hesitation it is the stubborn and keen protector of its owner."

So somebody getting a Malinois for service work is probably going to want to go with a dog bred for show, but again, these dogs can be handler sensitive and even by their standard should not be "overly aggressive" when in IMO the correct amount of guardian behavior or people aggression a service dog, which is medical equipment, should display is ZERO. This is why golden retrievers and labradors make such popular service animals and this is why there are service dog programs that have been breeding dogs specifically for service work for generations (not to say there aren't dogs from these programs without issues, but that's another rabbit hole...)

I know a lot of "off-breeds" that are service animals and i think that's great when it happens successfully, but it's a lot different to have a unique individual who is up for the task, often an outlier in their breed, than to say a specific breed makes a good service animal. I know a few malamutes in service work, but that does not mean the breed as a whole makes good service animals and it does not mean I would ever recommend them specifically for service work (bc, hell, we have dog aggression in our breed standard!).

And regarding my last post, it's mostly the fact said service dog was cross trained in both service work AND personal protection which is a huge no-no and a big red flag to me. A service dog is medical equipment and a personal protection dog is a weapon. I've known service dogs that participate in bite sports, but that is different than being trained in personal protection. If an animal is going to be going into public access I expect them to be able to ignore other dogs AND other people, to be aggressive to neither, be non disruptive in public, and to focus on their actual, medically necessary job. But that's just my two cents.

#dogblr #faq #service dogs #malinois #it's mostly a yellow flag as a breed for this type of work #but a big red flag when people are getting them for BOTH PP and service work #why. would you want to do public access with a dog trained to be a weapon. #there are also so many badly bred malinois out there #ever since they became popular as a 'cool difficult dog' #so good temperaments are far and few

[albusthefakepitbull]

Dinozzo intro

he’s 1ish (that’s what we were told), he was picked up as a stray last summer and adopted out down in GA and then the person who adopted him surrendered him after 6 weeks to my friends rescue, he had a foster and she handed him over and then i met him a few weeks ago and said why not. He’s a social butterfly so the slow intros with albus have been going well, he wants to play but stays pretty neutral. I’ve had him a week and he’s just been decompressing (he was living with 9 dogs before me), learning to wait at doors and is now starting to learn about heel and impulse control. he’s a cool dog and my hope is to try psa as he has good drive and a decent grip

#personal #dino #malinois

[porterdavis]

Before you get a Belgian Malinois, look long and hard at this picture. This was her first day home from a local shelter

Cora Lucy

#malinois

[a-dog-like-that]

Very boopable snoot

#xivu #dogblr #malinois #belgian malinois #cute dog #dog #boop the snoot

[doberbutts]

Unfair mother does not let me bite, holds me by my harness so I cannot do a biting

#belgian malinois #belgian shepherd #malinois #mondioring

[d33-alex]

🐶 Brothers In Arms 🇺🇸

#k9 #dogs #malinois

[shepherdenjoyer]

source

#belgian shepherd #malinois #pics #collection #2022

[followed-by-a-moonshadow]

Dogs playing beyond the gate in the evening light (unmute for birdsong and borks)

#my dog #levi #saoirse #belgian malinois #mixed breed #malinois

[photozoi]

Mr the Mung Bean enjoys making friends in all walks of life.

Mr the Mung Bean- Silken Windhound and Malinois friend.

#Mr the Mung Bean #silken windhound #sighthound #Malinois #photozoi #original photo #4-2024 #get together #making friends #snootblr

[canineentity]

Any other Malinois out there? 👀

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[grrrigoryy]

your goodest boi freshly delivered from the deepest pits of hell

#my art #malinois #digital art #hellhound

[trollpaul]

The dog is a indomitable flame

#belgian malinois #malinois #dog #art dog #art

[albusthefakepitbull]

dragged my roommate out to enjoy the nice weather with the bitey boys, Dino did so well and he immediately got into all the streams so i think we can try swimming

#personal #it me #dino #baby dog #malinois

[darkwood-sleddog]

This is a honest question, but what is your opinion on the class of "Pitbull" dogs? In my experience they often seem to be like Malinois with being a "loaded gun intense dog" with how some owners talk about them, yet also aren't seen as able to do anything but fight.

Do you think they'd be good with sports? Like pulling, or sledding, or agility? Also on the Malinois, what do you think of the videos of them scaling walls, or put through such intense workouts?

I like American Pit Bull Terriers and other pit bull type dogs. I think they have a pleasing shape and I love their fat heads and how easily they seem to build muscle. If you're active, and don't need a dog that can be off leash or with other dogs necessarily, not into socializing with weird dogs yourself, they can be great companions. They are successful in weight pulling and generally love pull sports (all the weight pull clubs 'near' me are run by pit bull people). Overall I think many people have worked hard to maintain the dog as an active breed while finding other ways to satisfy the dog's need to work without falling into dog fighting. Weight pull, back packing, joring, wall climb and other individual sports are great options for these dogs. Hell I also know a ton that do hog work. In this way they are a lot like malamutes (besides the hog work, but one could argue this is very similar to the way indigenous sled dogs are used for hunting/polar bear security).

Where I feel the breed falls short is when people try to "de-intensify" the way they are talked about to combat breed bans and negative stigma (think 'velvet hippo' and 'it's all how you raise them' mentality). I think white rescue people get a big high over taking pit bulls out of what they deem as negative environments when in reality this dog is owned in majority by people of color in urban places. I think that LESS people need to own pit bulls because they are NOT velvet hippos or nanny dogs, they are instead an active, dog aggressive breed. There's nothing bad about that fact, it's just the truth. Like literally think of the nastiest Jack Russel Terrier you've ever met (and i think many people have met at least one REALLY ornery small terrier dog in their lifetime) and then make it 40-60 pounds. That's what a pit bull is at its core. A big ass terrier. I think the people that talk about these dogs in a way that is HONEST about the actual nature of these dogs (intense, strong, active and dog aggressive) are doing the breed a kindness. I think shelters and rescues trying to down play these very real, very breed standard in well bred pit bull types traits in these dogs to get them adopted are putting people in real danger. I think a lot of random bred pit bull type dogs have human aggression and I think we need to be more liberal with behavioral euthanasia for those individuals.

I like pit bull people that are in the breed for what the breed ACTUALLY is and respect that while not continuing the dog fighting horrors of their past and finding other, more positive ways to honor the dogs abilities. I HATE pit bull people that see them as capable of doing nothing wrong ever ever ever. The breed has, at its core, two very different types of camps that own them and unfortunately the later is more prominent.

And regarding Malinois I don't think that there's anything wrong with putting a dog through an intense workout. Malinois are truly incredible dogs and capable of so many things. The problem comes in for me when handlers expect and desire the dog to be overly stimulated and engaged 100% of the time. That's not healthy mentally for the dog and I also don't believe a dog can perform those tasks safely when they are quivering from stimulation. From a big dog owner perspective, I do wonder about the joint health of these dogs though honestly.

And to finish off, I do think there is a difference between talking honestly about a dog breed and the "loaded gun language" I so frequently complain about. Talking honestly about a breed is about acknowledging the differences and challenges a specific breed or type of dogs may have. Not every breed is suited for every person or situation and it is important to recognize this. "Loaded Gun" language, as often used with Malinois and Pit Bull types, is bragging about a dog's lack of manageability as if that is a good thing, as if the dog needs some super human or some sort of ridiculous schedule to act composed. In reality it feels like these people are overwhelmed by the dog they have created, a dog that has never been taught to settle, and are ignorantly talking pridefully about this to convince themselves that THEY are correct and there's nothing wrong. It's not bad to do intense dog sports, or to have a dog that loves and is driven to do said sports, but a good sport dog and/or working dog should be able to compose themselves. Without this ability they are not able to truly be a dog, existing simply as dog kind, and are just a tool with which people stoke their egos. If you're in it for the dog you will allow them to relax and settle, even if that has to be taught.

#dogblr #faq #pit bulls #american pit bull terrier #malinois #working dogs #thank you for such an interesting question! #my sister in law does rescue rehabilitation work with pit bull types #and she is the only person i trust to watch my dogs in the same way i do #because she is used to intense and quirky dogs #in the right hands pit bulls are great #but they are also mostly in the wrong hands lol #the same can be said for many breeds #but few breeds have been woobified like the pit bull

[a-dog-like-that]

Excuse me, this is illegally cute

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