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Belgian
Malinois Dog
Belgian
Malinois Dog
The Belgian Malinois is a dog that
is keen, responsive, and responsible. The Belgian
Malinois dogs can be serious much of the time, The
Belgian Malinois dog breed can also have a very playful
and mischievous streak. The Belgian Malinois dogs are
attentive and sensitive. The Belgian Malinois dogs can
be stubborn. The Belgian Malinois dogs are more suited
to experienced dog owners than to novice dog owners. The
Belgian Malinois dogs are fine around older, more
considerate children and children that it has been
raised with.
Most Belgian Malinois dogs will be okay with other pets
providing they are properly introduced and socialized.
The Belgian Malinois dogs can also be very protective
dogs. Some are prone to developing obsessive behavior if
they are neglected and become bored.
You should make sure that the Belgian Malinois is given
plenty of attention. Otherwise boredom can quickly set
in. The Belgian Malinois dogs enjoys an array of
exercise activities such as hiking or running. The
Belgian Malinois dogs do need plenty of mental
stimulation. When it comes to strangers the Belgian
Malinois can be quite reserved. Some can be quite shy,
and others suspicious. Owners should ensure that dogs
are carefully introduced to ensure that he realizes that
smaller animals are not prey. You will need to reinforce
leadership through effective training with this breed.
The Belgian Malinois dogs is a highly intelligent dog
that is easy to train.
The Belgian Malinois dog was
developed in Belgium for the guarding and herding of
sheep in the area of Malines, thus earning its name, the
Malinois. Present in the gene pool of this breed are
alleles producing long coats, short coats, rough or
wired coats and a variance of colors, making the Belgian
Shepherd Dog with four varieties. The Groenendael (known
simple as the Belgian Sheepdog), with a long, solid
black coat, the Laekenois, a rough or wire-coat in fawn,
red or brown, the Malinois, a short coated in fawn, red
or brown and the Tervuren, a long coated fawn or dark
red dog. All of these dogs originated from the variance
of sheep dogs that existed in Belgium towards the end of
the 19th century. In the year of 1890, a man named
Monsieur Nicholas Rose of the Cafe Du Groenendael found
a completely black, long-haired Belgian sheepdog in a
litter. After buying a dog similar to this one, Monsieur
Rose used selective breeding to create the Belgian
Sheepdog, or Groenendael. In 1891 the breed was decided
upon to develop and separate three more versions of this
dog at the Brussels Veterinary University. The American
Kennel Club has recognized three of these four
varieties. The British Kennel Club regards them as a
single breed and the Federation Cynologique states one
breed with four varieties. The United States and Belgium
are the only countries to accept at least three of the
four of them as distinguished from each other as four
separate breeds. Because of this, The Belgian Malinois
dogs are always registered on their coat type and color,
not of their parents. The Belgian breeds were used as
sentry dogs, messengers and even draft dogs in World War
I, and continued to serve in World War II. Today they
are widely recognized as police dogs.
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