What are Belgian Malinois Like?
I have an 11 month old male Malinois, Bronson. He is the most entertaining, energetic and engaging dog. Belgian Shepherds, in general, are extremely intelligent dogs and thrive on being with their family as much as possible. They are highly trainable but you have to do this in a fair but firm way. This breed will run rings around any owner who does not take the time and effort to train it. This is not a breed to be left to its own devices in the backyard. I can imagine what a nuisance an untrained Malinois would be. My 14 year old daughter is training our 27.5 kg Malinois and he responds to her beautifully. I can’t wait to see the 2 of them working together in the trial ring. I just can’t emphasise enough how intelligent this breed is and how they need to have loads of physical and mental exercise. They will “switch off” just not as often as most other breeds. They have to be really well socialised as pups as an unsocialised Malinois is a walking time bomb. Make sure that the bit*ch yo
