The Malinois (pronounced MAL-in-wah) is one of four closely related Belgian herding dogs. They are still worked as herding dogs but they are an agile, trainable, high energy and high drive breed that has led to them becoming popular in many activities. They are also popular military and police dogs.
This is a dog who will benefit from having a job to do. These are dogs who have been selectively bred to work closely with people and many will need to have both physical exercise and mental stimulation to keep them happy. While you may get some calmer individuals, on the whole, this is not a breed to choose if you want to stroll through the park, chatting to friends or scrolling through social media on your phone.
If you have access to a suitable trainer and livestock, herding may be interesting to your Malinois.
The breed is also famed for a love of biting so teaching the dog how to safely chase and grab toys or chase, grab and tug toys is likely to be a great activity for this breed.
This breed is well known for loving to train. They excel at many dog sports and are a breed who would benefit from living with a person who will spend time every day training them.
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Predatory Motor Sequence statistics for Malinois. The graph shows the percentage of Malinois in my research study that had a strong level of interest in each behaviour.
Hunt: 59%
Orient: 53%
Eye: 29%
Stalk: 18%
Chase: 71%
Grab-bite: 59%
Possess: 53%
Kill-bite: 18%
Dissect: 12%
Consume: 12%
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