Belgian Malinois
Adult Size: Females 22-24 inches and 50-60 pounds, Males 24-26 inches and 55-75 pounds.
Breed: Belgian Malinois
Breed Group: Herding

The Belgian Malinois is an infamously popular dog for law enforcement work and search and rescue deployment. They are intelligent, enduring and love to work. They also love to train and place a lot of respect on their trainers and handlers. Though obedient, the Belgian Malinois is not overly submissive and is also capable of making its own decisions and following its often right instincts.

With its high energy levels and active needs, the Belgian Malinois is happiest when it has a healthy amount of vigorous exercise every day. You’re not going to be able to let your Malinois hang out in the backyard for twenty minutes and call it a day, this dog needs serious exercise.

Belgian Malinois dogs are rare for another reason, they love obedience training. Take your Mal to a local class and see how fast he picks everything up and how eager he is to show off his new skills. They love to demonstrate their abilities and live to please, so task-based training works best.

While they’re accepting of other animals in the house as long as they have been socialized from an early age, Belgian Malinois dogs tend to prefer to stick with their owners and aren’t apt to play with other dogs. With its protective instinct, bred from years of herding duty, it’s also important to socialize your Belgian Malinois with people from an early age too. They’re very protective of children and sometimes an innocent stranger could be perceived as a threat.

In terms of health issues, veterinarians and breeders suggest that you ask about the dog’s risk for heart disease, catarats, hypothyroidism and pannus.

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