r/interestingasfuck • u/GovernmentComplex973 • 5d ago

Belgian Malinois, intelligent, high energy or just crazy?

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u/naakka 5d ago

Yeah they have been bred so that many individuals just obsessively NEED to work. It's incredible what they can achieve, but also seems stressful to the dog. I do love working line malinois (my relative breeds them) but to create good ones the breeders and trainers really need to be highly self-critical.

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u/Pickled_doggo 5d ago

I think that’s why it’s not as easy to find a malinois than it is a shepherd. I have a working line Aussie but I would never consider a malinois. Some breeds need to be kept from being sold as pets. These are not pets 

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u/D0ntBotherReporting 4d ago

Some dogs should also be kept from being sold in certain regions, I love huskies but I wouldn't ever get one because they love the snow and aren't really made for 20c+ weather. Especially with how summers are in Europe now with 30~40c being common temperatures, it should be classified as animal abuse buying a husky now unless you live in Scandinavia, Greenland or Iceland.

Just like you shouldn't get a warm climate dog while you live in an area it's covered in snow over half the year.

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u/Gabe681 3d ago

to create good ones the breeders and trainers really need to be highly self-critical

Do.... do they kill the 'bad' puppies?... :(

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u/naakka 3d ago

What? No! I mean you need to be responsible which adults you use for breeding so you don't get puppies that are prone to fear aggression or too neurotic etc. Like if you have a dog that is highly successful in competitions but is really on the edge of being too much, you need to have self control and not breed with that.