Is it safe to have a Belgian malinois? is it scary? Do they attack there owners?
A Belgian Malinois has the potential to be an excellent dog. They make loyal and confident companions and are a great dog to have if you're planning on competing in any sort of dog related sports such as agility, schutzund, flyball, conformation, obedience, herding, and trackingor or even disc dog competitions. These dogs need a job. Because of their high energy and drive they can't be kept up in a house all day. They can become destructive when they become bored and trust me you don't want that. A Malinois is an extremely intelligent breed. Their love of life is incredible. A good working Malinois will work all day and not show signs of tiring. The temperment of this breed should be confident, responsive and affectionate to their family. Similar breeds include the Belgian Tervuren and the Belgian Sheepdog. The Malinois is an incredible breed, but should always have a job. If you're willing to deal with a high energy, high drive dog and you're an experienced dog handler/owner than a Malinois may be just the dog for you. I would never recommend a Malinois to a beginner dog owner simply because they would be too much dog. They would be too much for a beginner to handle. These dogs will certainly test a person just as a horse will test its rider to see what s/he can get away with. If you don't enforce rules with these dogs they won't respect you. So to directly answer your question: yes it is safe to own a Belgian Malinois. No it shouldn't be scary. And no a well bred Malinois should never attack anyone - You may be reffering to schutzund which in one section includes the dog protecting his/her owner from an attacker. In that case these dogs are strictly trained to protect their owner and under certain circumstances, yes, they are trained to bite and hold a person. Of course the decoy (the person being bitten) is wearing a protective sleeve and is not directly injured. This is a job and a sport to a Malinois and it comes almost naturally-they're incredibly good at schutzund and thus are used as police dogs more often nowadays. I hope I helped. Good Luck!
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Daily Geography help, please week 34?
1a. What is the capital of the country that is borderedby Libya, Sudan, and Israel? 1b. On which river is St.Louis, Missouri, located? 2a. Which canal joins the Mediterranean Sea to the Gulf of Suez? 2b. What is the name of the capital of Belgium? 3a. What is the capital of North Korea? 3b. What is the capital of the country with the largest land area in the Arabian Penninsula? 4a. Where is the Chukchi Sea? 4b. Which has the longer coastline on the Atlantic Ocean, Benin, or Mauritania?
Roommate threatening to kill my dogs?
Psycho roommate from hell that we apparently can't get rid of until the end of the month. She's called my dogs "mutts" before, which is one thing. I don't like it but it's what they are. My girl is GSD/Malamute and my boy is German/Belgian Shepherd. I can tolerate her calling them "mutt" and "dog" instead of by their names. She has a Victorian Bulldog. Anyway her dog apparently got fleas. There were no fleas when she moved in. None of my animals (cats, dogs) have fleas. She's threatening to spray the entire house with insecticide TOMORROW and kill my animals. Of course she's not talking about paying a company to do it - she's talking buying bottles of flea-spray and purposely spraying my bed, my living areas, and my animals straight in the face. Is there somewhere I can send my dogs until the end of the month that won't cost me an arm and a leg? Will the local shelters help me out for literally five days? I have no friends or family that can take them. Help!