23/01/2022
Stryker at club training on Saturday.
An excellent example of a high drive high willingness to work for the handler, a dog that will never quit on you and gives 100% every single time he steps onto the field whether training trialling or having fun
When looking for a malinois the big things to look for is
Firstly the breeder works their dogs, this is not backyard champions and to be fair even KC obedience is not really a testing ground for suitable breeding stock
Secondly, all breeding stock are FULLY health checked and PASSED, malinois as a general rule are a healthy breed and the only way we can keep this is to fully health check any animal that potentially could be bred from.
Thirdly is the breeder doing their best to breed working dogs or are they trying to turn the breed into labradors?? Malinois are sort after for their drive, this should also mean they can switch off when not working, this is different from trying to breed a calm quiet non drivey dog, if you want this go buy a different breed.
We strive to breed a dog that parents can be calm and contented when not working but ready to go at the slightest indication we are about to work.
All our breeding stock participate in training,
tracking where we look for hunt drive, deep nose, high concentration, calmness, trainability
Obedience where we look for first and foremost high pack drive, the willingness to work for the handler is a MUST, high drive with a very good off switch, drive that doesn't quit that will go for days if need be ;) the ability to think and learn, neurotic dogs can not learn, so these dogs would never be a part of our breeding program.
Protection, we look for a dog that first and foremost that is safe, no aggression or fear, only stable dogs that can train on any field with any helper with zero issues, a dog that can listen even in a high state of drive and arousal, a dog that shows high willingness to work with the handler, good grips, natural and genetically prewired to do the job at hand, stability in all situations, the ability to cope with new things in new environments.
If you truly want an outstanding example of the breed do your research, not every breeder cares enough for the breed, the dogs they produce and their owners