I have done some hunt training with my dogs with a man that also helps the military train attack dogs. The military uses the Belgian malinois because, according to the trainer, “their favorite thing to do is bite.” Our military guys that use them send the dogs in first and know to stay behind the dogs because the dogs go after whatever is in front of them once they’re released.
Interesting. Would you say “Smart, Confident, Hardworking” are apt descriptions or can any of those terms vary?
Well there ya go. Its a Malanois just being a Malanois.
I know a German SV IPO judge that buys and trains dogs for a city in Germany (and he is also a GSD breeder, which is how I met him). They tend to use Mals for terrorist work, as they are cheap and plentiful, and they buy the ones that are only interested in bitework and nothing else. Those dogs are flat dangerous. I have done decoy work for over 30 years and it takes a lot of expertise and practice to work effectively with them. Mals are not dogs for inexperienced handlers and trainers; in other words, not for the general, pet-oriented public.