“Belgian Malinois
Close cousin of GS - same traits though.”
Our German shepherd rescue occasionally gets Belgian Malinois as owner turn-ins or come from the shelter.
As noted in other posts, they can a handful. Our last five: three are doing great as pets with very experienced owners, one is still with the rescue as a foster dog due to fear issues, and the fifth is working as a Memphis Police drug detection dog. He had to be turned over to a Belgian Malinois sanctuary to correct some aggression issues before moving to the Memphis Police.
It will probably come as a surprise, but most police/military dogs have to be acclimated to biting in different environments. In other words if you only do bitework outdoors they may not hit on command indoors, they have to be used outdoors/indoor, in daylight and dark, etc. They are proifed by biting on a suit as well as a sleeve, and the final proof is biting with no equipment with the dog muzzled. I have one that is as strong as any, you literally don’t let her around strangers without a muzzle. At the same time, my 13 year old granddaughter and 16 year old grandson will take her out for a run twice daily when we’re on vacation, she is entirely trustworthy with her family often sleeps with the 8 year old when he’s here. The ones that are dangerous are the ones that don’t have confidence and bite from fear, which is the definition of instability.