Posted on 04/28/2006 5:40:54 PM PDT by SandRat
Military working dogs first entered the service in March of 1942 to serve in the Army’s K-9 Corps. Today, the dogs, who have an actual military service record book assigned to them, are still playing an active role in searching for explosives and seizing the enemy. ---
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Gorgeous dog.
Unreal......these pictures are SO great....
(.....she says, being INCREDIBLY partial to Shepherds.)
Your home page...cool beans. Really nice.
Fantastic thread- Doggies Rule!
BTTT
Thanks. It brings a smile to the day.
My Belgian is 12 1/2, and used to do herding, obedience and agility, and is ATTS certified. He now is pretty much a couch potato.
The Belgians must be related to German Shepards, don't you think?
I was told they are, by Chad, who partnered with Ringo, his Belgian Malanois, in Kuwait (on my profile page).
In the picture are both. Chad & Ringo are far left. They have since retired Ringo, who came down with something. It's been too long...can't recall. Ringo was about 10-12 at the time the photo was taken.
Pretty boy. Good dog!
Could Chad's family have had first option in adopting Ringo on his retirement?
That's a wonderful site. All hail the war dog! **wiping a tear from my eye**
9 years is WAY too short a time to be blessed with such a beautiful dog! (Rin Tin)
I don't know. I had heard that most military dogs, when unfit for service, were put down, because they were so dangerous. I believe that changed.
I know (loosely, but factually) a woman soldier who was retiring due to injuries recently got permission to keep her dog.
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No, they're not. Many are Belgian Malinois, and there appear to be some others. 1st 1 shown is not any herding/working breed.
No they're not. Not closely, anyway. Although the proximity of the 2 areas and the fact that all kinds of mutty shepherd dogs existed and went into creating these dogs recently could mean they have some common ancestors not too far back.
Except for coloration, they look very similar, even down to the eyes with their spark of intelligence.
Yes, they do, but Malinois (as all Belgians) have always been (ALWAYS, even in the 1st days of the breed) smaller, slighter and thinner. They also don't have the jaw strength of the GS. Malinois never have all the black that most GS do all over their bodies; it's only on the face, period.
Look at their cousins - the "varieties" of Belgian in "Sheepdog" (Groenendael), Tervuren, and Lakenois and you'll see while they all look a bit like GS, they're all vastly different, and Malinois is part of this family.
I've always though the Tervuren looked like the perfect cross between Collies and German Shepherds (don't tell some Terv fanciers, they get highly offended). And they're my 2 favorite breeds!
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