Wow Snugs. Now I know I LOVE the Cheneys!
My niece owns a Lab and if I ever get another dog, THIS is the breed I'm going for.
A Belgian Malinois, hey a gorgeous dog and not everyone in this neighborhood hates her. She has plenty of friends and lots of people stop and pet her and talk to her. She's a fixture around here and anyone who knows dogs knows Jo-Ann is a sweetheart. She's never made any attempt to attack anyone, not ever. She might if someone ever attacked me but thank God that's never happened.
The Belgian Malinois is like an autistic child, I've learned this you see. They get very excited very easily.
They are, however, easily trained. These are the dogs, if you recall, who were used to rescue victims of the 9-11 attacks at the World Trade Center.
Do y'all remember that they had to have firemen actually pose as victims because the dogs were getting depressed because they weren't finding any victims?
In a heartbeat I can imagine Jo-Ann getting depressed like that. Oh joy but she would love to go around saving people.
Belgian Malinois are now used widely in police departments around the country in place of the more common German Shepherd. German Shepherds allegedly are suffering from severe inbreeding problems.
And hey, Jo-Ann is scary looking, yes she is. I understand this. So don't pet her or talk to her is how I see it. While Jo-Ann loves human attention, she'll leave humans alone if they don't want to bother with her. She never barks at humans on our walk route but she is curious as to what they are doing.
Plenty of people around here love her though, don't think she's hated. I've been walking her for four years, she's a fixture. She's not allowed to walk on lawns, she doesn't poop on anyone's property, she's not allowed to dig.
I do my damn job as a dog owner is what I'm saying here.
And I'll fight to my death to defend her.
I like this Danielle Pletka. "I think Larry is confused. We are not in Iraq as a favor to the Iraqis. We are there because it's in our national interest."
Have you read "Marley and Me"?...The author made a fortune and good for him as he was a wonderful friend and owner of Marley, a very different kind of lab.