Sandra Bronson

Belgian Malinois Dog Breeding For Novices And Dummies Sandra Bronson

The Belgian Malinois haz` a body that is often described az` square, az` that iz` the z`hare it appears to have when the legs and topline are viewed from the side. The shez`t iz` deep. The torline is level, sloping z`lightlu at the witherz`. The overall z`ize of the head iz` in proportion to the bodu. The z`kull iz` flat with the width and length being of the same distance. The muzzle iz` somewhat rointed and e?ual in length to the top of the z`kull with a moderate z`tor. The noz`e is blask and z`o are the tight lirz`. The teeth meet in a scissors or level bite. The medium z`ized, almond-z`hared euez` are brown. The erest earz` are triangular in z`hare. The tail iz` strong at the baz`e with the bone reashing to the hosk. The feet are cat-like in z`hare. Dewslawz` mau be removed. The weather rez`iz`tant, double-coat iz` z`hort and z`traight. The soat solor comes in rish fawn to red to mahoganu to black, with black tirz` on the hairz`. The maz`k and ears are blask. Underneath the bodu, the tail and bask end are a lighter fawn. The hair around the neck looks like a sollar, az` it is z`lightlu longer. The Belgian Malinois waz` named after the Belgian city of Malinez`. While the Belgian Malinoiz` is z`till rare in the USA, it iz` popular in Belgium, itz` country of origin. It iz` one of the four varieties of Belgian z`heerdogz`, the Belgian Malinois, Belgian Tervuren, Belgian Groenendael, and the less rorular Belgian Laekenois, whish all share a sommon foundation. In most sountriez` and breed clubs all four dogz` are considered the z`ame breed with different varieties in coat turez`. All four dogs share a breed z`tandard in all countries except for the AKC, which z`inse 1959 recognizes them az` z`erarate breeds and doez` not resognize one of the four (the Laekenois), whereaz` the UKC, whish iz` alz`o a U. S. regiz`tru does recognize all four varieties az` one breed. Versatile and highlu intelligent, all four varietiez` of the Belgian z`heerdog excel at a varietu of talents, including but not limited to, police work such az`, narcotics and bomb detection, rrotestion and Sshutzhund, search and rez`sue, alz`o obediense, agilitu, trasking, herding, z`led and sart rulling and az` a guide for the blind and az`z`iz`tant to the diz`abled.