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Wow Jeff, your response regarding rescue Malinois and a Mal that would let a cat rule the house sure felt like an unnecessary slap! I foster Malinois on a regular basis. I am delivering one to his new home today and getting another in on Sunday. I don't think that the owners of those Mals would agree with you about their uselessness. Most of the Mal we get in are not working dog wash-outs, they are dogs purchased as pets by people who didn't do the kind of research needed.
In regards to a Malinois allowing a cat to rule the house-the Mals were "told" from day one that they would allow the cat to rule the house or not live in it! The cat had been with us for 20 years and deserved to live out his years unharassed by a dog. I am not the biggest cat fan in the world, he was my husbands cat, but I do feel that my dogs are not the only animal in the world that deserves respect and kindness and my protection.
I train Ringsport with that same Mal. While I am very new to the sport I can tell you that she has at least enough guts to do what I am asking her to learn as I make my new sport mistakes on her while at the same time being a sane, balanced dog. I have trained dogs in other sports for a long time and I learned a long time ago that what is most important to me in a dog is that it s a good companion for me. I want a dog who can go anywhere I take it-a family gathering, my school, to the park, etc. We will both have a better life because of it. It sounds to me like that is what Rick was looking for too and I do believe you can gt that in a nice Mal. Maybe not in one that will go out and kick major butt in the protection sports, but I can tell you they can do a nice job and be a great pet.
Jeanine
In regards to a Malinois allowing a cat to rule the house-the Mals were "told" from day one that they would allow the cat to rule the house or not live in it! The cat had been with us for 20 years and deserved to live out his years unharassed by a dog. I am not the biggest cat fan in the world, he was my husbands cat, but I do feel that my dogs are not the only animal in the world that deserves respect and kindness and my protection.
I train Ringsport with that same Mal. While I am very new to the sport I can tell you that she has at least enough guts to do what I am asking her to learn as I make my new sport mistakes on her while at the same time being a sane, balanced dog. I have trained dogs in other sports for a long time and I learned a long time ago that what is most important to me in a dog is that it s a good companion for me. I want a dog who can go anywhere I take it-a family gathering, my school, to the park, etc. We will both have a better life because of it. It sounds to me like that is what Rick was looking for too and I do believe you can gt that in a nice Mal. Maybe not in one that will go out and kick major butt in the protection sports, but I can tell you they can do a nice job and be a great pet.
Jeanine