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Paco is a Belgian Malinois / German Shepherd puppy from Hilliard, Ohio and graduate of Homestead Dogs 2-week Overnight Basic Puppy Obedience and Socialization Training Camp. Prime, Paco!
German Shepherd Dog
This is one professional dog.
Around the world, German Shepherds are considered the premiere versatile worker. Bred to be the ultimate herding canine, they quickly became adept at an amazingly wide range of tasks.
At the end of the 19th century, Germany had many different breeds of herding dogs. A couple breeders began coalescing these different breeds into the ultimate herding dog and resulted in one of the most intelligent and loyal breeds of canine. German Shepherds have been seen doing everything between family pet to police and military operations, service and guard dog, tracking, movies, and, of course, herding.
Their popularity dropped after the World Wars with the stigma of having “German” in their name. Alternately, Great Britain, unwilling to abandon such a wonderful specimen, simply renamed them to Alsatian, which is still referred to today.
German Shepherd’s are extremely loyal and eager to please, but aren’t necessarily the most affectionate dogs. They have a high energy and high intelligence that need a consistent outlet with plenty of exercise. Lacking this outlet, some German Sheperds can become restless and display undesireable, and even dangerous, behaviors.
Trainability: B
German Shepherds love to learn, love to please and are very adept at training efforts. They excel at learning new jobs.
You can read more about German Shepherds at the American Kennel Club and The German Shepherd Dog Club of America.
Belgian Malinois
A Blue-Collar Dog.
While the AKC has many designer dogs, most breeds are decendents of hard-working, loyal canines bred and trained to earn their vittles around the farm. The Belgian Malinois isdefinitely in the latter category.
The Belgian Malinois is one of four breeds, once all categorized as Belgium Shepherds and bred in different regions in Belgium. Dog owners in these parts of Europe were more concerned with results than presentation, so while all Mal’s look very similar to the chiseled German Shepherds, with maybe a little less time in makeup, they are certainly no less capable.
These dogs were bred to go all day, binge-watching Lassie won’t cut it with these dogs. Mal’s need constant engagement with the family and pack to feel fulfilled. Once a bond has been established with it’s family, though, Mal’s intelligence and teamwork capabilities are as good as any on that AKC list. Belgian Malinois’ are commonly used in police, emergency and military.
Trainability: C
This lower grade isn’t necessarily a testament to their learning ability as much as the consistent commitment Mal’s have learned to expect over the generations of human interaction and training.
You can read more about German Shepherds at the American Kennel Club and the Belgian Malinois Club of America.
Some of the information used for the dog breed descriptions was gathered from the American Kennel Club at www.akc.org.
Paco
Belgian Malinois / German Shepherd
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