My trainer recognizes how much time I spend with her and has flattered me by offering to buy her. She is a sponge for new “games.” She is the best decision I’ve ever made. We are going through protection training, and scent detection at this time. The trainer with whom we work, once said that the Malinois breed is know for the F words – Faithful, Fearless, and Ferocious. She has a repetitive routine similar to what you describe. I’m fortunate to be able to spend 16-18 hours a day with her. Like you, my day is compartmentalized around her. We are working to extend her off leash distance. She is now 2 years old, and “only” knows 85 commands by voice and by hand signals. Only then was he convinced that my personal activity level was sufficient for her. When I acquired my Mal as a pup, the breeder sat with me for three hours before he agreed to let me have her. I always think it will be difficult for someone to understand the drive of this breed unless they have spent time with them. He keeps us, and his sister K9’s on a tight schedule lol… 2130 final exercise outing, a small snack and lights out. 1400 3rd exercise outing, 1615 4th exercise outing and a 2 mile walk around the neighborhood. Our day starts at 0501 when he tells us it’s breakfast time. Since we adopted our Malinois, we no longer need an alarm clock. Active is more of an understatement when describing these K9’s. And sometimes this beauty blinds a person as to what they are getting into with a Malinois. Too many end up in shelters and rescues because people don’t understand what these dogs needs are. If you can’t dedicate 12+ years to an active lifestyle of at least 4 to 6 hours of exercise, or a physical job every day for them, this is not the dog for you. They need lots of exercise and attention. We adopted a 2 year old Malinois last year and he is awesome. These dogs are very intelligent, athletes of the K9 world, very loyal and can be very protective of their humans and pack. I worked and fell in love with the Belgian Malinois while deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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