In article >,
Dave Smith > wrote:

> Omelet wrote:
>
> >
> > There are also Belgian Malinois.
> > There is a good reason that they are used even more than German
> > Shephards by police as patrol and drug dogs.
> >
> > I'm not currently in the market for a dog but would consider one if I
> > was.
>
>
> The one I rescued is testing my patience. He is a sweet dog when he is
> good, and that is most of the time. He is a fearsome guard dog. I am
> working on him. He had five years of doing whatever the hell he wanted,
> so it is taking a lot of training to get him to unlearn a lot of
> inappropriate behaviours. I have had much more success with all my
> previous dogs.

Do you think it'll pay off? Adopting older dogs (and cats) can be a
challenge. Most of the adult dogs I've adopted have been less than a
year old. The exception was Ferocious, the Lab/Chow cross. (3/4 lab 1/4
chow). He's been a joy to train for the most part but can be
unpredictable in his guardianship so I just lock him in the back bedroom
when I have company or contractors working in the house or yard rather
than take the risk.

I've never owned a Malinois, just seen them work and was impressed. :-)

I wish you luck!
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