On 05/07/2013 10:27 AM, Cheri wrote:

>> I took my hell hound, a Malinois rescue, to our Canada Fireworks. It
>> was an experiment. I had no idea how he would react to the fireworks
>> and was fully prepared to leave if he got upset. As it turned out, he
>> did not react at all to the noise. However..... he did spot some
>> other dogs, and all hell broke lose whenever he saw one. I keep
>> trying to socialize him with other dogs. He is very aggressive with
>> dogs when he is on a leash, though he is very friendly and playful
>> with them off leash.
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> Good that he didn't mind the fireworks. I had never heard of a Malinois,
> so looked it up on Google. Very fine looking dogs. Have you had him
> long? Our ratty was a rescue and it took awhile before some of her bad
> habits were overcome. She doesn't care much at all for other dogs but
> she's not aggressive with them.

They are one of the variations of Belgium Shepherds. The one we had
before, also a rescue, was a Groenendahl, and he hated fireworks. We was
much better behaved and we could take him to events like that and knew
he would behave, but he trembled and cowered when the fireworks started.
Malinois are becoming increasingly popular with police and other law
enforcement agencies. They are a little smaller than German Shepherds
but are a lot tougher. This guy our ours is a handful.