Obviously the Belgian Sheepdogs have different coats, but how do they compare temperament wise? How is a Mal different from a Tervuren?
I have my heart set on a doberman, but the more I read about protection training etc and see Mals in action in vids, I've gotta say I'm absolutely blown away by these dogs! They're so beautiful too. I've never met any and have no experience with them at all. The closest I've come would have to be meeting a couple agility Tervurens.
I'm pretty sure I'll be sticking with my choice of a doberman as my next dog as I would loose my sanity with a dog that is "constantly in motion". However I would really love to learn more about what these dogs are like, they just seem so spectacularly intense at the work they do.
Basicaly it's the same dog with different coats. BUT...
This was right in the beginning. Nowadays, due to different use, there is a huge difference between the 3 beauties and the beast (The ones with the long and rough coat and the shorthaired Malinois) The Mal has been considdered the ugly one and combined with the fact that working people prefer to train thier dogs than to groom them made that the emphasis for breeding has been different between the "beauties" (Groenendael, Tervuren en Laekenois) and the "beast"(Malinois). The beauties have been bred formost for thier looks and the Malinois for his capability to work in Belgian Ring. This difference in breeding goals has had its impact on build and character off the different breeds. the beauties are more homogene if you consider thier exterior but they have a softer character. On the other hand the true Malinois is not so homogene as his counterparts with other coats but has a much harder character and is more dominant then the other 3 versions.
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How do Mals compare to the other Belgians?
#109796 - 07/16/2006 10:14 PM 
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