Konnie you've helped me out a lot so yes I will keep you posted. I did learn that he tries to just take the dogs out for potty time and hasn't house broken them. They can sit and are crate trained with some leash as well. I also learned they are a boarding kennel and lots of people are always coming and going. So it sounds He also told me that one of his dogs just completed the local police department K9 course. Being dad is a protection dog I can see that. He said that if a dog doesn't sell by a year old they normally farm them out to bigger kennels as green dogs for PPD.
Anyways I'll keep you advised and hopefully take some pictures.
not yet. I have my eye on one but we will see! I was told I'm allowed to play with the dogs by my self. So we will!! see
Quote: Ross Rapoport
John--have you selected a specific puppy from the litter? And was it a considered decision between you, the breeder, and your wife?
I've got a Mal that just turned 10 months old, and I am glad I took the breeder's advice and got the quiet, intellectual pup rather than the brawny aggressive one I originally wanted.
I'm always jealous when I see a pup entertaining itself in a pen like that. Most of the (older than 8 weeks) Mal pups I've tried that with push them around, bark like crazy for attention from them, or simply climb out of them. When a pup is content in one though, I think it would be a great thing to have.
Personally I wouldn't recommend a Mal youngster for anyone with small kids unless they were already active in a venue or sport in which they were going to train the new dog. They're a lot of dog.
My 2 y/o Border Collie can easily train/play hard for 2 hours+ a day. On a scale of 1(mellow)to 10(work all day and beg for more) I'd say she's about a 7. She's always ready to go and do stuff with me and definitely needs a job to do, but she's also able to chill for a while without going nuts.
So I guess this is my long winded way of asking, have you looked into an adult to get you feet wet with? Or perhaps even a slightly mellower breed to get you back into the dog training/sport grove, then add a Mal a few years down the road?
FWIW, I'm a little skeptical of a breeder who has so many older pups for sale. Why isn't there a demand for his pups? Dog quality? Breeding too many? Asking too much money for the quality of dogs he has?
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It's not entirely uncommon for people new to the breed to be shocked by the energy level of their new pup, even after heavily researching the breed or having experience with other working breeds.
Ha ha, no kidding Konnie! I thought I was prepared for the Mal puppy experience, but even now that she's 5 months old I still occasionally wonder what the heck I was thinking?? It definitely takes a certain kind of person to raise a Malinois, and it is not the kind of dog I personally would choose to have around the house as a pet.
I thought I was prepared for the Mal puppy experience, but even now that she's 5 months old I still occasionally wonder what the heck I was thinking?? It definitely takes a certain kind of person to raise a Malinois, and it is not the kind of dog I personally would choose to have around the house as a pet.
I find myself wondering "what the heck was I thinking" each time I add a new dog... This goes on for about 2 years and all of a sudden I look at them and think - wow, you're a really great dog. Then I enjoy them for a couple years, forget about all of the work of an untrained high energy dog/pup and the cycle repeats itself...
Ha ha, no kidding Konnie! I thought I was prepared for the Mal puppy experience, but even now that she's 5 months old I still occasionally wonder what the heck I was thinking?? It definitely takes a certain kind of person to raise a Malinois, and it is not the kind of dog I personally would choose to have around the house as a pet.
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