I definitely have my hands full, lol ... but that's the way I like it :-D

Roka is doing very well. He is, of course, an evil land shark, but that is to be expected. I did finally get him to let me put his prong collar on without having to sit on him yesterday. I have to use the prong due to degenerative disc disease in my neck, I just can't handle much pulling while he is learning to walk well on a leash. I also got him to stand still for petting for about 15 seconds ... at which time he got bored and chomped on me, lol. He has learned not to circle and wrap me in the leash on walks and is getting a little better about not jumping up to lick/nip my nose. He is getting a little more polite (just a little though). He still screams in the crate anytime anyone walks by and doesn't let him out. He is also impossible to lead anywhere by the collar. I am starting to use the clicker to condition him to tolerate having his collar held without him flipping out and spinning and chomping.

I am still surprised at how environmentally stable this pup is. The first day I had him, he carried his tail a couple inches lower than normal, but after that everything is old hat. I even took him along to our relatives house (in a crate, not around the family ... he's not ready for that ... or maybe they aren't, lol) and walked him all over out there. He had his tail up and had a definite bounce in his step. I had to pick him up twice (very good for the aforementioned discs in my neck) when small dogs ran up and acted like they wanted to eat him (for the safety of the small dogs since I don't know yet how Roka is with small animals ... he acted slightly interested in the other dog, but was mostly neutral).

He also doesn't have any problems with walking on anything. He climbed up the piles of wood and boards (I kept him away from any dangerous areas with nails or anything that might collapse under him), jumped up on the stacked plywood, shingles, anything that was there. He checked it all out. He would probably actually make a pretty good SAR prospect as long as that search drive is there. I have yet to actually test him. Figured I would wait and bring him to club since I don't really have any help here and can only look at what I can do myself.

Overall, once he learns some manners I think he will be a very nice dog ... at least to those of us who don't mind a malinois manic energy :-D.

Congrats on your new maligator, sounds like he lucked out and ended up where he should be, vs where he was. And you got him young enough that it sounds like they didn't have time to do to much damage. I'm working with a dog right now who's owners (and actually their Sch club members also) thought every expression of drive was dominance and aggression, and should be corrected. Person bends over 10 week old Malinois pup and starts loving on them, pup jumps up and bites person on the head, of course he's being dominant/aggressive and should be harshly corrected for that. It couldn't just be drive. I've got more to fix though then you do :-(. Have fun with Roka, it will be interesting to see if you can find his breeder, and what lines he's from. I'm betting KNPV lines from what you have posted, but who knows what specific lines/kennel.