the Belgian Malinois is one of the most loyal hard-working breeds there is they're often confused with the German Shepherd dogs which are bigger and heavier boned than the mallet was Malan was also have their own unique work ethic and they excel at a wide variety of tasks the Belgian Malinois is growing in popularity but new owners might want to spend a little extra time reading up on this breed before diving right into a new puppy or rescue while certainly one of the most versatile breeds the Malinois can be a lot of dog to handle in this video I will show you some interesting facts about the Belgian Malinois let's jump on it number 10 one of the healthiest breeds because the breed is primarily a working dog it has some of the most extensive health testing of any breed while veterinary tests and Diagnostics can rule out genetic disorders being able to work demanding jobs or like police and military work requires a dog be both physically and mentally sound for many many years because unfit dogs cannot be used for work they do not get bread making the melon while one of the healthiest dog breeds in existence number nine Belgian Malinois served in World War one the Belgian Malinois started its military career during World War one when they served as messengers and assistants to the Red Cross according to some accounts they also pulled ambulance carts and carts carrying firearms number eight excels at almost all types of work the Belgian Malinois has been used in and excelled at almost all variations of work including police and military suspect apprehension explosive and narcotics detection search and rescue and service dogs they also make incredible feats in many dog sports including shirts and an IPO French Ring Mundi ring agility obedience rally dock diving field and retrieving trials luring coercing and more number seven Belgian Malinois skydive one of the reasons Belgian Malinois are favored over German Shepherd dogs for many military operations is that melon was are better skydivers Malinois are lighter than German Shepherds so it's easier for military parachutists to do tend of jumps with their dog strapped to them males can even be trained to jump on their own which is safer for the dogs when they land in water number 6 Ava Mendes has a Malinois actress Eva Mendes depended on her Belgian Malinois Hugo to keep her feeling safe and secure when she had to get a restraining order against a stork in 2011 Malan was are extremely protective and make excellent guard dogs number 5 the breed that caught Osama bin Laden the Belgian Malinois has been one of the most widely used working dogs for hundreds of years but it recently came to spotlight when SEAL Team six used a Malinois to hunt and capture Osama bin Laden number four they only have short coats the vast majority of Belgian Malinois enthusiasts focus on the FCI breed standard for the Malinois their home country of Belgium recognises four variations of the Belgian Shepherd the short coated variety is a Belgian Malinois the long coated atf foreign a long coated black dog is a grow annandale and the curly coated is the lichen one what this means is that if two short coated Belgian Malinois produce a long coated puppy the puppy will be considered the breed Belgian terrorem number three Belgian Malinois have long worked with police officers in the January 1908 issue of the AKC Gazette there was a small notice that five Belgian sheepdogs have been added to the New York City police force the breed was relatively new to the United States at the time and this was the first time the AKC has ever mentioned them number two Belgian Malinois were bred to be herding dogs the Belgian Malinois is actually one of four breeds of Belgian sheepdogs that were all bred for herding and were developed in different parts of the country over the last century the mouths have expanded their resume far beyond herding and have themselves to be extremely versatile number one Belgian Malinois were named for a Belgian city the Belgian Malinois was developed in the Belgian city of Malini and was thus named for its birthplace thanks for watching if you are a dog lover please subscribe to our channel to get the latest videos thank you
