Been tossing this thought around for several years now about using a mal as a cd, I’m sure there’s just as many hard ones as there is soft ones but what first got me to pondering the idea was the train ability and athleticism these dogs possess, if they are stable minded enough to go into battle along side our soldiers then I’d like to believe they can be trained and conditioned for catch dog work, my cousins ex husband was in a military unit that had a canine sector and the things he said he saw these dogs do and go through during actual combat would put their “gameness” and loyalty to handler right there amongst the APBT, w/o going into detail on the net and to make it short he said that a lot of them would literally be taking their last breaths while still trying to complete a commanded task, I have some pretty good connections with the canine unit at a local state prison just down the rd from my house and have been given the opportunity to get a mal on a few occasions but they’re not using the phenotype I’m looking for, there’s seem to be a bit more bulkier and thicker coated than what I’d like....
Interesting & thanks for the input, a friend of mine was in Iraq with his and said you couldnt physically beat it off a person while they were alive and struggling, his verbal command was only way he would let go. The freak athletic ability of these dogs has me wanting to see how they do. youtube the amazing malinois, only like 5 min but speaks for itself. The previous 2 I owned before this one im catching with now never got tired, even in summer would pace the 2 acre fence all day. I am going to try straight mals for now but even if used to cross to a bulldog it seems better than a stag or greyhound to me for our cd purposes, bc they are bred to use their mouth and nose dont mature late and are as fast imo.
