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Does This Handler Have Him Under Control?

Foxxee — Sun, 26 Feb 2023 18:07:59 GMT

This dog is a Belgian Malinois, brindle coloring.

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spiderw — Sun, 26 Feb 2023 18:15:15 GMT

I think the control is on the side of the Belgian Malinois!!!!!

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Pook — Sun, 26 Feb 2023 18:27:21 GMT

Without knowing the circumstances none of us really know!!

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Love my grandkids — Sun, 26 Feb 2023 18:40:48 GMT

When I lived in Redondo Beach CA the local pd's often had these training sessions open to the public. The handler is in control and the dog is doing his/her job.

I love this breed.

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candys mine — Sun, 26 Feb 2023 18:47:13 GMT

I see an Officer focused on her partner. One hand firmly on the harness the other with a grip on the short lead. So, Yes. I would say she is in control.

No idea what the dog is focused on. Maybe something she pointed him on, maybe something he saw himself.

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mike995134 — Sun, 26 Feb 2023 19:50:18 GMT

It's hard to tell just from this photo ... but I'd say yes. We have two Belgian Mallies, a 7-year old male and 1-year old female. They are powerful dogs ... very protective of the house and property ... and extremely loyal and loving to those they know. There's no need for a burglar alarm with these two in our family. btw ... they get along with our two cats as well. In fact, our female cat keeps the dogs in-check. She swats their snouts if needed, and they back-off 😬

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On It — Sun, 26 Feb 2023 23:23:33 GMT

@mike995134 Your dogs are beautiful. I have no experience with the breed, but I want to learn more about them. Thank you for sharing.

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luvmybeetle — Sun, 26 Feb 2023 20:15:25 GMT

@mike995134 Your babies are just beautiful. I have a friend who had a Belgian Tervuren. She was a great animal. Very protective and when I first met her she was very hesitant to greet me. As I sat on the couch she gradually became very friendly, and from then on she was my good friend. No matter which of the Belgian's, you would not be sorry to live with one (or two or three).

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geezerette — Sun, 26 Feb 2023 20:26:20 GMT

@Love my grandkids wrote:
When I lived in Redondo Beach CA the local pd's often had these training sessions open to the public. The handler is in control and the dog is doing his/her job.

I love this breed.

That's what this photo looks like to me. The handler encouraging the dog's focus before giving a command.

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Love my grandkids — Sun, 26 Feb 2023 20:31:24 GMT

@mike995134 Your doggos are stunning. One of my favorite breeds, thank you for sharing with us!

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CamilleP — Sun, 26 Feb 2023 22:46:29 GMT

I think that is not a Belgian Malinois, both they and Tervuren are, by definition, black and tan in coloration. The Groenendal are solid black, and the Lakenois are, again, black and tan. The brindle shepherd dogs are Dutch Shepherds, and come in many shades of brindle. They are starting to gain popularity as police dogs, as temperamentally, they are very similar to all four of the Belgian shepherd breeds.

And in reply to the question, yes, the dog is under control, that is clearly a public demonstration, and the dog is probably about to run an obstacle course or perhaps apprehend someone pretending to be a "bad guy" in a padded suit.

Our local PD once had a "meet and greet" with one of their K9 officers, a German Shepherd, and I asked if I could approach and pet the dog, Pretty soon he was trying to climb into my arms, and his handler was trying to pull him off me, and was being completely ignored. I kissed the dog on the forehead, put his front paws back on the ground, and told him "platz", and he laid down very nicely and watched my face for his next command. His handler asked me how I "did that" and I just told him that all dogs recognize dogmoms. I told the sweet dog I had to leave, and told him "bye bye, be a good boy for your daddy!" before I left. I am not afraid of properly trained police dogs, they may have very high energy levels and need lots of exercise, but they are also among the smartest and most trainable of all dogs. I miss the two GSD's I grew up with to this very day, and I hope they are among all the Scotties I expect to see when my time comes to cross the Rainbow Bridge.

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Foxxee — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 02:36:54 GMT

@CamilleP wrote:
I think that is not a Belgian Malinois, both they and Tervuren are, by definition, black and tan in coloration.

@CamilleP

Some of these dogs look very similar. The dog in the photo could also be a Dutch Shepherd.