The Malinois X is not a purebred dog. It is a cross between the German Shepherd and the Belgian Malinois.
The best way to determine the temperament of a mixed breed is to look up all
breeds in the cross and know you can get any combination of any of the
characteristics found in either breed. This hybrid cross is recognized by the
American Canine Hybrid Club. Not all of these
designer hybrid dogs being bred are 50% purebred to 50% purebred. It is very
common for breeders to breed
multi-generation crosses.
"Marley, as a 4 month old puppy. Her sire (father) was a German Shepherd and her Dam (mother) was a Belgian Malinois. She has exceptional intelligence. She understands sit, lay down, shake, speak and high-five by both verbal command and hand signals. We're still working on several other commands of which 'stay' seems to be the hardest. At 31.4 pounds of extreme energy, she is the energizer bunny on steroids! She must constantly have something to chew on, otherwise she will shred anything within reach in record time, so rawhide chewbones are a necessity. She also replaced my broken paper shredder. Her herding instincts are very strong and will chase anything that moves, including a leaf blowing across the yard, butterflies, birds, etc. She has a variety of toys, but prefers the stuffed animal ones that squeak or make noise. She loves to play tug-of-war with her toys, be chased and chase you. Her love of water and mud puddles is exceptional and if you have a walk-in shower, don't leave the door open with the water running! She amuses herself by playing with her toys when left alone, but if someone is around, she has to be with them. When she needs to go out, she will find someone and lick their hand (kisses) until they take her out, otherwise she will lick and nip at your toes and heels to get you moving. She's very alert and will bark and growl at anything unfamiliar as long as she is standing behind your legs. Her worst fault is that is she is out in the open, she does not want to come when you call her. She wants you to come after her and just as you get within reach, she bolts off like a jack rabbit, and there's no catching her. We've learned the best way to get her attention is to ignore her and walk off like we're leaving her. The other fault is her constant attempts to get your attention to play with her, especially if you're trying to get ready for work. She waits until you get one leg into your jeans and then grabs the other making you hop around on one leg trying to get the other pants leg back. As you pull on a sock, she either grabs the end and pulls it off, or she takes off with the other one so you'll have to chase her down. After you've gone through this same scenario with the shoes, she then follows you around pulling the laces to untie them or pulls back the velcro straps. Her antics are limitless as is her energy level."
