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Have a Vet check your dog you may find its not as bleak as you imagine, fingers crossed. My Rottweiler damaged her Cruciate at 9YO Vet advised rest and anti inflammatories(was not severe). She improved over the course of two weeks and is still getting around, no operation, she's nearly 13yo now. Best of luck.

Check there is no physical reason the dog is reticent to drop. If no physical issue, I would work on the drop command in isolation of any other command, rewarding heavily with food or tug.

Re. Drops: normally have dog on free command and do drop commands at random itervals, fast drops are well rewarded with play slow are ignored. I just work on the one command for about ten minutes with the emphasis on the play aspect. If the dog is more food driven would use food rewards. Heel work needs improvement, will be cleaning that up next.

Video as promised:

Amax-1 with a mind set like that the young guy is really missing out on the potential that a working dog can bring. A Malinois is suitable for many roles: SAR, mine detection, obedience, tracking etc. No denying their a lot of work (more then a pet home would be willing to do) but if your dedicated you will be well rewarded.

Glad to hear pup has been returned.

Hi Canine Coach, Great to have another Hassan female in Vic.

Hi Huski, Have a Hassan Daughter as well, when I went up to see the litter in '08 they were an intense bunch! Best of luck with the litter, hope you post updates on their progress.

Hi galaxys eclipse, I would be very selective in buying a new pup, I think its the relationship between you and your personal dog that really progresses handling skills. Buying a pup with a pedigree that lends itself to the type of training your into be it tracking, obedience etc. will be a real asset. In my case I have learnt a lot just raising my Malinois (now 5yrs old) really focused my efforts and opened my mind to different styles of training. Best of luck.

Congrats, nice job. When I get over my Man flu I'll get the video cam out.

Had the similar problem with my Malinois would run around like a mad mouse. Just had to leave her outside. When she turned 9 months a light bulb went on and she was perfect inside (she's 5yo now and curled up around my feet). While I did a lot of training with her, I think it was a maturity issue plain and simple.

It comes down to what works and what your dog prefers. My Malinois likes flat collars best and preforms best with such collars.

Hi dezzyno.1, nice to see the notice had the effect you were after.

Looks like it has a faint brindle pattern so probaly Dutch Shepherd.

Just some recent video of my Girl.

Is it Male or Female? Any details on the pedigree?

You've been pushing your luck having him free without appropriate control. Luky for him that something nasty hasn't happened. Use your leash and go see a trainer who's experienced in large breeds. It's time to upgrade your handling skills.

If your dog is stressed I would think that along with the Yawning/Licking you would be able to feel a tensing of her body.

The Dog may well be assigning a greater reward value to the agility training than the interaction with another dog. The reaction could be frustration at being prevented from getting down to training.

Not all Malinois have the same Drive, there are variations in litters let alone lines.

Have you tried the Breeder for their suggestions?