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Hi,

I know there are some Malinois enthusiasts on here so I thought I'd bring her to your attention. :)

URGENT - NIKKI NEEDS YOU NOW! (VIC) Nikki the 4 year old Belgian Malinois is desperate to find her new family. She's been waiting too long and deserves a home to call her own. She will reward you with such loyalty and affection. Nikki loves her walks and thrives on learning new tricks. She is very well behaved in the house and loves to rest her head on your lap.

Nikki's new home will allow her to be the only canine as she's too anxious around other dogs. She's yet to meet a cat but we'd prefer her home was cat free due to this. Her ideal home would be either a couple without children or a retired couple or as a companion for a sole person. She loves to be by your side.

If you have space in your life to love Nikki then please contact Halfway Home via email [email protected] for more information.

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Nekhbet

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I know about Nikki, I was the one who pointed out she was a Malinois to the rescue.

I think if Nikki is to find a new home we need to teach her some usable social skills if shes still nervous with other dogs. I'm happy to assess her and write up a recommendation as theres still a decade of life left in this dog.

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Malinois are very hard to rehome, I should know I still have the last 'rescue' one :laugh: Saying that Scooby really had little chance of going anywhere since OH fell in love with her

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A lot of their normal behaviors can be mistaken as negative when it's just their nature. Scooby was written off because she barked at other dogs in the pound. She was beaten and starved, refused to look at any toys and ran like a rabbit if you raised your voice. It took time but she lives in a group of 5 dogs, two small ones who boss her around, quiet as a mouse and as you can see very confident. Now she flies for any toy you hold in you hand this photo was for a simple rag she wanted to play with. They're a specialty breed that can look hopeless or restricted by their visible behaviours but in fact are very able to live normal lives.

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Love the photo's Nekhbert. Beautiful dog. The first pic is very cute :thumbsup: Scooby thinks he's a lap dog :laugh:

Would you believe a bitch was called Scooby :laugh: I know, everyone thinks shes a boy, and she's a big girl too now really filled out.

Every Malinois is a lap dog, in fact they have to live in your pocket. They're nosy, in your face, demanding, high energy but the most loyal dog you will ever know. They're not that difficult to train at all, they're super smart but if you stress, they stress and the whole situation goes pear shaped because they do everything dialed up to 11 :laugh:

We teach all of our dogs to be picked up and carried, in case of emergencies or needing to be lifted into/over things (don't ask lol) they won't freak out. They also learn to be shoulder carried, later LE raised dogs will need to learn the same to we practice now.

I offer free help to any rescue which gets a Malinois, and those deemed unrehomable as pets I say DO NOT euthanise, I can work out a program for retraining/socialisation and find a proper working home for it.

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I offer free help to any rescue which gets a Malinois, and those deemed unrehomable as pets I say DO NOT euthanise, I can work out a program for retraining/socialisation and find a proper working home for it.

That is a very generous offer, Nekhbet :thanks:

I will pass on your details to Sally Rogers, rescue officer for the Belgian Shepherd Club of NSW. Sally has taken dogs from all over the country, not just NSW, & it would be wonderful to have a resource such as yourself in Victoria. :thumbsup:

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That is a very generous offer, Nekhbet :thanks:

I will pass on your details to Sally Rogers, rescue officer for the Belgian Shepherd Club of NSW. Sally has taken dogs from all over the country, not just NSW, & it would be wonderful to have a resource such as yourself in Victoria.

Gladly! I've made myself the Working Belgian Mal rescue contact here, I know enough people who look for these dogs to put into working homes and I know they're becoming more common in rescue :mad Fortunately a Mal that has not behaved in a manner you expect from other breeds in temp tests is not a waste or a reason to euth, they're special and need to go to places that will harness that.

I'm trying to get through they are NOT pets and NOT for the average owner. Anyone considering I let play with my own Mals and 99.9% are instantly put off :laugh: brilliant!

One day in the future when I set up proper runs and have more space I'll be able to take in unwanted and retrain, but I don't have the resources at the moment with 5 dogs of my own.

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