01/14/2026
"See how that works with a high drive working dog"
I have. Ive also tried it with siberian huskies, mastiffs, bullys, a Newfoundland, shepherds, a GSP, and my weird little mixed dog.
Of all the dogs ive had and fostered, the Belgian Malinios was the easiest to train and the smartest ive worked with.
And before someone says - she was a kennel neurotic, adolescent, undersocialized, reactive, bitey dog. So not an easy dog in the slightest. But easy train.
I genuinely don't understand why malinois and shepherds are the "test" for someone being a good dog trainer, when honestly it should be huskies or sighthounds, or other dogs who were bred not to rely on humans.
PS. Easy to train and easy to live with are generally 2 VERY different things.
