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the picture is mine, it is of my female belgian malinois, her name is Chevelle

i noticed that there arent any belgian malinois stamps

please comment and/or :+fav: if you use :D

heres a little info on the Belgian Shepherd Dog(Malinois)(Pronounced mælɪnwɑ/Maelinwa)(taken from Wikipedia.org > [link]) ):
The Belgian Shepherd Dog (Malinois) is a breed of dog, sometimes classified as a variety of the Belgian Shepherd Dog rather than as a separate breed. The Malinois is recognized in the United States under the name Belgian Malinois. Its name is the French word for Mechlinian, which is in Dutch either 'Mechels' (from Mechelen) or 'Mechelaar' (one from Mechelen).

Like all Belgian Shepherds, the Malinois is a medium-sized, hard-working, square-proportioned dog in the sheepdog family. The Malinois is recognized by its short brownish yellow coat and its black ears that stick straight up, cheeks, and muzzle.

Due to their history as a working dog (i.e. being bred for function over form) Malinois can vary greatly in appearance. The acceptable colors of pure-bred Malinois are a base color of grey to fawn to mahogany with a black mask and ears, and with some degree of black tipping on the hairs, giving an overlay appearance. The color tends to be lighter with less black agouti or overlay on the dog's underside, breeching, and inside the legs.

The other varieties of Belgian Shepherd are distinguished by their coat & color: the Tervuren is the same color as the Malinois with long hair, the Laekenois is the same color, only it may lack the black mask & ears, and has wirehair, the Groenendael (registered as Belgian Sheepdog by the American Kennel Club) has long hair and is solid black. There are (occasionally and historically) solid black, black-and-tan (as in a Doberman or as in a German Shepherd Dog), or other colored short-haired Belgian Shepherds, but these are not technically Malinois.

If a dog represented as a Malinios is brindle (clear stripes of different colored hair) it is probably a Dutch Shepherd Dog or a mixed breed, although the possibility exists that it is a "throwback" to a common continental shepherd ancestor.

Male Malinois are about 24-26 in. (61-66 cm), while females are about 22-24 in. (56-61 cm) at the withers. Female Malinois are said to average 25-30 kg (55-65 lb), while males are heavier at 29-34 kg (65-75 lb). Malinois can range from stocky to slender, but are always squarely built.

In the United States, Belgium, Germany and other European countries, the Malinois is bred primarily as a working dog for personal protection, detection, police work, search and rescue, and sport work (Belgian Ring, Schutzhund, French Ring, Mondio Ring). The United States Secret Service exclusively uses the breed.

The dog is also used extensively by Unit Oketz of the Israel Defense Forces. Oketz favors the more slight build of the Malinois to the German Shepherd and Rottweiler, which were employed formerly.


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:heart: I love this stamp!! I own a Belgian Malinois named Tucker!! He's such a good boy!! :D

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thanks, thats awesome!!

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Here's a photo of my Tuckie Buddie! :heart: [link]

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I love this! I have 2 Belgian Malinois :) Rusty and Megan. There are pics of them in my gallery.

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awesome :D im gonna go check them out

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great :D

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This is a great stamp! My Pastor was a cop several years back and owned this type of K-9; he was HUGE yet slender. This breed can definitely pack a punch as a police dog. :D

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yeah my cousins dog is VERY tall but the healthiest skin and bones ive ever seen :XD: she eats a normal amount and every thing but she doesn't gain weight and my cousins other malinois is pure black, shorter and still pretty skinny, i owned a malinois as well > [link] [link] she was shorter though, still pretty skinny so we had to start feeding her canned food with her hard food and it helped a little but she was an awesome dog though she hated cats(which i have many of)

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hey check my malinois :p
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