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Belgian Malinois (mălĭnwä`), a breed of medium-sized working dog working dog, classification used by breeders and kennel clubs to designate dogs raised by humans to herd cattle and sheep, as draft animals, as message dispatchers in wartime, in police and rescue work, as guardians of persons and property, or as guides (see guide
..... Click the link for more information. developed in Belgium at the turn of the 20th cent. It stands from 22 to 26 in. (55.9–66 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs from 50 to 60 lb (22.6–27.2 kg). The smooth, straight coat is short except for longer hair around the neck, on the back of the thighs, and on the tail. It is brindled fawn in color with a black mask. One of three closely related types of sheepherding dogs from Belgium, the Malinois is distinguished from the other two, the Belgian sheepdog and the Belgian Tervuren, by coat and color only. In addition to being used for its herding abilities, the Malinois has frequently been trained as a police dog. See dog dog, carnivorous, domesticated wolf (Canis lupus familiaris) of the family Canidae, to which the jackal and fox also belong. The family Canidae is sometimes referred to as the dog family, and its characteristics, e.g.
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No references found			Dorman then heard Crossan scream that the dog - a Belgian malinois, a breed similar to German shepherds - had clamped onto the wrong person. Police sic dog on wrong man; intruder escapes by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) The light brown pup, who so far can only squeal, is a crossbreed of a Belgian Malinois and a Siberian Husky. THE TINY PUPPY WITH THAT BULLDOG SPIRIT by Daily Post (Liverpool, England) Ringo, who is handled by PC Al Cairnie-Coates, is a 12-week-old Belgian Malinois. Police pooches by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)			Beletskii, Aleksandr Beletskii, Aleksandr Ivanovich Belev Belev Culture Belev Principality Belev, Guoncho Belevich, Anton Belevich, Anton Petrovich Belfair State Park Belfast Belfast Festival Belfast roof Belfast sink Belfast truss Belfort Belfort, Territory of Belfry Belgae Belgaum Belgian block Belgian Communist Party Belgian Congo Belgian horse Belgian Labor Party BLP Belgian literature Belgian Malinois Belgian retort process Belgian Revolution of 1830 Belgian Royal Academy of Sciences, Literature, and Fine Arts Belgian sheepdog Belgian Socialist Party Belgian Tervuren Belgian truss Belgian-American Days Belgica Belgica Mountains Belgium Belgium Independence Day Belgorod Belgorod Line Belgorod Oblast Belgorod-Dnestrovski Belgorod-Dnestrovskii Belgorod-Dnestrovsky Belgorod-Riazanskii Belgrade Belgrade Operation of 1944 Belgrade, Battle of 1456 Belgrade, Pashalik of Belgrade, Peace Belgrade, Treaty of 1739			Belgian Institute for Posts and Telecommunications Belgian Institute of Management Accountants and Controllers Belgian Institute of Postal and Telecommunications Services Belgian Institute of Victimology Belgian Integrated Agrarian Reform Support Programme Belgian Integrated Agrarian Reform Support Programme Phase III Belgian International Construction Industry Belgian Internet Broadband Applications Belgian Interuniversity Research on Nutrition and Health Belgian Investor Relations Association Belgian Jetsport Boating Federation Belgian Journal of Botany Belgian Journal of Linguistics Belgian Journal of Zoology Belgian Journalists on Information Technology Belgian keyboard Belgian keyboard Belgian Knife's Society Belgian Labor Party BLP Belgian Lesbian and Gay Pride Belgian literature Belgian literature Belgian Luxembourg American Studies Association Belgian Luxembourg Business Association Belgian Luxembourg Interactive Software Association Belgian Maintenance Association Belgian Malinois Belgian Malinois, Belgian Tervuren Belgian Malinois, Belgian Tervuren Belgian Management and Marketing Association Belgian Marine Amateur Radio Society Belgian Mathematical Olympiad Belgian Mathematical Society Belgian Matra Club Belgian Metal Detector Team Belgian MG Owners Club Belgian Militaria Collectors Association Belgian Military Communications Network Belgian Military Vehicle Trust Belgian Ministry of Finance Belgian MoOo Farm Belgian Mustang and Cougar Club Belgian National AIS System Centre Belgian National Bank Belgian National Cadet Class Association Belgian National Committee on Antarctic Research Belgian National Science Fund Belgian New Fruit Wharf Belgian NT User Group Belgian Office and Stationery Trade Association Belgian Office Business Center Association Belgian Old English Sheepdog Club