My new rescue dog
 

I am sorry, but I forgot who it was here who suggested looking for a
rescue dog as a replacement for my rapidly ageing Belgium Shepherd. I
had my name in for a Groenendahl, but never herd back from them. Last
week I got an email from the person who got my current one from. She
knew of a Malinois looking for a home. He was originally a Hurricane
Katrina rescue. The people who have him winter in a trailer park in
Florida and he is a little to active for the park. There is no room for
him to run there. Not a problem here. They are coming up this way in a
week to drop him off. So.... in a week I will have my new dog. He is the
same age that our Luc was when we got him, and I hope that we will take
to us as well as poor old Luc did.

My new rescue dog
 

Dave Smith wrote:
> I am sorry, but I forgot who it was here who suggested looking for a
> rescue dog as a replacement for my rapidly ageing Belgium Shepherd. I
> had my name in for a Groenendahl, but never herd back from them. Last
> week I got an email from the person who got my current one from. She
> knew of a Malinois looking for a home. He was originally a Hurricane
> Katrina rescue. The people who have him winter in a trailer park in
> Florida and he is a little to active for the park. There is no room for
> him to run there. Not a problem here. They are coming up this way in a
> week to drop him off. So.... in a week I will have my new dog. He is the
> same age that our Luc was when we got him, and I hope that we will take
> to us as well as poor old Luc did.

It's nice that that dog will have a good home. It must have been
through a lot.

--
Jean B.

My new rescue dog
 

In article >,
Dave Smith > wrote:

> I am sorry, but I forgot who it was here who suggested looking for a
> rescue dog as a replacement for my rapidly ageing Belgium Shepherd. I
> had my name in for a Groenendahl, but never herd back from them. Last
> week I got an email from the person who got my current one from. She
> knew of a Malinois looking for a home. He was originally a Hurricane
> Katrina rescue. The people who have him winter in a trailer park in
> Florida and he is a little to active for the park. There is no room for
> him to run there. Not a problem here. They are coming up this way in a
> week to drop him off. So.... in a week I will have my new dog. He is the
> same age that our Luc was when we got him, and I hope that we will take
> to us as well as poor old Luc did.

Belgium Malinois are supposed to be incredible dogs. They use them
around here as police dogs.

Good luck with him! :-)
--
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My new rescue dog
 

cybercat > wrote:

>"Dave Smith" > wrote in message

>> him to run there. Not a problem here. They are coming up this way in a
>> week to drop him off. So.... in a week I will have my new dog. He is the
>> same age that our Luc was when we got him, and I hope that we will take to
>> us as well as poor old Luc did.

>Fantastic, and good on you.

I double this statement. Good on you. And a good deal for
the dog.

Steve

My new rescue dog
 

Dave Smith wrote:

> I am sorry, but I forgot who it was here who suggested looking for a
> rescue dog as a replacement for my rapidly ageing Belgium Shepherd. I had
> my name in for a Groenendahl, but never herd back from them. Last week I
> got an email from the person who got my current one from. She knew of a
> Malinois looking for a home. He was originally a Hurricane Katrina rescue.
> The people who have him winter in a trailer park in Florida and he is a
> little to active for the park. There is no room for him to run there. Not
> a problem here. They are coming up this way in a week to drop him off.
> So.... in a week I will have my new dog. He is the same age that our Luc
> was when we got him, and I hope that we will take to us as well as poor
> old Luc did.

Excellent! I'm sure that if you give the dog attention and food, it will
take to you splendidly.

Bob

My new rescue dog
 

Omelet wrote:

> Belgium Malinois are supposed to be incredible dogs. They use them
> around here as police dogs.
>
> Good luck with him! :-)


From what I understand, Belgiums all same basic dog, just different
coats, like Labs and retrievers. We have really enjoyed out Groenendahl
and were hoping for another, but this one came up first. A friend of
mine had one years ago who flunked out of police training and turned
into a great family dog.

My new rescue dog
 

Dave Smith wrote:
> Omelet wrote:
>
>> Belgium Malinois are supposed to be incredible dogs. They use them
>> around here as police dogs.
>>
>> Good luck with him! :-)
>
>
> From what I understand, Belgiums all same basic dog, just different
> coats, like Labs and retrievers. We have really enjoyed out
> Groenendahl and were hoping for another, but this one came up first. A
> friend of mine had one years ago who flunked out of police training
> and turned into a great family dog.

Congrats on finding a new dog!


Becca

My new rescue dog
 

How wonderful!! Our lives here would be much less enjoyable without
our dogs, both rescues too - one greyhound, one jack russell
terrorista. They love our 2 fenced acres to snoop around in, mostly
woods with the underbrush cleaned up.
May you and he have many happy loving years together!!
Woof, Nan

My new rescue dog
 

Nan wrote:
> How wonderful!! Our lives here would be much less enjoyable without
> our dogs, both rescues too - one greyhound, one jack russell
> terrorista. They love our 2 fenced acres to snoop around in, mostly
> woods with the underbrush cleaned up.
> May you and he have many happy loving years together!!


Both high energy dogs eh. I know that Jack Russells can be a handful,
but having a place to run and play burns off the excess energy. Our
previous dog was a German Shepherd/ Bouvier that really needed a good
run first thing every morning. Then we got the Groenendahl, who was also
high energy. That early morning run calmed them right down and we didn't
have any of the problems that had led the previous owner to get rid of him.

The only problem I foresee is that this guy has been spending his
summers running free at their cottage. They would let him run free and
never worried about him because he always came back. We live too close
to a road to give him that kind of freedom, so he will have to get by on
his leash free walks with us. he can run to his heart's content, but
only when he is with us, and only after we know that we can trust him to
come when he is called. Belgiams tend to be exceptionally smart and
obedient dogs.

My new rescue dog
 

On Nov 30, 1:32*pm, Dave Smith > wrote:
> Nan wrote:
> > How wonderful!! Our lives here would be much less enjoyable without
> > our dogs, both rescues too - one greyhound, one jack russell
> > terrorista. They love our 2 fenced acres to snoop around in, mostly
> > woods with the underbrush cleaned up.
> > May you and he have many happy loving years together!!
>
> Both high energy dogs eh. I know that Jack Russells can be a handful,
> but having a place to run and play burns off the excess energy. *Our
> previous dog was a German Shepherd/ Bouvier that really needed a good
> run first thing every morning. Then we got the Groenendahl, who was also
> high energy. That early morning run calmed them right down and we didn't
> have any of the problems that had led the previous owner to get rid of him.
>
> The only problem I foresee is that this guy has been spending his
> summers running free at their cottage. They would let him run free and
> never worried about him because he always came back. We live too close
> to a road to give him that kind of freedom, so he will have to get by on
> his leash free walks with us. he can run to his heart's content, but
> only when he is with us, and only after we know that we can trust him to
> come when he is called. *Belgiams *tend to be exceptionally smart and
> obedient dogs.

First off, blessyerheart. The best dogs I've ever had were rescues,
and every dog I have from now on will also be one.

Also, I can't agree more with having 2 dogs minimum- They keep each
other company when you're not around, and nobody can play with a dog
like a dog can. Behaviour problems tend to immediately dissipate when
you have more than one.

Finally, it is my belief that no matter what kind of dog you adopt,
whatever job they had before, deep down inside, every dog just wants
to be a family dog.

Best of luck, and let's see pics when you have them!

-J

My new rescue dog
 

"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
>
> We were a little worried when we got our Groenendahl. Friends brought him
> down for a test drive to make sure he would get along with the dog we
> already had. He was an alpha male and our other dog was a bit of a
> simpleton, so there was no fight for top spot. The owner is bringing the
> Malinois for a few days to make sure there aren't any problems. If there
> are (she says) she will pick him up on her way back.
>
> Years ago we had a female Bouvier des Flandres. My wife surprised me with
> a Lab puppy for my birthday. She thought the older Bouvier would teach the
> pup how to behave. It was not a major success. The Bouvier hated the pup
> and wanted nothing to do with them. She never hurt him, but they never
> developed any sort of a bond.

I'm far from an expert, but three dogs is supposed to be more of a problem
than two because of the "pack" mentality. We had two dogs far apart in age
and they just never bothered with each other.

My new rescue dog
 

Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>
>> Years ago we had a female Bouvier des Flandres. My wife surprised me with
>> a Lab puppy for my birthday. She thought the older Bouvier would teach the
>> pup how to behave. It was not a major success. The Bouvier hated the pup
>> and wanted nothing to do with them. She never hurt him, but they never
>> developed any sort of a bond.
>
> I'm far from an expert, but three dogs is supposed to be more of a problem
> than two because of the "pack" mentality. We had two dogs far apart in age
> and they just never bothered with each other.

That pack mentality can be an issue. At least one of them wants to be
the boss. It used to be interesting to walk our two dogs, a Groenendahl
and a Boouvier/German Shepherd mix and have the neighbours dogs come
with us. One was a German Shepherd and the other two were pit bulls. All
were neutered. Our Groenendahl was the boss and no one messed with him.
He was dominant but not at all vicious. The older pit bull was number
two and was just a little aloof. Harry, the mutt was at the bottom of
the ladder. Everyone picked on him, but despite barking, growling and
snapping, there was never any real fighting. Things would likely have
been much different if they had not been neutered.