Belgium shepherd General Chat

Hi I'm new here I have an Akita 11 years old Bull greyhound ( rescue ) disabled 7 years old and shepherd puppy 4 months old but I have been stopped a couple of times by different peole asking if he is a Belgium shepherd it realy doesn't matter to me but he is a stunning little fella and now I am curious is he or isn't he .

He does look like a Malinois - see "Jaques Reiur" on both

http://www.breedia.com/dogs/belgian-shepherd-dog-malinois
and
http://www.breedia.com/dogs/belgian-shepherd-dog-tervuren

Maybe he is a GSD/Malinois cross? Very nice looking, whatever he is.

Oh, and welcome to Breedia from Tikva and from me.

I would vote GSD Malinois cross too.

thank you so much I have never heard of a Belgium shepherd he s a bit naughty chewing the floor the doors but the one thing that gets to me is him jumping up and snapping at my hands and legs he draws blood I had to have a injection last week because of him not to sure how to stop that .

He will be teething, so distraction is the easiest method. Substitute a rope tuggy or a damp knotted tea towel instead of your hands. Don't let him get overexcited when playing, keep it low key, and keep reminding him to play Gently. When he grabs, let him know that he has hurt you by yelping. Fold your arms and face the wall - so all play stops when his teeth contact skin.

Oh he isn't playing it happens as soon as he see,s me he jumps up then he caught me or when I'm putting the lead on for a walk biting the lead jumping at my legs and biting I walked him with my akita and he just turns and snaps at her face while on our walk .

Definetly part malinois or tervuren which is basically a long haired malinois usually with more of a pet temperament. My springer used to bite like that when he was teething which was probably because he didn't have enough exercise and because my family let him bite them. It eventually subsided after he stopped teething but in sure there's some things you could do to lessen it until then I just don't know what. I'm lucky with my mal he isn't super bitey yet even though he's teething. I advise walking him alone until you get the lead biting over with. My mal used to do that I would yank it out of his mouth fast which would hurt him a little but it's better than having to deal with that for months. Also keep the leash short so there's not a lot of leash for your pup to grab onto. Mine bit the leash a lot when he wanted to go somewhere but also when he was rejecting the leash so if you do obedience for his food on walks it might help him like the walks more so he might not bite it as much.

My puppy used to do the same thing. It takes a lot of work to get them to stop but I would suggest play games with him like fetch or maybe obedience training you have to keep them busy.Another key to this problem is alot of socialization so he's less likely to bite other people but don't worry they are a easy breed to train but if you need help I'd look for a trainer with experience with the breed