Ok I've been debating this post for awhile, but after gaining more experience with german shepherds, a few belgian malinois, and more dobermans, I am interested on people's opinions about how these dogs differ.
I am speaking more towards the working variety of shepherds and mals, because I know there is a vast difference between the average pet german shepherd and the working shepherd. I have seen the difference in classes and friends who own pet BYB german shepherds (labs in fuzzy long black/brown hair). I know there are also huge differences between the mals and the shepherds, however, I am placing them together because they have similar genetics as far as being 'herding' dogs are concerned.
My trainer gave me a good short story involving the shepherds vs the dobermans mindset, which I thought was both entertaining and rather suiting to the two breeds, but I am not even going to attempt to put my notions into words. The differences I have picked up on, I can not yet decide how to word it, but I am wondering what their differences are like as far as working, training, learning, and of course just living with them for those who have had experience with the breed but did not work.
I would personally never own a German Shepherd, but many years from now I would possibly own one Mal, simply for their strong drives along with their health and longevity. However, this is a huge maybe, I honestly do not think I could ever look at a nice Dobe pup, and then a nice Mal pup, and stick with the Mal.
So yeah, if anyone has experience with both Dobermans and either of the other two breeds, please share for interests sake! Lol and don't feel shy to post pictures
I am speaking more towards the working variety of shepherds and mals, because I know there is a vast difference between the average pet german shepherd and the working shepherd. I have seen the difference in classes and friends who own pet BYB german shepherds (labs in fuzzy long black/brown hair). I know there are also huge differences between the mals and the shepherds, however, I am placing them together because they have similar genetics as far as being 'herding' dogs are concerned.
My trainer gave me a good short story involving the shepherds vs the dobermans mindset, which I thought was both entertaining and rather suiting to the two breeds, but I am not even going to attempt to put my notions into words. The differences I have picked up on, I can not yet decide how to word it, but I am wondering what their differences are like as far as working, training, learning, and of course just living with them for those who have had experience with the breed but did not work.
I would personally never own a German Shepherd, but many years from now I would possibly own one Mal, simply for their strong drives along with their health and longevity. However, this is a huge maybe, I honestly do not think I could ever look at a nice Dobe pup, and then a nice Mal pup, and stick with the Mal.
So yeah, if anyone has experience with both Dobermans and either of the other two breeds, please share for interests sake! Lol and don't feel shy to post pictures