Reply #35: Larkspur

[Maestro]

is full blooded Belgian Malinois. They are work dogs by trade. Many military and police squads use them instead of the German Shepherd. Lackland Air Force Base has a huge training area for this breed. In fact in those horrible Abu Ghraib prison pictures, one of the dogs harrassing the prisoner is a Belgian Malinois. Anyhow, having said that, we know several breeders and when they breed a pup that just doesn't feel like working, instead of putting it down, they have a list of families that are familiar with this breed and can work with them. They contact them and see if one of the families is ready to take on a new pet. We are on that list. Larkspur is our second Malinois. Our other one, Minx, passed away some two years ago at 14.

They are high maitenance dogs but very loyal, smart, and fun to be around if you can handle their idiosyncrasies. However, Larkspur just wants to run, play and have fun. In fact, she is a pussy cat really. Wouldn't harm a fly. She is even scared of my 3 year old. ;)