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Belgian Malinois

Herding Group

Belgian Malinois dog, photographed by Flickr user intrepidmalinois "MALINUTS"
Flickr user intrepidmalinois "MALINUTS" · CC BY 2.0 · source

The Belgian Malinois is a medium-sized herding breed that originated in Belgium. It is an active and intelligent breed that is loyal and devoted to its family. The Belgian Malinois stands between 22-26 inches at the shoulder and has a short, dense coat that can come in various colors and patterns.

Group
Herding Group
Origin
Belgium, Malines (Mechelen) (late 19th century)
Coat
short · fawn, mahogany, black mask, and black-tipped hairs
Also known as
Mechelaar and Chien de Berger Belge (Malinois)
Recognized by
AKC, FCI, UKC, KC, CKC, ANKC, NZKC
Hypoallergenic
No
Id
ece72a1b-d6e1-4e2c-b3b3-04f9b534336d

Traits

Every rating runs from 1 to 5 against dogs in general, so a 3 is an average dog rather than an average Belgian Malinois. They are researched estimates, not measurements.

Researched from cdn.akc.org europeanbelgianmalinois.com akc.org

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Everything above came from https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/ece72a1b-d6e1-4e2c-b3b3-04f9b534336d. No key, no sign up. See it in the reference.

Request 
curl -s "https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/ece72a1b-d6e1-4e2c-b3b3-04f9b534336d"
Response 
{
  "data": {
    "id": "ece72a1b-d6e1-4e2c-b3b3-04f9b534336d",
    "type": "breed",
    "attributes": {
      "name": "Belgian Malinois",
      "description": "The Belgian Malinois is a medium-sized herding breed that originated in Belgium. It is an active and intelligent breed that is loyal and devoted to its family. The Belgian Malinois stands between 22-26 inches at the shoulder and has a short, dense coat that can come in various colors and patterns.",
      "life": {
        "max": 14,
        "min": 12
      },
      "male_weight": {
        "max": 36,
        "min": 27
      },
      "female_weight": {
        "max": 27,
        "min": 18
      },
      "hypoallergenic": false,
      "male_height": {
        "max": 66,
        "min": 61
      },
      "female_height": {
        "max": 61,
        "min": 56
      },
      "origin": {
        "era": "late 19th century",
        "region": "Malines (Mechelen)",
        "country": "Belgium"
      },
      "coat": {
        "type": "short",
        "colors": [
          "fawn",
          "mahogany",
          "black mask",
          "black-tipped hairs"
        ],
        "length": "short"
      },
      "traits": {
        "energy": 5,
        "barking": 3,
        "drooling": 1,
        "grooming": 2,
        "shedding": 3,
        "temperament": [
          "intelligent",
          "alert",
          "protective",
          "hardworking",
          "confident",
          "loyal"
        ],
        "trainability": 5,
        "good_with_dogs": 3,
        "exercise_minutes": 90,
        "apartment_friendly": 1,
        "good_with_children": 3,
        "good_with_strangers": 2
      },
      "other_names": [
        "Mechelaar",
        "Chien de Berger Belge (Malinois)"
      ],
      "recognized_by": [
        "AKC",
        "FCI",
        "UKC",
        "KC",
        "CKC",
        "ANKC",
        "NZKC"
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://cdn.akc.org/BelgianMalinois.pdf",
          "title": "Official Standard of the Belgian Malinois - AKC"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.europeanbelgianmalinois.com/belgian-malinois-breed-standard",
          "title": "Belgian Malinois FCI & AKC Breed Standard"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/dog-breeds/german-shepherd-dog-vs-belgian-malinois/",
          "title": "German Shepherd Dog vs. Belgian Malinois - AKC"
        }
      ],
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        },
        {
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        },
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        },
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        },
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          }
        },
        {
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        },
        {
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    "relationships": {
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          "type": "group"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

The picture itself also has an endpoint: https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/ece72a1b-d6e1-4e2c-b3b3-04f9b534336d/image, which redirects straight to the file. See it in the reference.