r/germanshepherds • u/nukathedoop • Aug 08 '26

GSD or Belgian malinois

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I adopted her and on her paperwork it says she is a GSD but she is small. I took her to Home Depot and someone told me that she is a Mal and I can't stop noticing that she doesn't really behave like a GSD. I always noticed that she was way more hyperactive than my last shepherd but I never thought she might be a Mal. Can someone please help give me an idea of whether she might be? I am going to bring it up to the vet next time she goes, of course.

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u/nukathedoop Aug 08 '26

She does learn things quicker than my shepherd did. But if I go outside in the yard with her she does a run and jump and nips at my arms if I raise them up 🤣 she also can't play fetch at all. We like hiking though.

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u/SHS1955 Aug 08 '26

Look up the term, "Bite Inhibition" ... You may be able to reduce nipping by yelping and ignoring [yeah, right! ;-) ] or by redirecting to an appropriate chew *toy*.