How Big Can a Malinois Grow? Detailed Guide to Adult Weight and Height

A Malinois can grow to 60-70cm tall. Malinois is the common name for the Kunma dog, a newest-generation hybrid working dog breed successfully bred by China's Ministry of Public Security from the Belgian Malinois imported from Belgium, crossed at the Kunming Police Dog Base with the Kunming dog, and is mainly used as a police dog. Dog traders came up with the name to avoid the label of hybrid dog.

The Malinois is suited to fairly intense work and also has strong endurance. The Kunming dog and the Malinois can only be crossed in the first generation; a second generation is not possible, and this issue awaits further research in the future. However, in training and handling, the trainer is also required to have fairly clean and decisive technique and to take resolute measures; this dog is not suitable for keeping confined at home and can only be used for work.

With such outstanding traits as good obedience, lasting excitement, high alertness, keen sense of smell, boldness and ferocity, strong attacking power, a high desire to retrieve, strong jumping ability and strong adaptability, the Malinois is favored by police and military forces around the world and can be used for tracking, drug detection, guarding, protection, escorting and more, and in the United States it is commonly used for tasks such as search and protection. It is humanity's most loyal friend. Compared with the German Shepherd, the Malinois possesses extremely high sensitivity and obedience, and obeys extremely quickly. It is a confident type of dog, neither shy nor aggressive.