Onyx

About Onyx (Berger belge malinois) à Imlay City

Onyx is waiting for you at Malinois and Dutch Shepherd Rescue, Inc. in Imlay City, MI 48444. #MADloveBugOnyx loves adventure and wants to live out her best dog life with a human who lets her know she is loved and cherished, belongs, and understands and fulfills her mal needs. She will in return give them loyalty, love, and laughter. Her human should be an active, experienced mal owner who is patient and understanding, accepting the challenge of continuing to work through her reactivity, and can provide intensive physical activity and consistent, structured training. Large, open area to run would be great. It won't take long for Onyx to trust and bond with her engaging, active, fun human who gives her regular, daily 1-on-1 time.Background: Onyx was owner-surrendered to the county shelter at about 5.5 yrs of age. Owner cited the reason was she had too much energy. MAD, rescued her just in the nick of time on the day she was scheduled to be euthanized (May 7, 2025).• Affection Level: Not velcro, but often likes to lay against her human, sometimes with head on human's lap, likes human to lay hand on her. Kisses human.• Energy Level: High prey drive, high energy during play - enthusiastic about intense play (tug, running around with toy in mouth), then has a GOOD off-switch.• Mental Needs & Training: High engagement with mental challenges, puzzles, training, scent; strong treat motivation. Some toy motivation depending on activity. She takes her work seriously.•Temperament: Due to her innate high prey drive nature and lack of socialization during her formative socialization periods in her early life, Onyx is reactive (depending on situation and proximity) toward people animals, bicycles, fast and loud things.• Insight: Her original owners brought her home from the breeder a week before the COVID lockdowns in CA. They didn't provide her with formal group training and socialization, even following the lockdowns. - sometimes her reactivity is fear-based, sometimes it's jus