any Local belgian Malinois puppies anyone knows of?

[asmo]

I have a general question about working/sporting dogs I've always wanted to ask. Does having a lot of land make up for giving them something to do all the time? For example, I wouldn't feel as bad for the days I don't get to walk my dog if we lived on 50+ acres. How much does space to roam matter for a dog like this?

For some dogs this is okay, as they will roam and work themselves while they explore (Collies, Labs, etc) -- but that is not the mentality of a Malinois. A Malinois *NEEDS TO BE WORKED*, it has an innate drive to want to work and do something useful for its master. They have been breed specifically for this purpose. If you don't give it something to do, ALL THE TIME, it will find something to do - and 99.9% of the time you won't like what it chose to do.

Imagine a 5-8 year old, on meth/speed, who needs you to constantly keep him entertained. That is about 1/10th of what its like to have a Malinois. They are incredible, loving, caring, wonderful dogs -- but they are bred to work, hard.

I have worked with Malinois (and GSDs) in both a working and a sporting capacity (and I have GSD at home now). I have been in bite suits, and have been on the other end trying to work the dog for 12+ hours a day (it is effing hard).