I thought I would share a couple pics of the new addition to the family. 

 Meet Athena, she is nearly 8 months old now, we got her at 6 months. She is a Belgian Malinois (pronounced mal-in-wa). She don't have akc papers but we are considering a DNA test just more for curiosity. We also want to work with a trainer to be sure she will behave in public. So far she has been very good for the wife when she had a couple visits with the vet. 

 This breed is very well known for military and police work as well as personal protection. She us my wife's new best friend. They spend a lot of time together and have bonded which is exactly what I wanted. Athena will be here to watch over her momma when I can't. 

 She is very high energy and very athletic. We will be setting up some suspended toys outside and maybe a small obstacle course of sorts for her to play and exercise on. So here we go, this is our little 48lbs puppy Athena.

 

 

Stellar looking dog... Kind of has that German Shepherd look. She looks like she is a high-energy dog and loves to be with her humans. Kind of like @Honey Badger has a pup as well just coming up on a year old his name is Loki. Husky and Healer cross and boy he can be an attention hound at times. He loves to go "T R U C K I N ' " if I would ot say it or go for the door with my truck keys he's sitting at the door waiting to be loaded up in the truck.  Teach them early and they will travel everywhere.

 They are commonly mistaken for German shepards because of their looks. They have a different build to them though. Lighter, usually run on average 10-15lbs lighter than a german shepard. Because of the lighter weight they're a bit faster and more agile. Supposed to be very intelligent and easily trained. 

 Luckily we have a good sized fenced in yard for her to run and burn off some of that energy. 

 So far she's a great pet. She is protective and stand offish with people she hasn't met yet but that's to be expected. She loves the little grandkids though and that's a big plus. She follows them around when they're here like she's keeping track of them. Lol

Loki is similar in that respect. He will follow his family around and watch closely. Like tonight I went to town to pick up Jake from work and Loki was right at the door alerting me to the fact someone was coming to the door. Once he can see us his alert turns to a wagging tail and happy to see us.

 

Dogs are wonderful companions. Some day ill most likely gets me another Dobbie or German Shepherd. I like good working dogs that are large enough that makes people think before just coming in announced.

Here is @Honey Badger dog Loki... Giving me my morning cuddle.

 

 

Great looking dogs!

 

I adopted my BM/GSD mix on 12/31/22. She will be 8 months old on 4/9/23. I named her Piper, and she is such a blessing in our family. The last pic is when we adopted her. 

Pretty girl! They're good dogs, ours is very high energy and we keep a good supply of chew toys on hand. Kong and chuckit are the best ones so far. They hold up. Anything cloth she destroys. Lol

Kong are really good dog toys. Hold up very well. Stuff animal toys yeah even Loki just destroys them quick.