In August 2019 we received  a call from a dockdiving friend who also works at a local shelter.  There were several working dogs that had been dumped at the shelter and they reached out asking for assistance. There were three Belgian Malinois that were brothers, two of which were chosen for a local law enforcement department to become potential working k9s.  The third brother however was very timid and was starting to shut down in the shelter environment.  We decided with the help of American Belgian Malinois Rescue that we could foster the third brother, Colt.  A fourth Malinois was also taken in with ABMR and placed in Foster care.

When we went to pick up Colt from the shelter, he was terrified. We could not even get him in our car without help from the shelter.  Once home, he quickly adapted to his new home and started to slowly shine.  We started getting him acquainted with the dog sports that we participate with our pack.  Colt quickly took to everything due to his insane ball drive.  Within the first six months we had him involved in dockdiving, barnhunt and fastcat. We decided to adopt him in December 2019 since our pack openly accepted him with ease.

It is remarkable to see the transition in this scared shelter pup who only a year before was in complete shut down mode.  Now he is ranked for 2020 as the 4th Ranked Jumping Malinois in the World!  More than his athletic prowess and incredible nose, he is a total sweetheart living his absolute best life!