I have had three variants of the Belgian Malinois breed, two Belgian Sheepdogs and one Belgian Tervuren. The Tervuren once bit a black bear in the butt while chasing it away from our back deck. The Belgian Malinois is a short haired variant of the Tervuren. The Sheepdog is a black coated and long haired dog similar to the Tervuren except for coat color. All are in the family of Belgian Shepherd Dogs and they have similarities to German Shepherd Dogs except that they have not been bred for the low rear stance.
Thanks for the explanation.