ʻO ka Malinois kekahi o nā ʻīlio nui. Hiki i nā kāne ke kiʻekiʻe ma waena o 60 a 66 knm. Hiki i nā wahine ke kiʻekiʻe ma waena o 56 a 62 cm.
ʻO ka ʻīlio kahu hipa Belgian he ʻīlio liʻiliʻi e hiki ke hana wikiwiki a me ka wikiwiki. No laila he ha'aha'a kona kaumaha ma ka ho'ohālikelike 'ia me nā 'īlio 'ē a'e, ke ho'ohālikelike 'ia me nā 'īlio kaumaha loa o ka honua. ʻO ke kaumaha o nā kāne ma waena o 25 a 30 kg a me nā wahine ma waena o 20 a 25 kg.
ʻO ka Belgian Shepherd Dog a no laila ʻo ka Malinois no nā ʻīlio me ke olakino ikaika. Ma ka awelika, hiki ke manaʻo ʻia ke ola o 12 a 14 mau makahiki no ka Malinois.
Ma lalo ʻoe e ʻike ai i ka 10 maikaʻi loa Belgian Malinois tattoos: