Uhlobo lweMalinois alubafanele abanikazi bezimfundamakhwela, noma labo bantu abaphila impilo yokunganyakazi. Lezi zinja zijabule ngendlela engavamile, zithanda ukudlala, zihamba emgwaqeni ngokugcwele, futhi ngokuvamile zichitha isikhathi zikhuthele ngangokunokwenzeka. Emakhulwini amaningi eminyaka ikhona, iBelgian Shepherd Dogs yakhonza abantu ngokuzinikela, ngakho-ke uhlobo lweMalinois alukwazi ukuchitha isikhathi lulele embhedeni.
Akaqondi ngisho nokuthi kungenzeka kanjani ngokomthetho - ukuhlala ungenzi lutho futhi ube isilwane esijabulisayo. Phela, i-Malinois ithola "injabulo yenja" yayo ngokuqondile ukungasebenzi, ukungasebenzi, nokusebenzelana okuseduze nabathandekayo. Yiqiniso, uma unquma ukuthola inja yalolu hlobo, cishe ngeke uyisebenzisele izimvu noma izinkomo eziklabile.