The versatile skills of the Dutch Shepherd Dog made him suitable for dog training, which was then starting to become popular.

The Dutch Shepherd Dog is a herding dog of Dutch origin.

Originally the main function of the Dutch Shepherd Dog was that of a shepherd's dog in the countryside.

Dutch Shepherd Dog (Netherlands)

Dutch Shepherd Dog Club of America (UKC)

Dutch Shepherd Dogs are loyal and reliable, always alert, watchful, active, independent, with persistence, intelligence, prepared to be obedient and gifted with the true shepherding temperament.

It originated in Belgium and is similar to other sheep herding dogs from that region, including the Dutch Shepherd Dog, the German Shepherd Dog, the Briard and others.

Glitternight has an additional (if rarely used) ability that allows him to control the minds of several breeds of dogs, namely the Aspin dog, the Dutch Shepherd Dog and the Maltese.

If a dog represented as a Malinios is brindle (clear stripes of different colored hair) it is probably a Dutch Shepherd Dog or a mixed breed, although the possibility exists that it is a "throwback" to a common continental shepherd ancestor.