My shoulders ease a fraction as I place a palm on her head and look the Belgian Malinois in her eyes. “You ready, girl?” Keena’s one of the most intelligent dogs I’ve ever known. A super guard dog, and command trained for voice or hand signals, her climbing and jumping ability never ceases to amaze. Curious, alert and endlessly loyal, Keena doesn’t have an aggressive bone in her body. She came to me as a rescue when I was busy training K9 dogs to rehome on Runaway Ranch, and I kept her. We were both in a rough patch and bonded. She trained me back into a human. She’s the best dog in the world.
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