I’m writing to tell you and your customers about my experience with Mace’s Malinois.
About three weeks ago I started searching for a protection dog online. I sent dozens of emails to dozens of different companies advertising fully trained protection dogs for sale. I might have received two or three responses after several days of waiting. I spoke to the owner of one such company who asked me a few questions about what I was looking for in a protection dog. He boasted to me about his $20,000 dollar dogs and said for any less than $20,000 I was throwing my money away. It was not a long conversation. To this very day I have not received another response from any of the “other guys”.
Luckily I stumbled upon your website and saw Titan (Xenon von der Eichendorfschule). At this point I had already begun to lose hope of ever finding a dog in my price range. I sent you a very short email inquiry, “How much?”. I think you responded back within an hour.
What I immediately liked about our phone conversation was your honesty about Titan and your business practices.
I found you to be honest and blunt about Titan. I knew he was a special dog to you personally. You explained how you give away breeding females after six years for the simple fact you would rather see the dogs enjoy a life with a family than be breed until the day they die. While not a profitable choice, it is the right thing to do. I challenge anyone to find a breeder who is more compassionate about their dogs than you are.
Back to Titan… After we came to an incredible agreement, I spent the next two weeks making a few trips down to the kennel to work with Titan under you and Margaret’s close supervision. I pity the people who buy dogs and do not get the one-on-one attention I got from two trainers as experienced as you and Margaret.
Fast-forward to today. I met you at the kennel as usual. I worked with Titan for a few minutes and you offered to follow me home with Titan (a 2 hour drive). You brought Titan into my home and reiterated all the mistakes I should avoid to make the transfer a success. After you left we played with the balls in the backyard for a little while. I have done exactly as you instructed. I put Titan in his crate and left the house for about 30 minutes. I came back to find Titan calmly laying in his crate just as I left him. I have Titan on a slip lead in the house as you suggested, but it doesn’t seem needed as he never leaves my side. As I write this review, Titan is very quietly and calmly laying at my feet. He is the epitome of “mans best friend”. Titan is everything I have ever wanted in a dog and much more than I thought I would be able to afford. He is so gentle and well behaved. If I had not seen his protective capabilities for myself I would never believe it was the same dog. After being at our house for only a few hours he was already protective over me. I walked him in the yard tonight and he saw my own shadow against the side of the house and started to growl at my shadow which he thought was a strange man. I knew right then Titan would protect us without fail.
Prior to meeting you I foolishly believed all dogs were basically the same. I now know what a difference good breeding makes. I had to see it to believe it.
I’m looking forward to many years of friendship between us as we continue Titan’s training and breeding. Someday in several years I will ask you to set one of Titan’s puppies aside for me so I never lose his bloodline.
Obviously I’m blown away with the entire experience and can’t say enough good things about you and your dogs. I’ll never go anywhere else for a dog.
