Horse dogs don’t just recognize one owner. Although the Malinois is relatively loyal, it does not always recognize only one owner. When it enters a new environment, it will also recognize a new owner. Malinois easily accept new owners when they are puppies, but it takes a longer time for adult Malinois to accept new owners, about 4-6 months. The owner must invest a lot of time and energy, stay with it for a long time, interact with it frequently, take it out for walks more often, and give it enough sense of security before it will recognize its owner.

Performances of horses and dogs recognizing their owners:

1. After recognizing their owners, they like to stay with their owners and are very dependent on them.

2. Horse dogs like to bite their owners’ shoes or lick their owners with their tongues. These are behaviors to express their love.

3. Horse dogs are very obedient. They will not yell or attack their owners, and will only obey their owners' instructions.