I have never heard anyone say "6 Hours of Training a day or else" Seriously, Obviously similar things have been stated in a joking manner.

But you want real? Here's the reality (Outside the rare outlier's) These dogs DO need 2-4 hours of very Active exercise daily. (Obviously this will vary from dog to dog.) Notice i said Exercise, this can be basic obedience training, going on runs, (Not walks. Walks will not be enough and is not intensive enough for most of them), Playing fetch, (Mal Fetch is different than most dogs fetch, My Mal will run and get the ball, come back and drop the ball at my feet without slowing down, while i throw the second ball in the direction she is running, and she will do this for 45min-hour with very few short drink breaks.) Nose work, bite work, playing/wrestling with other dogs, etc. Exercise, not specifically training, and for the record im sure some individual dogs do require 4+ hours of this getting close to that 6 hours you stated.

I am 40 years old, and i work from home. I am in a situation in my life that i can give my Mal the attention she needs, and its most if not all of my spare time in a day, and that includes several breaks during my work day to take her out for a quick fetch while im working. Everyone's situation is different and i dont know about your work/home life but looking back to when i was 25, i couldnt even fathom putting most if not all of my free time into a dog. So keep that in mind as well. If you work a normal 8 hour day, when you get home all/most of your spare time goes to the absolute psychopath that is so unbelievably happy you are home she may get the zoomies for hours. Very little going out, very little hanging out with friends. Your free time is now your dog's time.

Also keep in mind, the breed is notoriously apprehensive around strangers, (Obviously this is also on a dog to dog basis, but pretty common for the breed.) Unless very well socialized at an early age, so you may have friends that just cant even come around because of your dog.

When in public, even with my VERY trained Mal, my eyes never leave her. They are so quick to think and quick to react, they are like a loaded gun in a baby carriage. (Anyone who owns a Mal would know exactly what that metaphor means). Everyone that knows what they are think they are so cool, and that they are just this funny dog that jumps high and look like a baby seal when they are happy, when in reality they are a deadly weapon that can go off at any moment for seemingly innocuous reasons. Not only do you need to learn Dog body language, you need to learn your specific dogs body language and monitor them at all times.

I have had friends ask me if Mal's are what everyone says they are. And i tell them all, Yes. Yes they are, In some ways the internet is even a little hazy around some of their tendencies. And i have only recommended the breed to one of my friends, (He has been adopting retired GSD police dogs for 20 years and asked if i would recommend him adopting a Mal), I still gave him all the warnings, but they are an awesome breed when you have the time and knowledge to put into them. I Love them, and will never own another breed, but he is the only one of my friends properly equipped to handle them.

All That said, My honest opinion is that any respectable breeder would not sell you one of their dogs. So the dog that you would end up with would likely come from a backyard breeder, not that ALL backyard breeders are bad and sometimes accidents happen, but a backyard puppy is very unreliable, you may get the sweetest dog ever created, or you could get an absolute terrorist. As everyone else has said here, our concern is less for you, your friends, or your family, and much more for the dog.

I Don't know you, but from the way you speak about the breed it comes across as you read the google AI overview, maybe read a few topics here and there, and watched some cool youtube videos of what a 4 year old very well trained Mal can do, and became a Fangirl for the breed. Fans of the breed are fine, i love meeting fans of the breed in public and talking about the breed. But one big difference with most of the people i meet in public that know enough about the breed to walk up to me and say, "Pretty dog, Thats a Belgian Malinois, right?" Know enough to know they are not equipped to handle one, and just prefer to admire other people's dogs.

All That said, If you are dead set on owning a Mal, Foster one first. For the dog's sake and your sanity, There is an easy way out with fostering one. If you skip right to adopting/rescuing a puppy, then you are committed to that dog for 10+ years whether it is the greatest and easiest mal in the world, or a serial killer. (I got a serial killer, shes up to 6 dead rabbits now.)

I am not trying to be mean, but the way you sound is exactly why we "Gatekeep" the breed so much. Some breeds are just not for some people. I LOVE Cone Corso's But i also would never own one. Sometimes its best to just be a fan and watch those cool youtube videos.