Ambulance dogs (see 'chien de guerre' essay etc.)
Anton Holub First, the law in our country requires wearing a muzzle in crowded places, especially for bull terriers
AdministrarFriday, 22 September 2017
Thursday, 21 September 2017
History
James Hinks Bullterrier
A Bull Terrier circa 1915
In the mid-19th century James Hinks started breeding Bull and Terriers with "English White Terriers" (now extinct), looking for a cleaner appearance with better legs and nicer head. In 1862, Hinks entered a dam called "Puss" sired by his white Bulldog called "Madman" into the Bull Terrier Class at the dog show held at the Cremorne Gardens in Chelsea. Originally known as the "Hinks Breed" and "The White Cavalier", these dogs did not yet have the now-familiar "egg face", but kept the stop in the skull profile.[14][15][16] The dog was immediately popular and breeding continued, using Dalmatian, Spanish Pointer, and Whippet to increase elegance and agility; and Borzoi and Rough Collie to reduce the stop. Hinks wanted his dogs white, and bred specifically for this. The first modern Bull Terrier is now recognised as "Lord Gladiator", from 1917, being the first dog with no stop at all.[10][14][15][17][18]
Due to medical problems associated with all-white breeding, Ted Lyon among others began introducing colour, using Staffordshire Bull Terriers in the early 20th century. Coloured Bull Terriers were recognised as a separate variety (at least by the AKC) in 1936. Brindle is the preferred colour, but other colours are welcome.[16][19]
Along with conformation, specific behaviour traits were sought. The epithet "White cavalier", harking back to an age of chivalry, was bestowed on a breed which while never seeking to start a fight was well able to finish one, while socialising well with its "pack", including children and pups. Hinks himself had always aimed at a "gentleman's companion" dog rather than a pit-fighter—though Bullies were often entered in the pits, with some success.
I fucking hate these big massive shepherds
and dobes
OK
mals are off down the same path
they'll all be fucked soon
ME-
In fairness, there were some big Belgian shepherds I've seen in old photos. I've read one historian who details how they were used as both cart dogs and as smugglers dogs, carrying fairly large loads. There is a now extinct Belgian mastiff, which apparently they were interbred with...
Wednesday, 20 September 2017
Yeah the only way is forwards!! When I first got into protection dogs I didn't have much support. I had family who have always had dogs who are naturally aggressive but stared in pits and eventually discovered the Malinois. I trained for years with some controversial people (who I strongly do not associate with anymore- The Bhola family) learnt more about what not to do. And stuck to my own trial and error. I have worked lots of dogs from the age of around 17 all breeds mainly in protection. From the days when we used to just wrap a towel on our arms.
My dog sport was always a nessecity to have a dog that will protect not so much for doing flashy stuff with
Growing up in south London and some of my fam and friends having off licences which have a tendency to being robbed came with ups and downs so I eventually got into dogs for this purpose
It's always been about a dog that will not only scare a crowd of Yobbs who have all just run inside the shop but there have been times the only thing that has stopped the guy with a gun pointing it at the guy on the till being the sound of a Bull coming at him
One of our guys even got shot with a sawn off through the till in the groin
It was in the news paper
So they have had their fair share of live bites
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You probably won't find too many people in the UK who will work dogs quite as much as I will...
I have lots of time, passion and energy- and I spend half the week at 5K9 anyway- with the field, all the environmental and agility equipment, Sati as a trainer and other decoys who are learning. I know people who hunt a lot, etc. etc.
I can train (something) every day, and even twice a day with up to several dogs. That's my plan. As long as I do enough work to survive, I'm quite happy to spend 6-8 hours training dogs every day, and a few more hours reading, studying, writing and talking about it! 
I (of course) fully agree that solid nerve is absolutely a must in the kinds of protection/security/police dogs we're used to dealing with and talking about. My aim is to (experimentally) breed different lines of 'bull-herder', for different roles- and one of those lines would be like an old rough, rustic rustic farm dog (think dogo sardo, cao de fila de sao miguel etc.). Those dogs traditionally have high defense/low threshold- but not always the absolutely most solid nerve, when really pressed.
do you mind if I suggest something?
Of course not! LOL
try not shouting comands at her but rather have a conversation with her. "Speak cues" , give it a go man, she'll do stuff quicker and with less conflict. Hope you dont mind that observation
this vid is awesome by the way
-2:13
I appreciate that. Trust me, we have all kinds of communication going, and a whole range of control levels, from completely free and loose, to what you saw in the video. Certain things (like the recall) have to be solid even with great distraction (like squirrels and other dogs), and for this only yelling works. That's the baseline for that kind of thing. We only spend a few minutes on that kind of obedience a day, or not even every day. The more open, looser, everyday stuff is our bread and butter.
cool
Bearing in mind that when I call her back, she's usually either rooting around in some bushes, or off to play with a group of dogs or go down a path (at distance) that I'm not following etc.
Honestly, we have lots of fun and we communicate on many levels. A certain type of obedience I do in a military style, and it works for me (not saying there might not be better ways! 
LOL). Rest assured, I'm not barking orders at her every minute of her waking life. It's usually whistles, clapping my hands, making kissing sounds with my lips, just saying her name or using hand siganls and glances. Hand signals and glances play a massive part in my repetoire, especially when dogs (like Molly is) are smart and responsive...
LOL). Rest assured, I'm not barking orders at her every minute of her waking life. It's usually whistles, clapping my hands, making kissing sounds with my lips, just saying her name or using hand siganls and glances. Hand signals and glances play a massive part in my repetoire, especially when dogs (like Molly is) are smart and responsive...
But I'm yet to get a sharp recall with neat front presentation from a dog that's sniffing fast food litter or running straight to jump in the lake with just hand signals and glances! LOL The drill sergeant routine is the only one I've got to work.
I'll take on board what you said, and see when and where I can follow your suggestions (I'll get Sharon to film a normal walk through the park and woods, etc. too).
I am, admittedly, something of a nerd and in many ways an introvert.
I have a flamboyant extroverted side, and a good degree of social skill (when I can be bothered), but for the most part I enjoy just being on my own, thinking, observing, studying, researching and, yes- writing! :) Balancing and integrating thought with action is key, and so I must constantly take the abstract or intellectual information and ideas I am collecting, developing and assimilating, and connect them in a kind of 'feedback loop' with the actual hands-on stuff I'm doing, living with and working with dogs. My academic study informs my practical skills and mentality, which in turn guides the directions and focus of my research and contemplation.
I have a flamboyant extroverted side, and a good degree of social skill (when I can be bothered), but for the most part I enjoy just being on my own, thinking, observing, studying, researching and, yes- writing! :) Balancing and integrating thought with action is key, and so I must constantly take the abstract or intellectual information and ideas I am collecting, developing and assimilating, and connect them in a kind of 'feedback loop' with the actual hands-on stuff I'm doing, living with and working with dogs. My academic study informs my practical skills and mentality, which in turn guides the directions and focus of my research and contemplation.
Tuesday, 19 September 2017
The guy who's planning a pit x mali breeding, early next year, said this: ''I've got a line of pits established traits of being hard headed in protection, game to hunt and balanced family dogs
Unfortunately a lot taken away but we have the core stock still to keep it going
Mali is only to disguise them like a wolf in a sheeps blanket.............I've got a line of pits established traits of being hard headed in protection, game to hunt and balanced family dogs
Unfortunately a lot taken away but we have the core stock still to keep it going
Mali is only to disguise them like a wolf in a sheeps blanket.........One of the offspring from my pit to bandog breedings was sent to Germany for wild boar hunting
Last I head he was doing well lost contact at the moment..........
A mate in Wales has had a few that he uses for badgers etc.''
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Me-
Yeah, the modern herder types have been worked and tested, but there are still traditional types of dog which do a different kind of job to the police-style malis or GSDs.
Tracy Wessel I
think in looking at history, we have to also consider what
"improvements" were intended going forward. Some "improvements" that
were intended were not particularly desirable and perhaps others were.
But it's clear that the dogs of yesterday were essential
in daily life. For some of us they still are. For example those of us,
like myself, with farms, or with service needs, hunting/search needs, or
even guardian needs... but truly the old farm/patrol dog had many jobs,
and I doubt their more defensive traits are as deeply understood or
accepted in today's society - and probably should be appreciated MORE
because they are still valuable.
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Christian De BoeckAdministrador del grupo The
history that has been totally ignored, swept under the carpet or was
unknown to amateur "historians" of the breed until now is that of our
Belgian smugglers and the thousands of dogs they employed to smuggle
contraband, mainly over the Franco-Belgian
border. The number of dogs they employed at any given time was far
larger than the number of dogs employed by the shepherds of the time.
There was a bounty on these dogs and thousands were killed by customs
officers, who themselves used dogs to counter the smugglers. This group
is the first place where that history has also been covered in depth and
documented for the first time
Edmond Moucheron on the right with an assistant and his dogs. Moucheron
is credited as being the founder of what became Belgian ringsport. He
also bred working Groenendaels under the kennel name Chenil Dax, named
after one of his most famous dogs.
Christian De BoeckAdministrador del grupo It is quite a miracle that the working Malinois and Belgian ringsport has survived, considering that even Louis Huyghebaert was vehemently opposed to the sport as well as the type of dog developed specifically for the ring by the working class Flemish. He only relented and had a hand in formalising the sport due to the sage advice and influence of Louis Van der Snickt, who deserves far more credit than he has been given to date. As my copy of Van Ceulebroeck's book was destroyed, so I can't quote from it direct, I attach a scan of page 27 of the doctoral thesis "Etude génétique des qualités de travail dans l'espèce canine : application des méthodes de la génétique quantitative aux épreuves de concours de chiens de défense en race berger belge" of Jean-François Courreau, in which he quotes from pages 183-184 and 210-211 of Georges Van Ceulebroeck's "L'Historique du Berger Belge" (1983) recounting Huygehebaert's fallout with and resignation from the club he co-founded with his brother Frans and Dr Geudens and his founding of a new club, which floundered due to a lack of support.
Christian De BoeckAdministrador del grupo It is quite a miracle that the working Malinois and Belgian ringsport has survived, considering that even Louis Huyghebaert was vehemently opposed to the sport as well as the type of dog developed specifically for the ring by the working class Flemish. He only relented and had a hand in formalising the sport due to the sage advice and influence of Louis Van der Snickt, who deserves far more credit than he has been given to date. As my copy of Van Ceulebroeck's book was destroyed, so I can't quote from it direct, I attach a scan of page 27 of the doctoral thesis "Etude génétique des qualités de travail dans l'espèce canine : application des méthodes de la génétique quantitative aux épreuves de concours de chiens de défense en race berger belge" of Jean-François Courreau, in which he quotes from pages 183-184 and 210-211 of Georges Van Ceulebroeck's "L'Historique du Berger Belge" (1983) recounting Huygehebaert's fallout with and resignation from the club he co-founded with his brother Frans and Dr Geudens and his founding of a new club, which floundered due to a lack of support.
Christian De Boeck
According to this booklet published by the Belgian National Museum for Customs and Excise, between the years of 1820 and 1836 alone, 40.300 smuggler's dogs will killed by customs officers. These dogs were primarily of the shepherd and mastiff types preferred by the smugglers.
Penny Tanin Why are they muzzled? I find these photos really unpleasant n disturbing
Administrar
Anton Holub Secondly, most people are afraid of bull terriers, pit bull terriers, etc. I do not want to give them psychological discomfort
Administrar
Anton Holub in
the third, in my dogs all the instincts work, as conceived by nature,
which means that if they are bitten by the eggs of a small crazy
chihuahua, the chihuahua may die within a couple of seconds. If a
drunken freak or drug addict waving his arms and shouting near the owner
of the dog, the dog will defend
Administrar
Anton Holub in
the fourth, in our country there are people who poison the homeless
dogs, scattering poisoned food (they are called doghunters). the muzzle
helps to avoid picking up the poison
Administrar
Anton Holub Fifth,
we have enough bastards that can provoke my dogs, and often after a dog
bite, a policeman can shoot a dog right away, and I love my dogs,
muzzling is protecting my dogs from a crazy and aggressive society
AdministrarMonday, 18 September 2017
Sunday, 17 September 2017
Wednesday, 13 September 2017
Tuesday, 12 September 2017
We should realise the limitations of dogs for security. They can be a very effective and useful part of a security system, but on their own they do not magically and instantly make us safe. We need to factor in our whole lifestyle, and the possible threats to us and our family. Developing a multi-layered approach and having wide-ranging and well-drilled procedures should be the base, and the dog must integrate with all the other components. There are no guarantees- not even for professionals with millions of dollars of funding and sophisticated training behind them. In one instance, an intruder in the grounds of the White House was beating up the Secret Service malinois, until agents jumped on him and subdued him. In another instance, an ex-military combat veteran managed to get past the dogs by creeping through thick bushes, and was apprehended only after triggering an electronic alarm INSIDE the White House! :o
Hes a good looking dog mate probly do well in the show ring, my brother
used them in the 80's and he would have to lose some condition which he
would if worked regularly.
Ive seen the sight with the american guy that uses the EBT and the bred would suit their style of hunting where they lead a bull dog into the bail.
The Aussie exeperance is a bit defferent as we expect our dogs to hunt up to a pig run it down then catch and hold. while there is always the3 exeption the most part the bully in pure form had some draw backs ,dog aggressive, would not let go, a bit slow. They have plenty of attrubutes to bring to the cross breed though, good nose, prey drive, high pain tolerance,
Some common crosses are bully /cattle, bully/boxer, bully/greyhound, and they have played a major roll in the make up of many other aussie pig dogs.
stevemac
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Hunterbull they are fine in their pure form, good nose, great prey drive and tenacity, but as Stevemac says they are a little lacking in the long leg department and they always want to fight with other dogs. Put it this way, if they catch a pig which is very probable they will hold it like there is no tomorrow.
I don't know of anyone personally these days that uses them in pure form, but yes they will do the job for you.
Stevemac's post summed them up very well I thought.
Happy hunting
Ive seen the sight with the american guy that uses the EBT and the bred would suit their style of hunting where they lead a bull dog into the bail.
The Aussie exeperance is a bit defferent as we expect our dogs to hunt up to a pig run it down then catch and hold. while there is always the3 exeption the most part the bully in pure form had some draw backs ,dog aggressive, would not let go, a bit slow. They have plenty of attrubutes to bring to the cross breed though, good nose, prey drive, high pain tolerance,
Some common crosses are bully /cattle, bully/boxer, bully/greyhound, and they have played a major roll in the make up of many other aussie pig dogs.
stevemac
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Hunterbull they are fine in their pure form, good nose, great prey drive and tenacity, but as Stevemac says they are a little lacking in the long leg department and they always want to fight with other dogs. Put it this way, if they catch a pig which is very probable they will hold it like there is no tomorrow.
I don't know of anyone personally these days that uses them in pure form, but yes they will do the job for you.
Stevemac's post summed them up very well I thought.
Happy hunting
History of Poaching
While hunting was reserved for the privileged, it was illegal to buy and sell wild animals. It remained illegal to do so until the mid-1800s. Gangs of poachers formed outlaw bands and sold animals through the black market. Buyers of black-market food even included wealthy people, who could not or chose not to hunt on their own.
Because authorities could not depend on citizens to turn in poachers, they created traps and spring-guns that would maim or kill poachers. In the 1830s, traps and spring guns were deemed illegal, and in 1883, peasants were allowed to kill small game, such as hares and rabbits, on their own farms.
In the 1500s, killing deer meant death to anyone but royalty. Between the mid- 1700s and the first half of the 1800s poachers were hanged or sent to Australia, especially if guns were used or a gamekeeper was injured in the crime.
Monday, 11 September 2017
S + R?
http://www.nsarda.org.uk/nsarda-associations/nsarda-kent/
http://www.nsarda.org.uk/training/dog-handlers/
http://www.nsarda.org.uk/training/dogs-bodies/
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http://www.sardaengland.org.uk/training-information/
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http://www.nsarda.org.uk/training/dog-handlers/
http://www.nsarda.org.uk/training/dogs-bodies/
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http://www.sardaengland.org.uk/training-information/
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Sunday, 10 September 2017
Monday, 4 September 2017
How about; 'positive' and 'negative' aren't necessarily black and white, in either a dog's mind or in Life in general? Maybe individual, momentary methods and courses of action ('choices') only really make sense within a much larger context? How much do instinct ('intuition') and personality ('presence'/'aura'/'having a certain 'way'') play an essential part in effective and successful management of animals, as much as- if not more than- science, technique, and 'applied theory' (whatever THAT MEANS! LOL)? To a social predator which lives in a hierarchical group, having a strong, capable leader is positive- even if 'correction' or momentary punishment, and waiting hungrily for the leftovers, are part of that. The kind of human 'owners' who feed their dog to obesity might see each food treat as positive, and no doubt the dog does, too- but what kind of impact does that behaviour and attitude have on a species we domesticated for it's incredible FUNCTION? What kind of 'loving' relationship can people have with ruthless, beautiful Nature, when removing and dulling down millions of years of evolving to find, chase, catch and kill seems to be the central aim of a certain kind of 'canine movement'? Do 'positive' and 'negative' really have such clear cut and USEFUL meanings? Answers in the mail, and the winner will receive a lifetime's supply of good wishes from me, and anyone else who wishes to join the party...
Sunday, 3 September 2017
''On September 29, 1891, the Club du Chien de Berger Belge (Belgian
Shepherd Dog Club) was founded. The same year, on November 15,
veterinarian Prof. Dr. Adolphe Reul assembled a group of individuals
from the various Belgian counties at the veterinary faculty in Cureghem.
This meeting was called in order to determine whether a national
shepherd-dog type actually existed. The expert panel reviewed 117
representatives and it was determined that there was indeed a consistent
type of a Belgian shepherd breed. Forty dogs were selected from this
group, all of which were anatomically alike, though their coats varied
greatly in length, texture and colour.
The varieties of the Belgian shepherds were named, more or less, for the towns in which they originated. The Malinois was named after the city of Malines (the French name for Mechelen ). The Tervuren came from the town of Tervuren where the dogs were originally bred by M.F. Corbeel. The Groenendael was named after the village where Nicholas Rose bred the black Belgians. The Laekenois, bred around Antwerp and Boom, was named not after its hometown but after the royal park of Laeken where the dogs worked for shepherd Adrien Janssens.
In 1891 in the Belgian city of Malines, south of Antwerp, a group of dedicated breeders lived, gathered and promoted the Malinois. By 1901 the first Belgian Shepherd, Vos des Polders, was registered with the Societe Royale Saint-Hubert. Vos sired Dewet, who was considered a cornerstone of the early Malinois. The Belgian shepherds owe their foundation to Vos, who was a rough-haired fawn dog coming from a line of shepherd dogs that were used to guard the Belgian flax fields. Vos was bred to a bitch, Lise de Laeken, and eventually bred to his daughters, which produced a line of gray and fawn with rough and short-haired coats that were consistent in type. These are the breedings that formed the basis for the Belgian shepherd breeds.
Salmo, a short-haired, brown/brindle Belgian Shepherd who is considered as one of the founders of the Malinois variety was born in 1882. He sired the famous Malinois Tomy in the late 1890s. Tomy was the most famous of the early Malinois, known for his outstanding colour and build. He was an excellent worker as well as a winner at the dog shows. He was the first short-haired shepherd with a charcoal fawn coat and a black mask. Tomy was bred to Cora I, who was a short-haired brindle with a mask, and this mating produced Tjop, a short-haired fawn without a mask. Tjop is considered a pillar of the breed, and his name can be found in the background of the important bloodlines of the short-haired shepherds (Malinois). Tjop and Dewet, although both very different in type, formed the pillars of the Malinois breed. Dewet, a powerful and coarse dog, had light fawn colouring with an overlay of black patches. Tjop is considered to be the prototype of the Belgian Malinois.
Early breeders recognized the beauty and elegance of the Malinois but never sacrificed beauty or type for working ability. Historically, the Malinois was known as the working dog and to this day he continues to enjoy the reputation of being the most trainable, versatile and hard working of the four varieties. The Malinois was often used in the breeding of the other three varieties of Belgian shepherd to set coat type and colour and to strengthen herding instincts and working abilities. Over the years there had been much crossbreeding between the four types of Belgians. Although often frowned upon, it was not until 1973 that the Belgian Kennel Club no longer allowed crossbreeding between the different varieties.
On May 8, 1892 the first Belgian specialty show was held in Cureghem, Belgium. Of the 92 dogs that were exhibited that day, about one-third of them were short-haired (Malinois), though the majority was long-haired. In the same year, the first standard for the breed was written, describing the three coat varieties: long, short and rough. This standard was reworked many times over the years to reach the definitive classification and description of the four varieties of the Belgian shepherd, divided by coat texture, coat colour and length of coat.
In 1898 a second club was formed by Dr. G. Geudens and L. Huyghebaert in Malines. This new club was in fact a branch of the club of Brussels. Heated disputes and conflicts hindered the breed in these early years, and experts could not agree on the correct or desired coat length and colours. There was also conflict regarding the utilitarian ability of a dog versus its conformational (or esthetic) value. In time Dr. Reul’s club disappeared, nd the Berger Belge Club remained I was recognized by the Societe Royale Saint-Hubert. Another club, the Royal Groenendael Club, was also recognized, and the two clubs functioned until March of 1990 when the Berger Beige Club and the Malines club were finally united.
In the late 1890s, because the Club du Chien Berger Belge held only herding trials, Louis Huyghebaert began holding dressage trials to test the Belgian dogs’ abilities with jumping over high fences and long obstacles and swimming. These trials were also combined with protection work and were called Belgian ring sport and Campagnes. The first trial, held in June of 1903, was won by Cora I, the dam of Tjop. Ring trials became a fixture in Belgian shepherd society, and national trials have been held on a yearly basis ever since.
The decade prior to World War I breeders worked together to solidify breed type and promoting the breed throughout Europe. Derived from Cora I, the mother of Tjop, and Dewet, the dogs at the De l’ Enclos kennel were superb working dogs and show dogs. Belgians were actively and successfully competing in the increasingly popular police dog trials as well as tracking trials. Although breed members were used in the war as messenger dogs, ambulance dogs and artillery cart dogs, World War I was devastating to the Malinois in its homeland. Following the war, Breeders were compelled to ignore colouration of the Malinois in an effort to broaden the breeding base and re-establish the quality lost.
In time the breed reemerged and began to thrive during the period after the war. Arthur Hanappes’s ‘de Jolimont’ kennels led the way for many new Malinois breeders, breeding many great working dogs that were exceptionally beautiful. The ‘de l’Ecaillon’ kennels of Felix Verbanck, continuing the work of Prof. Reul, deserve special mention, as Mr. Verbanck earned a place in the history of the breed. He not only established a leading kennel of Malinois but also served as secretary of the parent club. He mentored many Malinois enthusiasts over his life in the breed. His kennel, established in 1930, was based on ‘de Jolimont’ stock. Other very important kennels were “de Hallattes” and “du Forgero” with the Champions Abello and Benny and “de Grand Rabot” with the Champions César and Ecapi.
History tragically repeating itself, World War II was no less devastating to the Malinois. Once again the breed was put into service as messenger dogs and Red Cross search dogs, and many brave Belgian dogs lost their lives to the German army in the line of duty. Because the dogs were so skilled at their jobs, the German army was ordered to shoot the dogs on sight, which led to a near extinction of the breed. Thankfully a few breeders in Europe were able to hide their dogs and the breed did survive.''
The varieties of the Belgian shepherds were named, more or less, for the towns in which they originated. The Malinois was named after the city of Malines (the French name for Mechelen ). The Tervuren came from the town of Tervuren where the dogs were originally bred by M.F. Corbeel. The Groenendael was named after the village where Nicholas Rose bred the black Belgians. The Laekenois, bred around Antwerp and Boom, was named not after its hometown but after the royal park of Laeken where the dogs worked for shepherd Adrien Janssens.
In 1891 in the Belgian city of Malines, south of Antwerp, a group of dedicated breeders lived, gathered and promoted the Malinois. By 1901 the first Belgian Shepherd, Vos des Polders, was registered with the Societe Royale Saint-Hubert. Vos sired Dewet, who was considered a cornerstone of the early Malinois. The Belgian shepherds owe their foundation to Vos, who was a rough-haired fawn dog coming from a line of shepherd dogs that were used to guard the Belgian flax fields. Vos was bred to a bitch, Lise de Laeken, and eventually bred to his daughters, which produced a line of gray and fawn with rough and short-haired coats that were consistent in type. These are the breedings that formed the basis for the Belgian shepherd breeds.
Salmo, a short-haired, brown/brindle Belgian Shepherd who is considered as one of the founders of the Malinois variety was born in 1882. He sired the famous Malinois Tomy in the late 1890s. Tomy was the most famous of the early Malinois, known for his outstanding colour and build. He was an excellent worker as well as a winner at the dog shows. He was the first short-haired shepherd with a charcoal fawn coat and a black mask. Tomy was bred to Cora I, who was a short-haired brindle with a mask, and this mating produced Tjop, a short-haired fawn without a mask. Tjop is considered a pillar of the breed, and his name can be found in the background of the important bloodlines of the short-haired shepherds (Malinois). Tjop and Dewet, although both very different in type, formed the pillars of the Malinois breed. Dewet, a powerful and coarse dog, had light fawn colouring with an overlay of black patches. Tjop is considered to be the prototype of the Belgian Malinois.
Early breeders recognized the beauty and elegance of the Malinois but never sacrificed beauty or type for working ability. Historically, the Malinois was known as the working dog and to this day he continues to enjoy the reputation of being the most trainable, versatile and hard working of the four varieties. The Malinois was often used in the breeding of the other three varieties of Belgian shepherd to set coat type and colour and to strengthen herding instincts and working abilities. Over the years there had been much crossbreeding between the four types of Belgians. Although often frowned upon, it was not until 1973 that the Belgian Kennel Club no longer allowed crossbreeding between the different varieties.
On May 8, 1892 the first Belgian specialty show was held in Cureghem, Belgium. Of the 92 dogs that were exhibited that day, about one-third of them were short-haired (Malinois), though the majority was long-haired. In the same year, the first standard for the breed was written, describing the three coat varieties: long, short and rough. This standard was reworked many times over the years to reach the definitive classification and description of the four varieties of the Belgian shepherd, divided by coat texture, coat colour and length of coat.
In 1898 a second club was formed by Dr. G. Geudens and L. Huyghebaert in Malines. This new club was in fact a branch of the club of Brussels. Heated disputes and conflicts hindered the breed in these early years, and experts could not agree on the correct or desired coat length and colours. There was also conflict regarding the utilitarian ability of a dog versus its conformational (or esthetic) value. In time Dr. Reul’s club disappeared, nd the Berger Belge Club remained I was recognized by the Societe Royale Saint-Hubert. Another club, the Royal Groenendael Club, was also recognized, and the two clubs functioned until March of 1990 when the Berger Beige Club and the Malines club were finally united.
In the late 1890s, because the Club du Chien Berger Belge held only herding trials, Louis Huyghebaert began holding dressage trials to test the Belgian dogs’ abilities with jumping over high fences and long obstacles and swimming. These trials were also combined with protection work and were called Belgian ring sport and Campagnes. The first trial, held in June of 1903, was won by Cora I, the dam of Tjop. Ring trials became a fixture in Belgian shepherd society, and national trials have been held on a yearly basis ever since.
The decade prior to World War I breeders worked together to solidify breed type and promoting the breed throughout Europe. Derived from Cora I, the mother of Tjop, and Dewet, the dogs at the De l’ Enclos kennel were superb working dogs and show dogs. Belgians were actively and successfully competing in the increasingly popular police dog trials as well as tracking trials. Although breed members were used in the war as messenger dogs, ambulance dogs and artillery cart dogs, World War I was devastating to the Malinois in its homeland. Following the war, Breeders were compelled to ignore colouration of the Malinois in an effort to broaden the breeding base and re-establish the quality lost.
In time the breed reemerged and began to thrive during the period after the war. Arthur Hanappes’s ‘de Jolimont’ kennels led the way for many new Malinois breeders, breeding many great working dogs that were exceptionally beautiful. The ‘de l’Ecaillon’ kennels of Felix Verbanck, continuing the work of Prof. Reul, deserve special mention, as Mr. Verbanck earned a place in the history of the breed. He not only established a leading kennel of Malinois but also served as secretary of the parent club. He mentored many Malinois enthusiasts over his life in the breed. His kennel, established in 1930, was based on ‘de Jolimont’ stock. Other very important kennels were “de Hallattes” and “du Forgero” with the Champions Abello and Benny and “de Grand Rabot” with the Champions César and Ecapi.
History tragically repeating itself, World War II was no less devastating to the Malinois. Once again the breed was put into service as messenger dogs and Red Cross search dogs, and many brave Belgian dogs lost their lives to the German army in the line of duty. Because the dogs were so skilled at their jobs, the German army was ordered to shoot the dogs on sight, which led to a near extinction of the breed. Thankfully a few breeders in Europe were able to hide their dogs and the breed did survive.''
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Rough farm mutts, used by Belgian customs around 1900
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Customs officers, 'sleeping rough' with their rough farm dogs :)
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