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An in-depth look at the Malinois, its background, breed characteristics, training and usefulness as a police service dog. And of course, to discuss the Malinois without explaining the involvement of the KNPV would not do justice to the development of the breed.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. About the Author
3. The Malinois and its Origins
   • Beginnings
   • Development
   • Character
4. Present Characteristics of the Breed
   • Common Appearances and Qualities
   • Faults
   • Disqualifying Faults
   • Sizes
   • Description of the Malinois
   • General Faults
5. The Dog and the Dog Handler
   • The Purchase
   • Which sex? Which Malinois?
   • Handler
   • Before the Training
   • Obedience
   • Treats and Corrections
   • The Team
   • Equipment and Command Glossary
6. The KNPV Inspection Program
   • The KNPV Testing program
   • Division I of the KNPV Inspection Program
   • Division II of the KNPV Inspection Program
   • Bite Work
   • Division III of the KNPV Inspection Program
   • Position Exercise
   • General Obedience and the Way to Present the Dog
   • KNPV Certificates
7. In Practice
   • The Dog as a Means of Warning
   • The Dog as a Weapon
   • The Dog as a Means of Tracking
8. Conclusion Index

A note from the author

I am writing this book after much prompting from friends throughout Germany, Canada, and the United States. For years they have complained about the lack of information available (especially in England) on the Malinois as a breed, and more importantly, on the Malinois as a working dog.

This book then, is an in-depth look at the Malinois, its background, breed characteristics, training and usefulness as a police service dog. And of course, to discuss the Malinois without explaning the involvement of the KNPV (the Royal Dutch Police Dog Society) would not do justice to the development of the breed.

The society began as a standard-setting agency for all police service dogs in Holland. National interest from civilians, however, became so strong that in 1932 the KNPV split and became two separate entities. The civilian sector continued with the KNPV and the police founded the Netherlands Association for the Service Dog. Both did police dog work until 1995, but since then, only the government can examine dogs for the police service.

The properly bred Malinois is an excellent dog with whom you can do many things. But a good dog is more than just breeding, it must be properly trained as well. My favorite answer to all my American and Canadian friends is " The good ones do not grow on trees. You cannot simply pick them as you may a piece of fruit!"

About the Author

Jan Kaldenbach is a retired Lieutenant of the Zaanstad Police Department in The Netherlands. He has published numerous articles in Dutch on the subject of K9 training and use, and articles in English on Dogs Against Drugs/Dogs Against Crime and in The Quarterly, the magazine of the Canadian Police Canine Association.

He is a top breeder of Belgian Malinois and other breeds and has provided police dogs to a number of police departments in Canada and the US. The absolute top dog among them was Prince, a German Shepherd working in Lansing, Illinois, who found $5 million U.S. worth of drug money in a car. Other top dogs are also mentioned throughout this book.

He has taken part, as an instructor, in a variety of seminars and demonstrations for K9 handlers and trainers, including several DAD/DAC seminars in the United States, and a seminar with Bob Eden on Vancouver Island in Canada. He has also been invited to provide briefings to dog handlers of the U.S. Secret Service in Washington D.C., while visting the White House, and to detector dog handlers in Bryansk, Russia. He was an advisor to the Vero Beach, Florida, police department for three days, and was invited in January 1997 by the Head of the CID of the Dubai Police Department in the United Arab Emirates to advise on the upgrading of their dog unit.

Mr. Kaldenbach has been invited numerous times by the German Police, to assist in suspect discrimination using police dogs. On a number of occasions, he has been the quest of honor at the International Games for Police Dog Handlers held in various locations in Germany.

Jan Kaldenbach currently resides in The Netherlands.