Belgium

Every pure-bred Malinois' pedigree traces back to Belgium. Being the original land where the breed came from, Belgium has produced many elite working Malinois of the highest calibre, and is still producing some of the best dogs to date. The national dogsport of Belgium is Ring, the oldest protection dogsport of the world. In Category 1 (The highest level) of Belgian Ring, dogs are required to work up to 30 to 40 minutes continuously, completing each exercise in the disciplines of Obedience, Jumping, and Protection, with the Muzzled Object Guarding exercise usually scheduled towards the end of the program. While the order of the disciplines is always the same, the arrangement of the exercises within them is different in every trial. The judges can arrange exercises in such ways to confuse, frighten, overwhelm, and sabotage the dogs. While the dogs are allowed to bite in the arms and legs of the decoys, the decoys can use a wide range of objects, sounds, body gestures, and movements to intimidate the dogs in the protection phase. If a handler hopes to have a chance to compete in the national championship, he has to be prepared to compete with his dog almost every week of the year to make the rank. Through the demanding structure of Ring, Belgian breeders has been producing Malinois that excel in endurance, mental clarity, trainability, environmental soundness, jumping, robustness, determination, and health, with a full, hard, forward pushing grip.

De Mits Kennel (R. De Mits)

Arat "Dick I" Ring1
(Ideal x Jolienna van de Oewa's)
Dick II Ring1
(Arat x Mother Dick II)
Gordon "Tarzan"
(Arat x Arabella)

Boscaille Kennel (R. Lebon)

Espoir du Boscaille "Micky" Ring3
(Grobber x Capor)
Gabon du Boscaille Ring3
(Dick II x Limona van den Bill)
Gaillard du Boscaille Ring1
(Espoir du Boscaille x Zorina du Boscaille)
Kim II du Boscaille Ring1
(Gabon du Boscaille x Flamme du Boscaille)

Deux Pottois Kennel (L. Vansteenbrugge)

Eik des Deux Pottois "Meno" PH1
(Oscar "Jalk" x Donna "Flapy")
G'Vitou des Deux Pottois
(Cartouche x Josque)
Ivan des Deux Pottois Ring3
(Cartouche x Fury des Deux Pottois)
Lucas des Deux Pottois Ring1
(G'Bibber x Gina des Deux Pottois)
L'Cosaque des Deux Pottois Ring3
(G'Vitou des Deux Pottois x Ola van't Groentenhof)

Muizenbos Kennel (K. Brits)

Rambo van't Muizenbos Ring1
(Toby 2 x Judice van't Muizenbos)
Tom van't Muizenbos Ring1
(O'Sam x Sara van't Muizenbos)
Tourtel van't Muizenbos Ring1
(Omants van het Groentenhof x Sara van't Muizenbos)

Kukay's Quatro PH2
(Elgos du Chemin des Plaines x Sombra van de Drijvershoeve)
Kukay's Xantos IPO3
(Kukay's Toro x Kukay's Rena)
Kukay's Zicko IPO3
(Kukay's Urico x Kukay's Tula)
Kukay's Asko IPO3
(Kukay's Xito x Jakka de la Virginie)

Stoned van de Duvetorre IPO3
(Elgos du Chemin des Plaines x Pita)
Turcodos van de Duvetorre IPO3
(Stoned van de Duvetorre x Pigrine)
Bichotte van de Duvetorre IPO3
(Stoned van de Duvetorre x Ysmir van de Duvetorre)
Cougar van de Duvetorre Mondio2
(Ysoi van de Duvetorre x Xilie van de Duvetorre)

France

The national dogsport of France is French Ring, in which the jumps are more demanding than Belgian Ring, KNPV, and Schutzhund/IPO. While the dogs are allowed to bite anywhere of the suits, the decoys are permitted to esquive the dogs' attacks during the protection phase. The esquive is a very well-known move by the French Ring decoys, in which a decoy targets the dog to one area of his body, such as the leg, and at the last second moves that area out of reach of the dog, making them miss the bite on entry.  When the decoy is standing, he has his center of gravity in the middle of his body.  As the dog enters, he shifts all his weight to one leg, so he can lift the other leg and quickly move it out of the way.  The leg that he shifts his weight to is called the pivot leg, because he is pivoting around on that leg.  When teaching the dog the art of the esquive, the goal is to teach the dog to read the decoy, and instead of chasing the non-weight bearing leg, bite the pivot leg. As a result of the system of French Ring, the French Malinois are bred to be bright, fast, athletic, and are usually excellent jumpers.

Influential Belgian Dogs in the French Breeding Include:

Flap "Blackie van de Welkom" Ring1
(Snap van de Schransweg x Frida van de Olga Hoeve)
Eik des Deux Pottois "Meno" PH1
(Oscar "Jalk" x Donna "Flapy")
G'Bibber Ring 1
(Cartouche x Youri)
G'Vitou des Deux Pottois
(Cartouche x Josque)
Kim II du Boscaille Ring1
(Gabon du Boscaille x Flamme du Boscaille)

Loups Mutins Kennel

Cheyenne des Loups Mutins FR3
(Ubu de la Noaillerie x Horsy des Deux Pottois)
Ely des Loups Mutins FR3
(Ivan des Deux Pottois x Chips des Loups Mutins)
G'Rico des Loups Mutins FR3
(Cheyenne des Loups Mutins x Apple des Loups Mutins)
Haggler des Loups Mutins FR3
(Cheyenne des Loups Mutins x Frondeuse des Loups Mutins)

Calvaire aux Acacias Kennel

Rodin du Calvaire aux Acacias FR3
(Judex x Miss du Calvaire aux Acacias)
Ramses du Calvaire aux Acacias FR3
(Judex x Miss du Calvaire aux Acacias)
Tayzone du Calvaire aux Acacias FR3
(Judex x Lola du Calvaire aux Acacias)
Uhlan du Calvaire aux Acacias FR3
(Judex x Lola du Calvaire aux Acacias)
Us'Ton du Calvaire aux Acacias FR3
(Judex x Lola du Calvaire aux Acacias)

Holland

KNPV was designed in the Netherlands to title working dogs for police, military, and law enforcement services. It is a no-nonsense program intended to prepare dogs that can quickly adapt to street patrol and crowd control soon after passing the examination. During the long attack in the protection phase, the decoy charges at the dog with a shouting frontal stick attack at full force, often resulting the two colliding together violently. The stick hit comes before the bite. The force of the hit is so hard that as a result, the decoys often break the reed stick on the impact of hitting the dogs. KNPV is sometimes viewed by enthusiasts from other dogsports as somewhat less sophisticated, but people that understand the program know the complexity involved. Exercise such as searching for the small ring and bullet casing and then retrieving them without damage requires much finesse from the handler in training. Some of the Dutch working dog breeders are known to cross their Malinois with German Shepherds, Dutch Shepherds, and other breeds, creating hybrid vigor to improve hardness, power, and size of their dogs. Many of these breeders would later bring their stock back to only using pure-bred Malinois again, to stabilize their gene-pool. Many of the well-calculated crosses from experienced breeders have been proven to be highly successful in KNPV and also other dogsports and service work. Combined with their unique traditions of KNPV training, the Dutch have created a new version of Malinois that are pronounced in hardness, courage, and recovery speed.

Influential Belgian Dogs in the Dutch Breeding Include:

Narcilo PH1
(Gladdy van de Purpurer Heide x Gumula)
Eik des Deux Pottois "Meno" PH1
(Oscar "Jalk" x Donna "Flapy")
Kukay's Quatro PH2
(Elgos du Chemin des Plaines x Sombra van de Drijvershoeve)

Perle de Tourbière Kennel

Arco Perle de Tourbière PH1
(Othar de la Noaillerie x Wanda)
Bronco Perle de Tourbière PH2
(Eik des Deux Pottois x Wanda)
Larco Perle de Tourbière PH2
(Bronco Perle de Tourbière x Stormy van de Drijvershoeve)
Igor Perle de Tourbière IPO3
(Larco Perle de Tourbière x Jill Perle de Tourbière)
Iwo Perle de Tourbière VPG3
(Larco Perle de Tourbière x Jill Perle de Tourbière)
Dackx Perle de Tourbière PH1
(Clip Perle de Tourbière x Siska Perle de Tourbière)

Arrack's Home Kennel

Arrack's Home Kamatz PH2
(Quatro x Maiky van't Heukske)
Arrack's Home Elros
(Quatro x Maiky van't Heukske)
Arrack's Home Darwin PH1
(Quatro x Xola van de Barbierhoeve)

Germany

Schutzhund/IPO/VPG, the national dogsport of Germany, was originally designed to test the working abilities of the German Shepherd, and it had been dominated by this breed, until Malinois began to out-shine them in their own sport. The worldwide popularity of Schutzhund, along with the long-established Ring, French Ring, and KNPV, have certainly contributed in promoting the Malinois as a versatile working breed. The strict criteria in style, precision, and enthusiasm in tracking, obedience, and protection of Schutzhund favors trainers with a creative, methodical, and meticulous mind. At the same time, Schutzhund has shaped the German's Malinois breeding to be distinctive in producing dogs with much temperament, great willingness, high spirit, and an enormous amount of trainability.

Influential Belgian Dog in the German Breeding Include:

Nerk van de Grensstraat Ring3
(Flap x Kaschia)
Haddock des Deux Pottois Ring3
(G'Vitou des Deux Pottois x Fury des Deux Pottois)
Kolos des Deux Pottois Ring2, IPO3
(G'Bibber x Hemma des Deux Pottois)

Löwenfels Kennel

Oscar von Löwenfels SchH3
(Haddock des Deux Pottois x Erika des Deux Pottois)
Onix von Löwenfels SchH3
(Haddock des Deux Pottois x Erika des Deux Pottois)
Orkan von Löwenfels SchH3
(L'Bibber des Deux Pottois x Jipsy von Löwenfels)
Urs von Löwenfels IPO3
(Oscar von Löwenfels x Lucrece des Deux Pottois)
Arox von Löwenfels VPG3
(Balou von der Wautz x Vara von Löwenfels)

Roten Falken Kennel

Baton vom Roten Falken IPO3
(Oscar von Löwenfels x Saskia von Löwenfels)
Cartouche vom Roten Falken IPO3
(Oscar von Löwenfels x Saskia von Löwenfels)
Clip vom Roten Falken IPO3
(Oscar von Löwenfels x Saskia von Löwenfels)
Iron vom Roten Falken IPO3
(Clem de la Perle du Ruisseau x Caresse vom Roten Falken)
Klemm vom Roten Falken IPO3
(Ayko vom Forsthaus Augustdorf x Saskia von Löwenfels)

Airport Hannover Kennel

Brando Airport Hannover SchH3
(Onix von Löwenfels x Virginia von Löwenfels)
Kirou Airport Hannover IPO3
(Onix von Löwenfels x Virginia von Löwenfels)
Balko Airport Hannover IPO3
(A'Desert der Sonne entgegen x Kyra Airport Hannover)
Kasper Airport Hannover IPO3
(Daneskjold Hasse x Engie Airport Hannover)
Niko Airport Hannover VPG3
(Jorkan de la Chapelle St.Vincent x Sina Airport Hannover)
Vasco Airport Hannover VPG3
(Caspar vom Further Moor x Kyra Airport Hannover)