Useful Links
Belgian shepherd clubs and sites in the UK
There are many different kinds of activities and sports you can do with a malinois – below are some that are in the uk:
Obedience:
Competition obedience as seen in Crufts.
Rally as seen in Crufts
Heelwork to music as seen in Crufts
Musical freestyle
Rally online
Trick dog titles
Running:
Agility as seen in Crufts
Flyball as seen in Crufts
Hoopers
Canicross
Lure coursing
Nose work:
Tracking
Mantrailing
Scent work
UK sniffer dogs
Pulling sports:
Bikejoring or Scootering
Sledding
Water:
Dock diving
Dog sup/ surfing
Protection:
IGP
PSA
Mondioring
Misc:
Working trials
UK dog sport
Disc dog
Conformation showing
Parkour
Find a dog trainer:
APDT is an organisation that has accredited dog trainers that have undergone extensive testing.
Susan Garret has a wealth of knowledge behind her, competes to the highest level of sports and shares tips and information online.
Kikopup provides many tutorials for trick training and life skills.
Karen Pryor is another phenomenal trainer that worked with dolphins before she worked with dogs. A great read is “Don’t shoot the dog“.
Trainers we personally recommend:
Mark and Kristy over at Aspenneo have a wealth of knowledge in the 4 quadrants and use balanced training to improve the lives of dogs and their humans.
Paul at Bowland training has Level 4 Diploma in Canine Welfare, Training and Behaviour and is a Guild of Dog Trainers Professional Dog Training Instructor and an RCDTBP Signatory and adheres to the CAWC Code of practice.
Muzzles:
The muzzle movement
Tugs and toys:
Tug-e-nuff
Kong
Sturdy collars and harnesses:
Bully billows– grab handles.
Ruffwear
Show leads and collars
Petcetera
Sports equipment:
Sporty paws
k9 store
Galican
Travelling
To get your Animal Health Certificate got to Easy Pet Travel. They are really easy to use and very cheap in comparison as well. They are 26 minutes drive from Dover Ferry terminal.
Dog food
We feed raw here at AnkerCanis, however we understand that not everyone can feed raw and there are many different brands and types of food for dogs. It’s important that dogs have a balanced diet. Cold pressed foods are the closest to raw you can get, they are compact but swell with water. We would encourage to feed balanced raw diet whenever possible and we are happy to help you to start and point you in the right direction.
To find out if a food is good quality you can use this website called “All about dog food.”
The Calorie calculator is a useful tool to calculate how much you should be giving your dog.
Raw calculators are good for feeding raw too.
Please remember that feeding guides are just that – guides. Each dog is different and one might need a bit more and one a bit less food. Going with the dog’s look, being athletic with slightly visible ribs is the best.