How the Malinois became the go-to dog security forces around the world
Lean, short-haired and seemingly tireless, the Belgian Malinois has travelled a long way from the fields where it once herded livestock.
Today, the breed works alongside police officers and soldiers around the world, searching for explosives and pursuing suspects.
Its rise has made it one of Belgium’s most successful living exports and placed it at the centre of troubling allegations about the use of dogs in war.
For Jens, however, the story of the Malinois is first and foremost the story of one dog: Meno. He remembers him as a soldier, a colleague and family.
