[Jim]

If there is a heaven, there will be a lot more dogs than people there.

[Jim]

My Malinois saved me. Now retired, I spent over 20 years in front of a computer — reports, databases, spreadsheets. A number of my colleagues died soon after retirement — I’m assuming from the stress and being strapped to a desk chair. It seemed I was headed down the same path until one day my wife decides we need a dog and with no research chooses a Malinois. Well, I haven’t stopped moving since that day. Thanks to this dog I walk 3 to 4 miles each day — and that’s only to take the edge off her energy. The rest is play ball, training and just being a Malinois. Other than my wife, the dog is the best thing that ever happened to me.

[Jim]

In the Philippines there is a native stray dog wherever you turn. I estimate around 10 to 20 in my development — depending on season. It’s both heartbreaking and frustrating. I walk our dog with a Cane and No Fear. The No Fear works with 99% of encounters. But there is always that 1% and usually it’s a female, oddly enough. That’s where the Cane comes into play.