Ivan Balabanov

How big do you think the Malinois community? It's not so big. Not big, right? We're not here either.

How big do you think the Malinois community? It's not so big. Not big, right? We're not here either.

Oh, wow.

Oh, wow.

What about the Belgians? Do you...

What about the Belgians? Do you...

As I was saying, it's so crazy when people come to train here from Europe and even they are just so afraid and so that even here they kind of look around and it's like, oh, somebody taking a picture or, you know. And we are completely the opposite. We're just like, which can create a big problem for somebody like me going in Europe and not just not thinking at the moment.

As I was saying, it's so crazy when people come to train here from Europe and even they are just so afraid and so that even here they kind of look around and it's like, oh, somebody taking a picture or, you know. And we are completely the opposite. We're just like, which can create a big problem for somebody like me going in Europe and not just not thinking at the moment.

Because I would put a prong collar and I will take my dog to town. Just, you know, just very normal. And it is, you know.

Because I would put a prong collar and I will take my dog to town. Just, you know, just very normal. And it is, you know.

um uh what is their method for for qualification and yeah it's very different from clubs to clubs so like uh like let's say the the competition that's coming the old breeds in may They basically select, they announce, and then helpers that want to try, they send their resume.

um uh what is their method for for qualification and yeah it's very different from clubs to clubs so like uh like let's say the the competition that's coming the old breeds in may They basically select, they announce, and then helpers that want to try, they send their resume.

And then there is a committee, a team that looks over, and hopefully they have the knowledge to decide, well, these few helpers are good. So that's one way to do it. the usci the biggest the german shepherd club they have a very serious program as far as selecting helpers and just because they have a lot of numbers they have they have a good number of good helpers always for competition

And then there is a committee, a team that looks over, and hopefully they have the knowledge to decide, well, these few helpers are good. So that's one way to do it. the usci the biggest the german shepherd club they have a very serious program as far as selecting helpers and just because they have a lot of numbers they have they have a good number of good helpers always for competition

In the Malinois, we've been trying for quite some time. In the last few years, there was a big push to have, you know, like we have a helper committee and helper program. But for some reason, the club just had so many problems. It's... sad because again, we're like 300 people and we cannot agree on who's going to lead and where we're going.

In the Malinois, we've been trying for quite some time. In the last few years, there was a big push to have, you know, like we have a helper committee and helper program. But for some reason, the club just had so many problems. It's... sad because again, we're like 300 people and we cannot agree on who's going to lead and where we're going.

So even though there is an idea and there is good people standing behind the program with the helpers, it's overshadowed by all the problems organizations having and that's bad i'm sure one day it's gonna take off because they are again there are few of the people that are in the helper committee and there is the knowledge is there and the people that want to is there it's just that

So even though there is an idea and there is good people standing behind the program with the helpers, it's overshadowed by all the problems organizations having and that's bad i'm sure one day it's gonna take off because they are again there are few of the people that are in the helper committee and there is the knowledge is there and the people that want to is there it's just that

Yeah, the club itself is going through a lot of struggle and 300 people and we can get along, which is normal, but we don't need to get along. We just need to follow rules.

Yeah, the club itself is going through a lot of struggle and 300 people and we can get along, which is normal, but we don't need to get along. We just need to follow rules.