Johan Weckhuyzen

And at the same time, Luke came there with the breeding program. I started to know. So I bought my first Malinois, I think in 1990. And so, okay, then it goes quickly because you go and you go, you do one step further and two steps further. And in very short time, I had 10, 15 dogs at home. So in 95, I started then professionally as a boarding kennel.

And at the same time, Luke came there with the breeding program. I started to know. So I bought my first Malinois, I think in 1990. And so, okay, then it goes quickly because you go and you go, you do one step further and two steps further. And in very short time, I had 10, 15 dogs at home. So in 95, I started then professionally as a boarding kennel.

And the boarding kennel, okay, was interesting to do with my wife. But that's not really my thing. I went really in the dogs, in the sport. And with Luke, I met André Varlet, who is still my vice president, who is now recovering from a very bad accident he had in August last year. But I can say he's doing well now. So that's good. And from one came another.

And the boarding kennel, okay, was interesting to do with my wife. But that's not really my thing. I went really in the dogs, in the sport. And with Luke, I met André Varlet, who is still my vice president, who is now recovering from a very bad accident he had in August last year. But I can say he's doing well now. So that's good. And from one came another.

And so I came completely involved in the docs. Professionally, it brought me. with the boarding kennel, I came into the position that people start to ask me, hey, Johan, can you find us a dog? We need dogs for the army. We need dogs for this. We need dogs for that. So I came in this world from buying and selling dogs, adult dogs, trained dogs.

And so I came completely involved in the docs. Professionally, it brought me. with the boarding kennel, I came into the position that people start to ask me, hey, Johan, can you find us a dog? We need dogs for the army. We need dogs for this. We need dogs for that. So I came in this world from buying and selling dogs, adult dogs, trained dogs.

We had to prepare those dogs for the clients, like all those things. So that went on till, I think, about 10 years ago. It was interesting to know that my first client was Joseph Russella in 1992. I still remember very well. And Joseph Russella, he was buying dogs for French Army, for Air Force. And he was at that time already full-time busy with explosive detection dogs in the Army.

We had to prepare those dogs for the clients, like all those things. So that went on till, I think, about 10 years ago. It was interesting to know that my first client was Joseph Russella in 1992. I still remember very well. And Joseph Russella, he was buying dogs for French Army, for Air Force. And he was at that time already full-time busy with explosive detection dogs in the Army.

And he did a lot of things. He was responsible when he met me for buying the dogs, training the dogs, and training the teams. And that became a very, very intense relationship. And besides the sport, of course. And with Joseph, he changed from army to private companies in the year 2000, where he became responsible for the airport in Paris for all the detection dogs, for explosive detection dogs.

And he did a lot of things. He was responsible when he met me for buying the dogs, training the dogs, and training the teams. And that became a very, very intense relationship. And besides the sport, of course. And with Joseph, he changed from army to private companies in the year 2000, where he became responsible for the airport in Paris for all the detection dogs, for explosive detection dogs.

And he had 60 teams under him. After six years, he said, hey, Johan, six or eight years, he said, Johan, uh i start to get bored because i'm not working for myself and i want to start up a company and so i joined him in the company in france and we formed the company named k9 detection uh and and uh

And he had 60 teams under him. After six years, he said, hey, Johan, six or eight years, he said, Johan, uh i start to get bored because i'm not working for myself and i want to start up a company and so i joined him in the company in france and we formed the company named k9 detection uh and and uh

that was very very very intense let's say like that so i decided that brought good money i must say like this yeah yeah and so at that time i decided to go to start this same project in belgium but in belgium there was nothing yet there was no explosive dogs privately but with the law the european law that was there the possibility was present.

that was very very very intense let's say like that so i decided that brought good money i must say like this yeah yeah and so at that time i decided to go to start this same project in belgium but in belgium there was nothing yet there was no explosive dogs privately but with the law the european law that was there the possibility was present.

So in 2011, I started with my new company in detection dogs, Canine Detection Belgium. And what I'm still doing now, about... Six years ago, I made up a new training center, canine detection training, because we need it for all the dogs that we train, that we use on the airport in Brussels and the airport in Ostende. And this is a bit the professional way how my career went.

So in 2011, I started with my new company in detection dogs, Canine Detection Belgium. And what I'm still doing now, about... Six years ago, I made up a new training center, canine detection training, because we need it for all the dogs that we train, that we use on the airport in Brussels and the airport in Ostende. And this is a bit the professional way how my career went.

In 92, also the same year with Andre Varley, Andre, he started by organizing the first competition. for Belgium Shepherds, like a European championship in Germany. And there, it was at that time, Volker Riedel, who was organizing together with Peter Engel from DMC. And so André asked me, hey, Johan, can you check up if you can have an IGP contract? team to compete. I said, oh, IGP?

In 92, also the same year with Andre Varley, Andre, he started by organizing the first competition. for Belgium Shepherds, like a European championship in Germany. And there, it was at that time, Volker Riedel, who was organizing together with Peter Engel from DMC. And so André asked me, hey, Johan, can you check up if you can have an IGP contract? team to compete. I said, oh, IGP?

He said, nothing about IGP, I'm a ring guy. So I said, okay, I'll take a look and I will talk because most of the guys in the IGP at that time with Malinois were Flemish guys. So it was difficult for André and Luc, who are French speaking, to have the contacts. Tell me about this.

He said, nothing about IGP, I'm a ring guy. So I said, okay, I'll take a look and I will talk because most of the guys in the IGP at that time with Malinois were Flemish guys. So it was difficult for André and Luc, who are French speaking, to have the contacts. Tell me about this.