Johan Weckhuyzen
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But if you take a pigeon in our language, it's a Duif. And more pigeons, it's Duiven. So a lot of people think it's the pigeon's tower. No, it's not. It's the devil's tower.
But if you take a pigeon in our language, it's a Duif. And more pigeons, it's Duiven. So a lot of people think it's the pigeon's tower. No, it's not. It's the devil's tower.
That's true. And what is interesting also is that later on,
That's true. And what is interesting also is that later on,
because you know I'm a collector everything I can see pictures from Belgian Shepherds or books or whatever I try to buy them or bronze statues whatever when I see something from Belgian Shepherds I will not let it go because here in my office we have a little office for the FMDB and there I have lots of books lots of books I have lots of statues I have paintings everything that we can get our hands on
because you know I'm a collector everything I can see pictures from Belgian Shepherds or books or whatever I try to buy them or bronze statues whatever when I see something from Belgian Shepherds I will not let it go because here in my office we have a little office for the FMDB and there I have lots of books lots of books I have lots of statues I have paintings everything that we can get our hands on
We buy it. And by searching like this, I collected some cards, some old pictures from Newport, from the Devil's Tower. And I had one card where I say, hey, this is just like a Malinois on the picture. But it's very small, but you can really see the type. And I'm 100% sure it's a Malinois, right?
We buy it. And by searching like this, I collected some cards, some old pictures from Newport, from the Devil's Tower. And I had one card where I say, hey, this is just like a Malinois on the picture. But it's very small, but you can really see the type. And I'm 100% sure it's a Malinois, right?
And then later on, my father, who was doing always, you know, the genetics of people, starting to fill in the family tree, like we say. And he collected things. And then he collected some pictures from my great-grandfather with a Malinois. And then I could find out that he was in the years 1920, 1930, he was a member of the Newport Dog Sport Club doing ring sport.
And then later on, my father, who was doing always, you know, the genetics of people, starting to fill in the family tree, like we say. And he collected things. And then he collected some pictures from my great-grandfather with a Malinois. And then I could find out that he was in the years 1920, 1930, he was a member of the Newport Dog Sport Club doing ring sport.
So that was for me a big surprise because me, let's say nearly 100 years later, I see that my great-grandfather had the same hobby as I had.
So that was for me a big surprise because me, let's say nearly 100 years later, I see that my great-grandfather had the same hobby as I had.
For me, that's also very, very crazy.
For me, that's also very, very crazy.
I had very good contacts with him because we had the same interests about the history and everything. And Jean-Marie, he died a couple of years ago. But now his daughter is still keeping on all the collections of things that he has. And she still sells the books that he has. I already talked about it.
I had very good contacts with him because we had the same interests about the history and everything. And Jean-Marie, he died a couple of years ago. But now his daughter is still keeping on all the collections of things that he has. And she still sells the books that he has. I already talked about it.
And we will try to put something on our website to promote those things because Jean-Marie wrote very interesting books about history.
And we will try to put something on our website to promote those things because Jean-Marie wrote very interesting books about history.
Well, like I said, when I started with my Lake & Wine, the club in Lake, with Lucia, who teach me everything about the training, how it was done at that moment. Because, like I mentioned at the start, I have a university degree on how to train people for different kind of sports.
Well, like I said, when I started with my Lake & Wine, the club in Lake, with Lucia, who teach me everything about the training, how it was done at that moment. Because, like I mentioned at the start, I have a university degree on how to train people for different kind of sports.