• • ABOUT IGP
  • ABOUT WMA FH & Schutzhund 3 Club
    
• ABOUT MONDIORING
  
• ABOUT BELGIAN MALINOIS,
• FCI Breed Standard 
• Breed Survey (Körung)
  

ABOUT IGP

Rules and Regulations
Working Malinois Australia Inc. follows the Guidelines for International Utility Dog Trials and the International Tracking Dog Trials of the FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale.) Click below link:

• NEW 2025 FCI Rules for IGP
• WMA Trial Variances

 NEW 2025 BH ROUTINE (click on show transcript)

Overview:
IGP dog sport gives owner/handlers the ability to test their dogs to determine if the temperament is stable and firm and also to view their working ability. It is also a highly competitive international sport, which is maintained by the efforts of teamwork between handler and his/her dog. IGP has been designed for the dog with high working drives and high trainability.

IGP training and trialing involves three phases:
• Tracking
• Obedience
• Protection or Character Assessment

There are three IGP levels:
• IGP I – novice level
• IGP II – intermediate level
• IGP III – advanced level.

FH & Schutzhund 3 Club
A special red jacket and FH badge to commemorate all members who self-train and title a dog from BH to FH (badge) or SchH3/VPG3/IPO3/IGP3 (jacket.)

 

 

 

 

The three Components to the IGP Sport are as follows:

Tracking is a development of a dog’s natural abilities and instincts. It helps build confidence within the dog. The dog must use his nose in locating a track laid either by his handler or a stranger and also have the ability to discover various articles dropped along the track. The track length, the age of the track, the number of articles and the size of the articles depends on the level of the IGP degree.

 

 

Obedience makes a dog a more enjoyable companion and also makes him more reliable in everyday situations. IGP obedience evaluates a handler and his/her dog as a team. The team is required to do various exercises, depending on the IGP degree one is attempting to earn.

 

 

 

Protection or Character Assessment as trained for IGP requires that the dog has a reliable temperament and to show courage and robustness.  It is an advanced and complex form of training and testing the dog’s natural drives. The Helper in the sport is required to wear protective pants and a special covered sleeve for the dog to grip. The dog must grip correctly and release his grip on command.  A dog will fail the test if he consistently does not release his grip when commanded.

In all three phases of the sport, the dog is also being tested for impartiality. That is, if any character traits appear during a trial which are undesirable e.g.: unprovoked aggression towards people, nervousness, inappropriate reactions to noise etc., the dog/handler team can be dismissed from the trial.

All dogs participating in WMA IGP trials must have first passed the BH Test (Begleit-Hund-Prüfung) – in English, a Traffic-Sure Companion Dog test which together with the MAT test, is a prerequisite for entry into an IGP Trial.

Levels of Testing and Training
Working Malinois Australia Inc. members can attain titles which include:
BH – Companion Dog test & entry exam
IGP I, 2, 3 – FCI rules for the Sport
FPr. – Tracking 1, 2, 3
UPr. – Obedience 1, 2, 3
GPr. – Protection 1, 2, 3 + Obedience 1, 2, 3
IFH-V Pre-IFH Tracking title
IFH 1 & 2 – Advanced Tracking Levels
IGP-FH – 2 day consecutive FH Tracking titles
AD – Endurance Test
MAT – Temperament Test & entry exam

Is the IGP Sport Right for You?
IGP is a sport which requires high levels of dedication but which can teach you how to train and handle your dogs as well as learning in depth the details about how your dog’s character functions and its relationship and place in today’s society. It also is a form of assessing the working characteristics of the individual dog.

ABOUT MONDIORING

Links to Mondioring Rules & Forms
FCI Mondioring Rules
Mondioring Brevet Rules
International Rules for Mondioring Decoys
Mondioring Obedience-Only Explained
International Rules for Mondioring Decoys
Mondioring Decoy Physical Test
Mondioring Level 1 form
Mondioring Level 2 form
Mondioring Level 3 form
WMA MAT Test form
Mondioring Certificate Obedience

Mondioring – An Overview:

Mondioring was developed in the late 1980s so that dogs trained and trialed in any protection sport could travel to another country and compete.  It’s a Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI) authorized protection sport, along the lines of IPO or French Ring and designed to level the playing field and to allow competitors from any of the world’s disciplines to compete in a common dog sport.  In addition to IPO and French Ring, it’s considered to “combine the best” of Belgian Ring, IPO (Internationale Prüfungs-Ordnung) and KNPV (Koninklijke Nederlandse Politiehond Vereniging).

 

Which Breeds Can Do It?
Malinois is the breed of choice for Mondioring sport but any breed or mixed breed can compete in Australia, however to enter a trial in Europe a dog must be registered because these events fall under the FCI umbrella.

 

Not just any dog will succeed. They have to be fairly athletic and be able to work. They go over an almost 8-foot wall and do the long jump and no adjustments are made in the exercise based on a dog’s size.  To be successful Mondioring canines have to be confident and stable.

 

 

What Are the Exercises?
As with most protection sports, the trial exercises test a dog’s obedience, agility and protection skills.  By the time a dog reaches Level III it must complete 17 exercises – all off leash and taking about 45 minutes.

 

The purpose of the obedience exercises is to prove that the dog is in control, regardless of what distraction it faces. The jumps that test the dog’s agility show its structure and willingness to follow its handler’s commands.  In the protection exercises, the dog must demonstrate tremendous control because this, together with the complexity of the trial field , requiring a dog be clear-headed with excellent character.

 

Obedience exercises include heeling without a leash, going away from the handler, food refusal, searching for an object and retrieving an object. The three jumping exercises require the dog to make a long jump, take hurdles and climb over a palisade – essentially an upright wall.

 

 

The protection portion of a trial may require the dog to flee an attack, stop an fleeing person, defend its handler from an aggressor, guard an object or bite a baton or other object swung towards the dog.  All of these are done while potentially being yelled at by a Decoy wearing a full protective body suit. The Decoy can also move threateningly toward the dog and shoot a blank pistol. Rules for the Decoy say that he or she must be totally impartial, never cause pain or damage to the dog, know the Mondioring Rules and work all dogs with the same level of difficulty.

At Level I, a perfect score is 200 points, which are added and deducted based on the dog’s performance. For example, the dog gets 15 points for searching and finding an object, 30 points for defending its handler and 30 points for guarding its handler.  Some exercises’ values vary at the different levels.

 

To move from Level I to Level II, a dog must score at least 160 points twice. At that time, the dog is awarded the Mondioring 1 title or MR1. To advance to Level III, a dog must score 240 of a possible 300 points twice, thus earning an MR2. At Level III, dogs must earn 300 of 400 points two times for the MR3 title.

 

A Bervet, or entry level, allows young dogs to try out some of the exercises. Dogs cannot compete in Level I unless they are at least 1 year of age. With continuous, consistent training, the average dog will earn its M1 between the ages of 2 and 3 years, although that can vary.

 

 

During a trial distractions are placed at strategic points on the trial field.  While the exercises remain the same from trial to trial, the order and the setup will change with each judge’s own creativity.  No two trials are ever alike, thus thwarting possibilities of preparing the dog “by rote.”

 

 

Why Do Mondioring?
Mondioring is a very difficult sport.  It takes a big field and a lot of people and can take years before you’re actually competing with a dog.  It’s about relationship building.  It appeals to the trainer in a person.  When you compete, it’s not like competing with multiple people but is testing your training and because of this is most suited for people who are dedicated to training.

 

ABOUT THE BELGIAN MALINOIS

Today the Belgian Malinois has earned a reputation as the world’s No. 1 working dog breed.  The Malinois (pronounced MAL-in-nwah) is one of four varieties of the Belgian Shepherd Dog.

The Belgian Malinois is a medium sized dog of exceptional beauty and working ability used for many purposes, including herding, tracking, agility, obedience and police work. The Belgian Malinois is generally a light-footed, quick and agile dog. They are also generally energetic or “high drive” dogs. The overall uniformity of the breed’s conformation shall be representative of its functional Breed Type and physical structure according to the Standard, but within the breed many differences may be seen including size, bone structure, colouring, head and ear shape.

 

At Working Malinois Australia you can learn basic facts about the breed, find out how to form a chapter club, contact Malinois breeders and learn how to participate in Malinois speciality events and working trials.

This is NOT Your Typical Pet Dog!

But because it is not a dog for everyone does not mean it is not a dog for anyone. The Belgian Malinois is a marvelous companion dog; a partnership with a Malinois implies an ongoing commitment to maintaining physically active interaction because the Belgian Malinois demands and needs that level of active commitment.

 

Highly intelligent, versatile, athletic and muscular, this breed excels at Agility, Herding, Tracking, Obedience and all forms of protection-orientated sports. Highly affectionate and emotionally sensitive, Malinois are bred and born to perform and demand to be actively engaged with their master both mentally and physically – high performance activities that look so easy (and are so easy for the Malinois) to do are also a result of lengthy, intense and constant training.

 

 

All the inherent working qualities that a Malinois brings with it from birth also make it an ideal dog for security, military and police purposes. Thus with its inherent high performance drives and abilities also comes a responsibility; it is imperative that its owner be committed to active with their Malinois on a virtually daily basis. Without intensive and long-term training, Malinois will create their own activities and it should be said some of those activities can be of a destructive nature. However, in return for active engagement, the owner/handler receives the unconditional love and affection — and loyalty — that a Malinois reserves for the “person” in its life.

If you are someone who is excited about and committed to training your dog; in sharing an active lifestyle with the Malinois in your life; then this is the Sport Dog Organization for you.

 

Today the Malinois is recognized by service dog experts internationally as the world’s Number 1 working dog breed. You would need to look awfully hard to find a better dog to train than the Belgian Malinois.  Or for that matter, a better dog to live with you and your family. BUT if you are looking for a beautiful animal to just sit at home with you, or to be left to its own designs, do NOT choose a Malinois. These dogs are bred to be taught and assigned tasks, and then to perform them at the highest levels of their mental and physical capabilities. An underutilized dog is a frustrated dog and a frustrated dog is not a good housemate.

MALINOIS BREED STANDARD (click link below)

• FCI Standard Belgian Shepherd Dog

HISTORY OF THE BELGIAN SHEPHERD

MALINOIS BREED SURVEY

“No price of any value has ever been offered for a beautîful Malinois – just for a good one.”

The German DMC Körung or Malinois Breed Suitability Survey has 3 levels which are scored to give an overall rating to a dog. Level 3 is not a different routine but rather is made more difficult. There are 8 separate categories for character and 3 categories for grading conformation. The gradings of 1, 2 or 3 depends on the total the dog receives. The breed test focuses on the substance of the dog’s character rather than the training. Trainability is valued and graded by the dog’s demonstration of its ability to learn rather than marking obedience behaviours.

Minimum age is 2 years and dogs must have passed an Ausdauerprufung (ADPr) or Endurance Test.
The Character Blueprint is as follows:
1. Temperament
2. Prey Drive
3. Social Behaviour
4. Fighting Spirit
5. Hardness
6. Courage
7. Ground and Strike/Bite Speed
8. Grip

Example of DMC Breed Survey:

Click here to learn how the German DMC Körung (Breed Survey) is evaluated

 

 

 

 

 

 

Belgian Malinois Colours

 

 

Responsible dog ownership
Working Malinois Australia Inc. promotes responsible dog ownership through the principles of training and socializing,  to ensure that our dogs are safe and trustworthy in society.  It also teaches the novice how to handle their dog in all situations at all times.