About Us

My professional background is in the wellness field. My husband’s background is optimizing, and when needed, repairing performance motorcycles. Together, we have a small 10 acre hobby farm with horses and donkey’s in Haverhill Massachusetts.

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We live on Scottish Hill which we used, in the European tradition, for our kennel name: “vom Scottish Hill”.

 

This is a labor of love. It certainly has been inspired by owning Crash, but centers around the research I had done to understand the Belgian Malinois breed, and why dog and his bloodline is so different. 

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Our Back Story

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It wasn’t until Crash turned 7 years old that I began to think about breeding. When I became aware of the possibility of getting Crash I began researching the Belgian Malinois breed. Nothing I read, or watched online, made any sense.

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I knew Crash since he was a puppy. I knew his size. I knew how he never met anyone he didn’t absolutely love. I also knew watching him work in obedience or protection was something else. So much raw power perfectly managed and contained through very advanced training.

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Even though I was not looking for another dog, much less a Belgian Malinois, when Crash became available it was an instant YES
 

A Step Back

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Let me step back a little further for a moment. Crash was raised and trained by John Whittaker, the owner of Naked Dog Training in Methuen Massachusetts. However before John started Naked Dog Training he had built and later sold Canine Protection International (CPI), one of the largest protection dog businesses in the world. He would import 5 to 8 dogs a month, train them to very advanced levels of elite personal and executive protection, and then sell them to clients all over the world. These included Belgian Malinois.

 

John, his wife Ruth, and my husband and I have been friends for years.

 

I also knew John owned some extraordinary dogs he had chosen as his personal dogs. I knew the average price of the dogs he sold monthly was $35,000 to $65,000. So when a client would make an offer he couldn't refuse, it was ALOT of money. That is why Crash ended up moving to California to work with a German Shepherd as part of an elite team. Unfortunately, over time the German Shepherd was less and less of a fan of Crash's until one day they had a fight. The German Shepherd belonged to the wife, and she insisted that her dog was there first and Crash had to be returned to John.  

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What Makes These Dogs So Different?

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It was easy to fall head over heels in love with Crash. That lead to my doing some casual research on the Belgian Malinois. What I read didn't make any sense based on my experience of Crash, and the many other Belgian Malinois met over the years. So I dove further in by researching breeders.

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The Belgian Malinois in New England

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The breeders of Belgian Malinois in New England either had small, unimpressive dogs who went through the motions in protection but seemed like little toy dogs playing a game. Then there were a few impressive looking dogs, but as I learned were not allowed to socialize with people as they were not very friendly (always seemed this was another way of saying dangerous. I looked at breeders nationally, and then turned to Europe. I found more of the same.

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The Belgian Malinois in Europe

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I did learn why this strange phenomina was so much a part of the breed. In Europe, the Belgian Malinois has typically been bred in each country for that county’s national dog sport. That sport has specific qualities that work best for competition. Overall, in Countries like France and Belgium they tended to favor what I would call smaller dogs. In reality, that is supposed to be the size of a Belgian Malinois. Then there is Holland (Netherlands) where the dogs tend to be larger, have off the wall energy and drive but tend to be far less social dogs. But oh, how impressive the Dutch dogs are to watch. 

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This is where I came to appreciate why after 30 years of importing 5 to 8 German Shepherds and Belgian Malinois a month, why my friend, and Crash’s former owner John Whittaker had chosen Crash.

 

Adonis

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Crash’s father Adonis was the most amazing Belgian Malinois John had ever seen. Everyone he knew and worked with in Europe  shared the same opinion. After relentlessly trying, but failing, to buy him he chose to buy the best puppy from the best litter Adonis was going to sire over the next 12 months. Some say this is the best litter that Adonis ever sired.

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What made Adonis so special wasn't just his enormous size. Nor his speed and flashy performance when working. His puppies were already starting to have a reputation of being similar to Adonis, but so was Adonis' father. 

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As they say, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. Adonis was extraordinary, but not by accident. His father, a dog named Barry, rose in reputation to be a much sought after stud dog by people "in the know". What made this unusual is these breeders bred for the sport of Schutzhund, as well as the Czech and Slovak national dog sports. Barry was never a sport dog. He earned a title early on and went on to a career in K9 law enforcement. Still, Barry's reputation grew for being extraordinary, as were the dogs he came from. 
 

How Special Are These Dogs?

 

Most of the dogs from Euopean Belgian Malinois bloodlines used for Schutzhund/ IPO and now IGP are known for being far more social and sound than the Dutch dogs, but not as spectacular in speed, drive and power. 

 

The power and speed of Adonis was likened to Dutch bred dogs, yet he was very different. He actually enjoyed people, was not off the wall with energy when not working, and extremely sound.

 

As Adonis began competing nationally, and then at world championships, breeder from throughout Europe, regardless of their dog sport, began breeding their females to Adonis. This had never happened previously, especially with dogs in Belgium and Germany.

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So I found that Crash was extremely unique, and it was without a doubt by design. As such, should be able to be passed on to his progeny.

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Deciding to Breed

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I love Crash. Anyone who has ever met him loves Crash. Anyone who has ever watched John instruct Crash do protection also loves him. You see with the command "attack" you see a large powerful Belgian malinois fly through the air and bite the decoy (person in the bitesuit) in the inside of their upper right arm. John barely has to say "Nuff" and Crash releases, stands in front of the threat, and waits further instruction. 

 

When given the command "Pain" its so very very different. Crash launches like a bullet train and attacks squarly the crotch of the would be threat. The impact is something to behold. Then Crach was taught to never be satisied with a bite, always go deeper. When Crash would open slightly to go deeper, he would also use all of his stregth to do so. What would happen is the decoy would then be lifted up off of their feet as Crash bit deeper and harder each time! This leaves an impression, and probably a whole lot of ways, but certainly with any onlookers. This came to be known as "shock and awe. Then when told to guard he would release, and get inbetween the decoys legs, while barking just daring them to move so he could bite again. 

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My Criteria For breeding 

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I decided if I were to breed I wanted to add one more piece to the criteria used to produce Adonis and Crash: Health.

 

Dogs like far too short a life. A Belgian Mlainois has a life expectantly of about 12 to 14 years. Althought he Belgian Malinois is known for a strong immune system, and great vitality as a whole, every individual dog is different. 

 

Today, any type of health problem is way to expensive to have to treat. Therefore, I sought to find a female to breed Crash to who had thoroughly been health tested for generations. As it turns out, health testing has not been very common in most of Europe.

 

As anyone who knows me can attest, I am relentless when I put my mind to something. I found my girl: XXXX. The foundation female for my breeding program (“vom Scottish Hill”).

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XXXX

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XXXX has a pedigree with only 0/0 hips (highest rating). I’ve been told by many breeders they have never seen this before. The pedigree is full of genetically tested dogs free of the diseases that effect so many dogs today.

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