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Who was the Malinois "Flap" ? |
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Who was the Malinois "Flap" ? |
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Flap (ALSH 4479) |
PEDIGREE OF FLAP
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The figures between brackets gives the birthdate (year,month,day). |
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Flap
was registered in the A.L.S.H. (Appendix of the Studdog book of
Saint-Hubert) under the number 4479. This pedigree dating from October
22, 1957 does not give any information in relation with his ancestry.
Only the month of birth (February 1956) and the owner’s name and
address (A. Schoenmackers, Leuvensesteenweg 272 in Evere) are
indicated. On several occasions, the owner, experimented trainer, won
the "Great Prize of Belgium", annual ring contest organized
by the “Cynological Union Saint-Hubert” (You will find the
complete list of winners on the Internet site: www.belgiandogs.org.).
Schoenmackers had a nose to discover very promising beginners dogs.
Let us add that few owners could refuse his financial proposals. It is with his new master that Flap took part in five exhibitions, from 1958 to 1962, at the "Great Prize of Belgium". He did his best performance in 1959 when he obtained the second place with 313,8 points. That same year, he obtained the prize of the Ministry of Agriculture awarded to the most beautiful dog. Who
Was Flap? Who were his parents and his grandparents ? The answer was
found many years later by Mr Ghislain, former General Secretary of the
“Belgian Kennel Club” (K.C.B.) when he found the birth
notification. Flap had been born on February 17, 1956 under the name
of "Blackie" (L.O.B. 72382) in the kennel "Van de
Welkom" from J Struyf, who lived in Wommelgem near Anvers. The
Genealogical history of work dogs contains a number of similar cases.
It is worth remembering that the Saint-Hubert Royal Company (S.R.S.H.)
does not accept pedigrees coming from other Belgian Federations and
that the Belgian Kennel Club has never published the Stud Book except
in the years 1934 to 1937. A
complete study of the pedigree would be interesting but that would
take too long. Let us just mention some most known Champions. Flap’s
father, Snap Van de Schransweg won several victories in ring contests.
Rex du Thiriau, Sam of Thiriau’s son
(LOB 10280) (= Samox LOSH 20601) is one of the grandsons of the
famous Champion Snap (L.O.S.H. 10050) who is at the base of lots of
work descendants. There is an article devoted to him on the internet
site . Carlo Van de Werf that won the Belgium Championship in 1930
from the Belgian Kennel Club is one of Snap’s old great-grandsons.
Having won the Belgium Great Prize in 1933 (U.C.S.H.), Frick de
Kontich was declared Champion in 1937 for the tests on Campaign.
In
a note from August 27, 1971 and addressed to Mr Charbonnel, owner of
the "de Ventadour" kennel
in France, Géo Tanghe, witness of Flap’s services at the
time of the contest in ring (he officiated in particular as judge at
the Belgium Great Prize in 1959) wrote the following praise: Probably
due the excessive jumps in the contests, his shoulders had fallen
apart a little, a defect that was accentuated with the age. But he was
a Malinois that, in comparison with the comtemporaneous winners Raky,
Rubis and Reggy from Ventadour, not to mention the Belgian dogs all
together, would have won a VERY GOOD, if not an EXCELLENT in the
exhibitions. - Unfortunately, he was not exhibited, even though he was
in full possession of his qualities. A
dog the Malinois breeders did not know well in his time, and which was
a mistake not to use as an advantage for the improvement of the
variety, because he had a quiet personality and was not a weakling,
believe me. In
a word, he was a well balanced MALINOIS which was a mistake not to
have been exhibited. But it was the breeders’ decision for whom the
improvement of the race is their least concern. – What a
shame!" At
the time of the special exhibition on March 7, 1965 in Paris, his son
Leopar (A.S.L.H. 8791) belonging to Daniel Benooit from Menin obtained
the CAC not only in open class but also in
work class. He was also chosen the best malinois. His owner had
also the chance to make a demonstration of the Belgian ring program
with a sharp success. In
connection with Flap’s descendants, here is an extract (page 53) of
the book "Belgian Shepherds" by Andre Varlet published in
1994: "
Flap’s origin represents the first wave of the malinoise tide which
was to invade France from 1970. Two ranges ensure his descendance: -
Flap X Strapping produce Leopar and Leobaro;
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Flap X Kaschia produces Nerk, Norban, Nesi and Nesina Van de
Grenstraat.
Nerk,
with one of Norban’s daughter, Pousca of Mouscronnais,
Pawn’sister, himself Vass’ and Vicky’’s father (known as Chéribibi)
from Faubourg des Poste,
produces Quacha du Mouscronnais, France champion in ring in 1972.
Quacha by her daughters, will be at the base of the breedings
from”de la Fontaine du Buis”, “du Vulcain”, ”de la
Noaillerie”,”du Domaine du Caméléon". The
study of the pedigrees reveals interesting observations. The
interpenetration of work dogs with dogs of exhibitions will be the
basis of excellent subjects. Thus “Leopar (A.L.S.H. 8791)” and
“Kastie of Assa (L.O.S.H. 203990)” will produce the Champion Ogar
de Ventadour (L.O.F 2518) that will engender excellent malinois. "Also delivered, in 1970, to the work dog from Nerk Van de Grensstraat, Orane de Ventadour gives a very interesting litter where appear Tzar and Teddy de Ventadour, the first Work Champion and the second finalist of the Cup of France in ring. In 1971, Orane is allied with the work dog, finalist in Quacha ring of Mouscronnais, Nerk Van de Grensstraat’s and Pouska of Mouscronnais’ son, thus preserving a unit in his work production. This union resulted in Unic de Ventadour, finalist of the Cup of France and champion Utah from Ventadour, also finalist of the Cup of France and which reproduces with the use breeding "de la Fountain du Boxwood" by giving him the best species and the most typified ones in its variety."
Breed’s
history study (particularly the genealogy) allows us to discover well
other examples of retempering between work dogs and dogs of exhibition
which had very good results. We admit that exhibition contests are
necessary. We admit that
raising tests are useful. But neither the former nor the latter
can be the aims themselves. A co-operation between exhibition dogs and
work dogs remains essential. What must remain the double hereditary
goal of our race is breeding against the group of structure and
character qualities described by the standard. |
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