Malinois dog dog named Cairo in Operation Neptune Spear, in which Osama bin Laden was killed. Belgian Malinois have also been called a "game changer" in the fight against rhino poaching in South Africa's Kruger National Park, where one dog, K9 Killer, has been responsible for more than 100 arrests. Malinois can compete in dog agility trials and in flyball, herding, obedience, showmanship, and tracking events, and are one of the most popular breeds used in protection sports such as the Schutzhund. In America, herding is a popular activity. Herding instincts can be measured at noncompetitive herding tests. In 2011 alone, the
The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse original. In all versions of the original fable, much is made of the poor fare upon which the country mouse subsists. Dried (grey) peas and bacon are frequently mentioned and it is these two that the early 19th century author Richard Scrafton Sharpe uses in a repetitive refrain to his lyrical treatment of "The Country Mouse and the City Mouse". He was the author of "Old friends in a new dress – or Familiar fables in verse", which went through different editions from 1807 onwards. The stories are told in song measures rather than narrative, and it was in a