Malinois dog Malinois dog The Malinois is a medium-to-large breed of dog, sometimes classified as a variety of the Belgian Shepherd dog rather than as a separate breed. The name "Malinois" is derived from Malines, the French name for the breed's Flemish city of origin, Mechelen. The breed is used as a working dog for tasks including detection of odors such as explosives, accelerants (for arson investigation), and narcotics; tracking humans for suspect apprehension in police work; and search and rescue missions. The U.S. Secret Service uses Belgian Malinois to guard the grounds of the White House. The Malinois is a medium-to-large
Jill Talbot Jill Talbot Jill Talbot (born 1970) is an American essayist and writer of nonfiction, fiction, and poetry. Talbot is the author of "Loaded: Women and Addiction" (Seal Press, 2001), and "The Way We Weren't" (Soft Skull Press, 2015), co-editor of "The Art of Friction: Where (Non)fictions Come Together "(University of Texas Press, 2008), and the editor of "Metawritings: Toward a Theory of Nonfiction" (University of Iowa Press, 2012). Jill Talbot was born in Dallas, Texas in 1970. She earned her PhD in Contemporary American Literature and Film at Texas Tech University. She went on to earn her second Masters in