Malinois dog known to be very easy to train, due to their high drive for rewards. In Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands and other European countries, as well as in the United States, Canada, Australia and Hong Kong, the Malinois is bred primarily as a working dog for personal protection, detection, police work, search and rescue, and sport work like Schutzhund. The United States Secret Service and Royal Australian Air Force use the breed along with other working lines such as Dutch Shepherd, and also GSD. In the United States Armed Forces, German shepherds lead the way, but close behind follows the Belgian
Shire of Talbot and Clunes with the shire. On 31 May 1965, an Order in Council united the Borough of Clunes with the Shire of Talbot to create the new Shire. On 20 January 1995, the Shire was abolished and split between the Shire of Central Goldfields (Talbot) and the Shire of Hepburn (Clunes). Talbot and Clunes was divided into four ridings, each of which elected three councillors: Shire of Talbot and Clunes The Shire of Talbot and Clunes was a local government area about northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1860