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
The Raksha Country and the Sea Market of being two-faced. Chun-shu Chang and Shelley Chang contend that "The Raksha Country" contains anti-Manchu sentiments which are "expressed by Pu in a subtle and indirect style" – the Rakshas represent the Manchus, whereas Ma's being made to conform to Raksha standards recalls the Manchus forcing all Chinese men to shave their heads. While writing "The Raksha Country" and other "Liaozhai" stories in Shandong, Pu would likely have witnessed the many anti-Manchu riots that took place in the vicinity. Pu challenges the conventional standards of beauty in "The Raksha Country". Suggesting that the ideas of the "strange" and "normal" are