The Belgian Shepherd or Malinois is so called as the breed was first established in the Belgian city of Malines. Also I am a french citizen in my mid 50's and as many people do not know, the french army is using Malinois as "war" dogs as they are much more efficient than German shepherd. As far as I know, they are not used in combat missions but are used for example as security patrols in air force bases. And also I would like to tell that if any viewer would be tempted to buy a Malinois just because of this excellent movie, I would discourage them as dealing with a Malinois is kind of different as dealing with a Yorkshire as Malinois are very obedient dogs but as play companions, even if they are very faithful to the owners, they would not be my first choice. Waoof!!
