A Belgian Malinois in a working harness moves forward at heel, head up and alert, on the concrete access road of a secured industrial site; its handler in a tan tactical vest keeps it on a short leash.

Belgian Working Dogs

Reliable dogs for your security operations

SANVIA K9 selects its bloodlines, prepares its dogs from puppyhood and hands them over trained for a specific mission: intervention, detection, tracking, search. For governments, institutions and private security companies.

One dog, one mission

Each dog is chosen and prepared for the way you will deploy it, whether you are an institution or a security company, then handed over to your handler with its documents.

  • Selection matched to your mission, terrain and climate
  • Prepared for real operations, not for demonstrations
  • Validation of the dog before handover
  • Handover to the handler and follow-up after delivery
A handler crouching with her hand on the chest of a Malinois sitting beside her on a gravel path after a training session.
A Belgian Malinois on a cobbled lane lined with pollarded willows in the misty Belgian countryside.

1891 Belgian heritage

The cradle of the working dog

The Belgian Shepherd, including the Malinois, was born in Belgium, where its founding club was established in 1891. Belgium remains the hub of the working dog: it is where SANVIA K9 has its roots.

Read the Belgian heritage

Our commitments

A trained dog is only useful if it arrives in good health, with its documents, and is taken in hand by its handler.

Health

Genuine health record: verifiable age, original microchip, European pet passport, full vaccinations, kennel cough included.

Transport

Transport crate supplied, transport arranged to the airport, health and customs file prepared with you.

Follow-up

Handover to the handler, then follow-up after delivery. Training courses available for your teams.

One dog or a full unit

From a single dog team to equipping a full unit, every dog is prepared and validated to the same standard.

The film

Forty-five seconds to see how we work: a dog prepared for your mission, and one point of contact in Belgium, from selection to follow-up.

The process in five steps

A clear process, from the statement of need to the dog's follow-up in the field.

  1. Statement of need

    Mission, environment, climate, team: you describe the intended deployment.

  2. Selection

    We choose the dog whose stamina, heat tolerance and temperament match the mission.

  3. Validation of the dog

    The dog is assessed on the exercises or odours of the agreed programme.

  4. Handover

    The dog is handed over to your handler, who learns to work with it.

  5. Follow-up

    Refresher training and on-site trainers, to maintain the dog's skills after delivery.

Clients

Receive the dossier A complete presentation of the offer, for institutions and security professionals alike: dogs, programmes, training, services, health, transport and the procurement process. Request the dossier