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They do not conflict.

Modern dog training is what Michael and Bart do. Bart studied Skinner, Pavlov and Maslow. This is the way that wild animals survive. Due to that, an unpleasant feeling announces a nice event (Pavlov). He can use that same stick to activate a dog (e.g. This was Bart's first real experience with dog training.

They can only reach the top with complete, balanced, good quality deepfreeze food. As one of the first trainers to recognize the power of combining control, motivation, and independence, he laid the foundation for what is now known worldwide as NePoPo®—a training philosophy widely adopted by police, military, and specialized K9 units.

Bart’s approach is not a set of tricks, but a comprehensive system: dogs learn to think, understand, and perform with heart and soul.

As a trainer, innovator, and speaker, he delivers deep behavioral insight and practical strategies that translate directly to operational success.

Since marrying, Michael and Bart Bellon have taken the NePoPo® system to an entirely new level. These activists have significant power because they can and do lobby governments to take away the rights of dog owners and trainers and breeders.

From 1992 to 2002 when Bart was Training Director at his club, they boosted seven Belgian Ringsport Champions (Bart with two different dogs and five club members with five different dogs). This group of five (including Bart) founded the Prostaff Team which is a group of trainers with a similar philosophy. He went every day and watched. Once in Belgium, Bart immediately bought a Malinois.

Bart's interest in dogs began there, in Burundi, where dogs were used to protect the land. Check it out.

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Unfortunately, a few years later the law did change and the use of electronic collars (although not the possession or sale) became prohibited. It’s his way of describing the transition between a hobby and a job, obviously with the jobby in-between.

Much like the phases of training that we some time refer to, this is a natural progression of many dog trainers.

They start off with the hobby and they find its been calling to them like the song of a siren.

In ringsport, the dog must do; there are no extra points for elegance.