LaFrance Kennels Dutch Shepherds

08/15/2025

I can't say enough about this girl. She is everything that I love in a female. She isn't perfect, but what dog really is? We are lucky to have such a quality girl here. Mon amour, Zira.

07/28/2025

Joker and Daniela Wettstein training for their SAR certification in Canada.

07/27/2025

A few shots of Kat this morning. Ares x Pantera. 12 weeks

07/22/2025

Socialization starts immediately with our pups. From the day they are born to the day they leave, we try to introduce them to everything that we can while keeping them safe.

At 3 weeks the pups are put into our 10x10 or 10x20 play pen (depending on the size of the litter), where they are introduced to different toys, sounds, and obstacles.

Here is an example of a young puppy that was introduced to obstacles like our grated table. The result is a confident pup that does not need to be put into drive in order to deal with an uncomfortable situation.

This is a short clip of this puppy's first trip to the pier. As you can see the sharp grated ramp was about 20 feet long. It had about a 35 degree incline and was 8 feet above the water at it's highest point. The platform is a floating dock that can cause real issues for puppies that are not introduced to these things early on. I will add the pictures of our play pen and table in the comments.

07/12/2025

We will be starting out new indoor kennel room and whelping room next week. I'm really excited to see this completed.

07/12/2025

Congratulations to Marianna Gladkikh and Holland Zorro v. Le Dobry (Figo x Roya) on their IGP 1.

Jose & Klaas do such a great job with their program at Le Dobry Hollanders. We are greatful to them for using Figo and giving us his daughter Zira.

06/30/2025

9 week old Bishop (Rev) with his owner Jon in Utah.

Bishop is a son of Hyena's Courageous Iroko and Holland Zira V. Le Dobry. Zira is the daughter of our Figo FR1. Rev is doing incredibly well with his owner ...

06/28/2025

This is why we socialize the way that we do. It's extremely important to have puppies exposed to as many environmental situations as possible. We try to simulate what we can in their playpen from the time they open their eyes.

This is a Pantera daughter that came to us Wednesday afternoon. We quickly got her into the socialization pen and showed her everything we could. Two days later she took a trip to the train station. As you can see, good genetics along with proper socialization creates extreme confidence. I couldn't be more happy with this pup.

06/18/2025

The pups are 8 weeks old tomorrow. Bijoux is a real handful.

06/08/2025

Six weeks old and full of himself.

07/11/2024

Zira loves this little pool wjen it's hot outside.