Chaland K9, LLC

08/09/2026

Apparently our social media break is causing some concern (for one person, but hey, I figured it is worth addressing). 😂 So this is me taking a moment to post to say that we are alive and well.

We are currently in Missouri (Midwest USA) and it has been so incredibly hot!

For those who are new here - you may not be aware - but we take an annual break in the summer after our June shows until September shows. I have lupus and the summer heat is not my friend. 😉 This is the time of year that I really should be migrating north for a few months (hint, hint, husband).

There's absolutely nothing unusual about the break. I've been doing it for 20 years.

Also...

If you commit to a year long wait with a breeder... 5 months is not enough time allotted before beginning to stress about whether the litter will happen or not.

Rude = suggesting that I may be having an illness or something that is causing a disruption in my breeding plans for the fall - because I took a social media break from the Chaland page over the summer. I do not owe anyone updates about my health. If litter plans are impacted, I would, of course, contact everyone on the waitlist for that litter. If you can't trust that I'm going to keep you informed of something so minor, then why on earth would you want to buy a puppy from me?!

Rude = suggesting other people are probably concerned also (instead of just owning that it is just you). Take accountability for yourself, your attitude, and your behavior.

Rude = talking over me the entire time I'm trying to tell you what *has* been happening in our lives over the summer & acting offended that I'm giving you the information you asked for. If you didn't want to know, you shouldn't have sent the email that necessitated the phone call.

Thanks for driving home the point I made to someone yesterday... personality fit is one of the most important things to me when placing a puppy. It's much kinder to my sanity to refund someone than commit to 14-15 years with them behaving that ^ way.

Carry on, folks! See you in September! 😊

(🙏 we might have some exciting news very soon!)

Pic of Imma for attention * 😁

07/09/2026

Bria. Chaland's You Thought You Won

Y Litter.

Such a pretty girl. We are so excited for her future!

06/16/2026

Giselle has started on the way to her BCAT title! 😊

Co-owned by Nick Ruhana, Kara Ballas, and myself.

Handled, trained, and loved by Bella Meyers . 🫶

05/31/2026

Rice WB yesterday! Dia was RWB.

We edge closer to completing Rice's Championship but soon we will need those majors!

05/29/2026

Just another difficult breeder moment.

Recently someone made an anonymous, public comment on a FB group about how dogs get returned to me and how that should be a red flag for my breeding program.

Obviously that is a ridiculous statement by someone not confident enough to sign their name to it. Dogs do get returned occasionally, but it is really quite rare. And it isn't always (rarely is) the fault of the dog.

A perfect example is this girl...due to no fault of her own, Mayhem is back to needing a permanent retirement home. She is currently in INDIANA and needs to match with the perfect home who will let her be a silly couch dog, who is an active companion, and maybe shows/does sports for fun.

https://belgianshepherd.breedarchive.com/animal/view/chalands-maybe-a-little-mayhem-6dcf6e87-8c1c-4266-a748-4b8e630bd438

She is such a sweet girl, loves to cuddle, friendly with other dogs and people. But sometimes folks have a hard time in life and need some extra support. I'm very proud of the ability for Chaland folks to step up and provide that support to one another to help network and get this great girl into a permanent placement. ❤️

Sometimes, when you are on the outside, you miss the context of the situation. Things aren't always what they seem. 🤷‍♀️ I'm always happy to talk about my program, my dogs, and that includes being able to be critical about my dogs, to tell you which litters I have disliked, and which/why dogs have been returned. 🤷‍♀️

Chaland’s Jackin My Style x Broadcreek’s Born for Greatness, United States 2020

05/29/2026

Flint's Embark DNA is back! We are all set for our first Groenendael Litter, as soon as Rice cooperates to come in season! Super excited! 😊

Nina L. Schlack Jordan Philpott

05/22/2026

So proud of Nick Ruhana and Sophie Strong and a huge thanks to Ireland Sharp and their Florida dog village for beginning Kraken's GCH.

He is at something like 10pts and 2 majors with very limited showing.

This BOB win, in particular, was incredibly special. ❤️

Thank you to the judge for finding Kraken among his such esteemed peers.🙏🙌

Congratulations to everyone who placed last weekend. ❤️

📸 Don Meyer Photography

05/21/2026

Spicey Ricey aka Rice aka UNIQUITY'S LOVE A RICE KRISPIE TREAT received her Embark DNA results back today and she is CLEAR!

05/19/2026

So excited to see this FabLabs Collars arrive! ❤️

A 🇨🇦 inspired collar for a 🇨🇦 bound Belgian. 😍