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PRESERVATION KENNELS- For the love of the breed we keep it pure! Family protection dogs for life!

30/10/2026

That feeling when the weekend is FINALLY here 😂

Ears: Airplane mode ✈️
Tongue: Out of office 👅
Brakes: Non-existent

28/10/2026

🧠 WISDOM WEDNESDAY | Why Our Whelping Box Has Rails

Those wooden rails at the bottom are called PIG RAILS or ANTI-CRUSH RAILS. We built this box ourselves at Klaver K-9.

Why? When a mom lies down against the corner, a newborn pup can get trapped between her and the wall. They are too weak to wiggle away in the first 2 weeks. The rails create a small safety gap so pups can slip underneath. It saves lives.

Most whelping issues happen in the corners in week 1-2. Mom can go in and out of the whelping box as she wants - she is not locked in.

Two honest notes from the farm (for any Karens still here 🤣):
Mom is panting - it's summer in South Africa 🌞
And yes, summer + farm = a few flies 🪰 It's part of farm life. They get fresh blankets everyday...

No shortcuts. Just safe pups.

25/10/2026

Litter in motion 🐾
Every pup carries the dam line we live with, and the best of the sire we borrowed.
This is what purposeful breeding looks like.
Klaver K-9 — Selection. Lineage. Heritage.

Ons Taal | Ons Kultuur | Ons Hond
Dutch Shepherd | Hollandse Herder

23/10/2026

FEEL GOOD FRIDAY 🐾

Remember Klaver K9 Penny doing predator research in Kenya? Here she is enjoying a well-deserved beach day in Kenya.

She is 100% CLIENT-TRAINED.

Her owner put in the work, and look at the result:
✨ Off-leash freedom
✨ Strolling calmly past tourists
✨ Ignoring distractions
✨ Pure joy and total control at the same time

Penny and her owner are proof that when you put in the work, you get to live a different life with your dog.

Huge congrats to this amazing team! Enjoy every second of that Kenya sun. 🫶🐕‍🦺🏝

21/10/2026

🧠 *WISDOM WEDNESDAY* 🐾

The 3-3-3 Rule - Settling Into a New Environment

Did you know it takes time for dogs to feel fully comfortable in a new space?

1. First 3 DAYS
Feeling a little overwhelmed. Normal to be quiet or extra cuddly. Best to keep things calm and predictable.

2. First 3 WEEKS
Learning the daily routine. Personality starts to shine. A consistent schedule really helps.

3. First 3 MONTHS
Feeling secure and confident. Strong bonds are built.

Patience + consistency + love = a happy, confident companion ❤️

19/10/2026

Klaver K9 Kwagga - 11 months
Bred by Klaver K-9 | Est. 2017 | KUSA Reg 1032093
Our young male maturing beautifully in our preservation program.

14/10/2026

WISDOM WEDNESDAY: The First 7 Days No One Sees

Everyone loves a puppy photo. No one talks about the first week.

Whelping is not just "nature takes its course." Labour is often 12 hours long. We stay right there the whole time - timing contractions, assisting when needed, clearing airways, making sure mom is okay.

And then the real work starts.

For the first 7 days, there are eyes on that whelping box 24/7. Day and night.

- Making sure mom doesn't accidentally lay on a little one.
- Making sure EVERY single one latches and is actually drinking, not just suckling.
- Making sure the smaller ones don't get pushed off.
- Watching mom - is she eating, drinking, okay?

We sleep next to the box. We live next to the box.

This is why we always say - raising them takes more than just loving dogs. That first week is critical for healthy, stable little ones.

No shortcuts. Ever.

10/10/2026

8 weeks old today 🤎🌿

This is what 8 weeks looks like at Klaver K-9.

No kennel floors. Grass under their paws, blue sky above, and a lap that belongs to all of them at once.

At 8 weeks these little brindles are bold, curious, cuddly and so people-focused. Watch how they climb, explore, come back for reassurance, and then go again. That is exactly what we want to see.

The tough working dog everyone knows starts right here - with daily handling, sunshine, different surfaces, and lots of time just being held and loved in the veld.

This is where confidence is built. Not later. Here.

So proud of this group. Farm raised, family loved.

From our farm, to your heart.

09/10/2026

Remember Klaver K-9 Penny? The brindle girl helping with predator research?

Here she is. Hard at work. Kilimanjaro behind her. 🤎

No filter. No posing. Just a Dutch Shepherd doing what Dutch Shepherds were made to do - work.

Penny is part of a predator research project, using her nose to track, to find, to help protect wild spaces. This is not sport. This is not a trick. This is purpose.

From our pack in South Africa to the savannah with Kili on the horizon - look at her go.

This is why we love this breed. They need a job. Give them a job, give them guidance, give them a purpose bigger than themselves - and they will give you everything.

We raised her with love, with hands-on care, with daily handling and exposure. Now she is out there, bold and confident, working in big open country.

We could not be more proud!

From our farm, to the wild.

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