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Elevated Protection K9s

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Belgian Malinois & Dutch Shepherd Breeder
Healthy, Stable, Trustworthy
Work, Sport, Family Protection
Owner: @elevated_k9
Est. in 2023 - Newton, NJ

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This weekend’s @nyc_workingdogs mock trial was awesome, but the highlight was getting to share the field with @terrybocai and Thorn and @amandapeckhamm and Sirius! For the first time, Mama Eleven and her kids got to compete together! What an amazing feeling! To see Eleven’s legacy in real time was incomparable. Maxine even jumped into level 2 protection with her siblings!! Her kids are so talented with incredible handlers - the sky is the limit to their future. Thank you for the opportunity to experience this day 🙏💗 so excited to see what the future brings! 🔮🤩 taken in Middletown NY by @dutch.herder

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Awesome work from @d.jo11 💪💪💪
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#sportdog #dogtraining #bitework #protectiondog by @dutch.herder

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Katie & Eleven level 3 Protection!
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#muzzlefight #bitework #sportdog #protectiondog by @dutch.herder

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A couple of young littermates in action ⚔️
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#bitework #dogtraining #sportdog #protectiondog by @dutch.herder

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Elevated K9’s Maxine Mayfield
PSA 1 FL WD
High in Trial
High Protection
High Owner Trained
High Owner Trained Club

Maxine is everything I hoped and dreamed for when I did this breeding in 2022. Thank you @maverickthedutchie for allowing the breeding with Maverick! What an amazing litter we created! All 4 puppies now titled, multiple WDs, it’s beyond my wildest dreams tbh.

Maxine is such a powerful, clear, stable, biddable dog who leave an impression on everyone she meets. It’s training her has been an absolute adventure for me. What she needed to thrive and grow was so different than what I am used to. Her drive matured much faster than her brain 😆 I may be down a couple useful fingers but so worth it..

Thank you @sk9_psa for offering us the spot at last minute. We’ve been on the waiting list for a long time and I wasn’t expecting that text. Thanks to everyone who helped at home so I was able to leave for 24 hours to show up for this trial short notice. @phyllistonnesen @perfectly_powell

Thank you @kim.cerio.canine for the fair and thorough judging - it was a pleasure and an honor to get both our PDC and now our first leg under you. Thank you @sroberts1731 for the reassuring stewarding, I felt more confident out there with you at my side! You were my judge when Eleven got her PDC in 2021 so it feels very fitting and full circle. Thanks to all of the decoys for your excellent catches and bringing my dog back to me safely. @captain_america_decoy @abraham_pena @bitenowoutlater @tytrainsdogs @deadpool_decoy @aus_ave

Thank you to all of my dog friends and family who are always there to support us and help us. Thank you @the__o__pack , @amazd_grace , @_gabriellarosales Micheal @petermancero @decoy_bw and @dianalynmurphy Wynn for help trial prepping when I wasn’t able to travel. Thank you @terrybocai and @rocco_family_dog_training for all of your expert decoying work to make sure we were ready. Thank you @chris_weber_02 for all the excellent foundation work you put into Maxine. Thank you to my club NYC WD for always being there when we need you!

Contd… taken in Hanover, Pennsylvania by @dutch.herder

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Eleven PSA3 OB - great way to spend her 8th birthday, thank you @rocco_family_dog_training !

Decoys @spartank9workingdogs @natethedogman @bw_dogman Jared

#psak9 #birthdayqueen #malinoisofinstagram #belgianmalinois #protectiondog by @dutch.herder

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HAPPY 3rd BIRTHDAY to the Stranger Things litter
Eleven x @maverickthedutchie b. 02/26/23
3 years ago I embarked on this journey together w my best friend, with the goal of breeding stable, powerful, balanced dogs who were as great of companions as they were intense on the field. Eleven proved herself as a producer with this solid litter that I could not be more proud of. They are:

Elevated K9’s Maxine Mayfield - (producer of an amazing litter herself and takin the field in ‘26 for PSA AND APPDA)
Elevated K9’s Judith Grimes BT - (co- owned)
Elevated K9’s Mike “Thorn” PSA1 - owned by @terrybocai
Elevated K9’s Dustin “Sirius PSA1WD - owned by @amandapeckhamm

Thank you for the pairing w Maverick via frozen @maverickthedutchie !!!

Couldn’t ask for a better foundation litter and can’t wait to see what else these guys accomplish and all the fun adventures they will have as well.

Do you think they deserve some bday treats??? by @dutch.herder

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Happy 6 months old to this amazing group of puppies!
Elevated K9 Maxine X @sunset__bites 07/09/25
So grateful to their owners for doing such a wonderful job with these babies, and to @conjurer_pouvoir_shepherds for the pairing with Sunset. All 8 puppies are not only excelling at protection work, but also at being best friends, family pets, fun obedience partners, and socially with other canines. They are truly the versatile and talented creatures this pairing had intended and I couldn’t be happier.

#belgianmalinois #dutchherder #protectiondog #malinoisofinstagram #personalprotectiondog by @dutch.herder

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My boy saw a bunch of new pictures today and as always couldn’t be happier with how it was handled. Sunday funday with the @rocco_family_dog_training crew
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#logicdrivencanine
#Sinatra
#dogtraining by @dutch.herder

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@theappda Nationals 2025 Recap - Level 2 National Champions, High Obedience, High Protection, Decoys Choice Dog 🔥 🏆 💪

#belgianmalinois #appda #protectiondog #malinois #fyp #explorepage✨ #trending #reels #dogsofinstagram by @dutch.herder

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#logicdrivencanine
#Sinatra
#dutchherder by @dutch.herder

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Elevated K9 Maxine Mayfield x Sunset @sunset__bites @valak_the_dutchie

Puppies went home, all are thriving! All puppies were placed in sport/working home to be family protection dogs, high level competition dogs, and more. I couldn’t be more excited for the future of this litter. All around super solid, stable, strong environmentals, strong nerves, social, driven, and gorgeous to boot. Thanks Alyssa for letting me use Sunset in my program. Thank you to all the puppy buyers for giving them such amazing homes!
@logic_driven_canine @sarahnmonty @m2tacticalsolutions @_gabriellarosales @c.chriss13 @thesupercaninemom @rocco_family_dog_training

#malinoisofficial #dutchshepherds #personalprotectiondog #belgianmalinois #elevatedk9 #malinoispuppies #dutchherder #dutchdogs #protectiondog by @dutch.herder

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