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In 1989 Peter Maniate and his late wife, Maribeth, re-located Hannibal Kennels, their Newfoundland breeding
operation to the Lindsay area. They started breeding Canada's giant native dog in 1977 at their first home on
Hannibal Road in Burlington, Ontario.
Another part of the kennel operation is dog training. Peter, who is a professional member of the Canadian
Association of Professional Pet Dog Trainers, offers private and semi-private training at the kennels. His
specialty is dog carting. In this sport, Peter is a Canadian Kennel Club judge and also travels all over
Ontario and Quebec to give demonstrations and seminars for various canine associations.
An avid writer, Peter has been writing a bi-monthly column on dog carting since 1979 for the Newf News. These
columns have been re-printed in other dog magazines around the world and have been compiled as a set until he
gets around to writing a book on the subject. Peter also writes for Dogs in Canada magazine including
a regular column on Newfoundland dogs since 1996.
Memberships
- Newfoundland Dog Club of Canada (life member, past president)
- Canadian Kennel Club (life member, draft dog test judge, member of Draft Dog Council)
- South Eastern Ontario Region Newfoundland Dog Club of Canada (founding member)
- Newfoundland Club of America
- Canadian Association of Professional Pet Dog Trainers
- Humane Society of Kawartha Lakes
- Newf Rescue Canada
- Newf Friends
To maintain the sweet disposition that is the hallmark of the Newfoundland Dog. To produce
sound, long living dogs, free of major genetic faults, that are capable of performing the traditional work of the breed as
draft dogs, water rescue dogs and as companions and protectors of children. To produce litters such that each and
every dog is in reasonable conformity with the breed standard of the Canadian Kennel Club.
Hannibal Kennels has received many honours since its inception over thirty years ago. The most prestigious
honour was having Hannibal's Col. Freeman chosen as the model for a 1988 Canada commemorative postage
stamp honouring the Newfoundland breed. Read more >>>
More recently, Hannibal's Christmas Belle, one of our retired brood bitches, was chosen as the
cover model for the August 2003 issue of Dogs in Canada magazine.
A discussion group for adopters, past and present, of Hannibal Newfoundlands is available to enable you to keep
up with all the news from Hannibal Kennels as well as hearing about and seeing photos of other Hannibal Newfs.
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Peter Maniate, Breeder
