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Welcome to Hannibal Kennels
Peter Maniate, Breeder
In 1977 Peter Maniate and his late wife, Maribeth, started breeding Canada's giant native dog at their first home on Hannibal Road in Burlington, Ontario. Subsequently the breeding operation was moved to Mississauga in 1980, to Little Britain in 1989 and finally to Lindsay, Ontario in 2005.
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 Newfoundland Dog Rescue
Breeding Priorities
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 Honours
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.
Click here for more about Col. Freeman >>>
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.
