Dear Viewer,

We are a small family kennel located in northwest central Illinois. We own 40 acres of pasture, trees, creeks, and lake that our dogs love to roam.  We started raising Malamutes in 2001 after falling in love with the breed when we purchased our big boy, Samson.  Our entire family is involved with raising our dogs.  We have three boys:  Nate, age 18; Eric, age 13; and Andrew, age 8.  From exercise time to feeding to just romping with the dogs on four-wheelers, the boys enjoy time with our pets.  Each dog is known intimately by us all so unique personality traits are recognized.  Careful records are kept so that pros and cons, breeding results, and medical treatment of each dog is documented.

Our vision for our kennel can be defined with one word:  QUALITY.  We are trying to achieve the best, affordable bloodlines to be able to give adoptive families a pup of the highest quality that we ourselves would want to purchase.  We breed to standards for coat type, coloring, conformation, head and tail set, and scissor bite.  However, our dogs tend to be larger than breed standard.  Our males weigh 110-140 lbs. and our females 90-130 lbs.  We have selected champion weight pulling and champion show bloodlines as our foundation dogs.  Each dog's pedigree is researched thoroughly to insure the highest standard for breeding.  We spend hours of time educating ourselves on the breed so that our dogs and our adoptive families benefit from this knowledge.

We feed our dogs Pro Plan chicken and rice along with a variety of raw meats, fresh vegetables, and fresh fruits.  This combination of diet mixed with daily exercise has resulted in our dogs being extremely fit and healthy.  All dogs are given vet care as needed, treated monthly for heart worms, up to date on shots and worming, and groomed as needed.  We have a six acre fenced dog run along with individual exercise where they accompany us on runs, walks, and four-wheeler rides.  We do not believe it is healthy physically or mentally for Malamutes to only have occasional exercise so they all have their daily scheduled play time.

Our breeding philosophy also reflects our emphasis on good health.  Females are not bred until 18 months of age.  They are retired at the age of four.  At this time they are spayed and adopted into a family life of leisure.  This insures high quality pups and good health of mother.  We have two breeding males so that no male is over bred.  Pups are handled from birth so socialization is started as soon as possible.  Pups are born in the house so they are accustomed to normal family activity.  By the time they are ready for their new home we try to have them used to crates, started on potty training, and very loved.

Malamutes are not for everyone.  Please research the breed carefully prior to inquiring about the purchase of one.  Require breeders to provide references of previous owners of pups and their veterinary to protect yourself from purchasing poor quality.  Be committed to lots of companionship, fenced yard, daily exercise, and top notch diet.  If you are willing to make this commitment, contact us at lpcp99@frontiernet.net or 309-335-2951 for further information.  We look forward to having you join our Malamute family.

-Lakeview Malamutes