| We acquired our first Alaskan Malamute, whom we named "Babe" in 1992. She was a gift for Christmas for me from my husband. Not a good thing to do and we actually bought her from the wrong place as well: a pet store! But I had always loved the northern breeds. We had a Husky/ Wolf mix and we just were not able to keep her. She would go through windows to get out. So we placed her somewhere else. When I saw the Malamute at the pet store I had no clue about what they were like. I had never seen one before but, my husband told me that they were so much better than a Husky and he was right about that but failed to tell me how similar they are in other ways too. The dog walks were okay for the first few months and then it ended up being MY being drug more than walking the dog. The yard was dug up, even some birds that I had became a meal to her. But I still loved her with all of that. I loved her so much that I was one of those people that said: "let's get another one and have pups!" and that's were Dakota came in. It was great other than I had no where to put my male when she was in heat so I had a litter of pups and then another. So off we went to get him fixed. Problem was I found myself keeping one out of the first litter, which was Missy and then when litter two came along we wanting to keep a male so we kept Nantia. Well the kids were grown and I didn't have them so I soon found that my 800 sq foot city home that I had managed to raise 3 children is was just not big enough anymore. So we moved here July 1 st 1998 to this farm home. Now we are so much in debt, have more dogs that we ever wanted and have so much work that we have to hire people to help sometimes. The 27 acre's is just a lot to care for. But we love the breed and have made them our children. All the kennels have inside and outside access at all time. The puppies all have dog doors as well. The puppies start wondering out about 4 weeks old. My vet bills are in the thousand and my dog food bills as well. So now I spend long hour days just caring for my dogs. I love it that I can place puppies in good homes, some have not been so good over the years though. My heart has always been more into rescue but I have become overwhelmed with older dogs and homeless dogs that I just am not able to do the rescue like I want to. I retire my dogs at 6 years old, sometimes earlier. And they stay here till they are either adopted out or die. I would never think to take a dog to a pound or have it put down just because it is no more use to me. It is good to sell a pup but I have always been happier in placing an adult. So if you can find it in your heart to take a retired mom home with one of the pups that would be great. But please know the breed before purchasing a Malamute. There a beautiful dog but can really be a hand full if they are not worked with. And please spay or neuter. It is not the money that people think it is in raising them. Unless you are one of those cold hearted people that think nothing of losing a pup or an adult. I bottle feed some of my pups and that is just to keep them more into human contact. I don't like to mass produce dogs. I think that two litters at once is more than I can handle. So that leaves me having about 6 t0 7 litters a year. Some puppies come into rescue some time and others I end up helping others sell as well. Please be sure to check out care requirements, socialization and exercise. Kathy at Candy Rock 13701 Andress Road Berlin Heights, OH 44814 419-588-3170 candyrock@hughes.net Finely Bred Alaskan Malamutes |



| Kennel Operations Our dogs are at our home so there is no worry about hours of operation. Someone is usually here coming. The kennel is ran through 3 buildings and the chances of someone answering the door is coming. The kennel is ran through 3 buildings and the chances of someone answering the door is most likely not going to happen. So please call ahead. We would appreciate no one before 10:00 am and no one after 10:00 p.m The kennel is ran by myself, my husband that is a repair man, not a poop scooper and my daughter. All sells go through me. Thanks , Kathy at Candyrock |