Hobby turns into thriving business Raising dogs is a family affair at the home of Peter and Carol R 1 With more than 30 canines it is hard to avoid the subject What started out eight years ago as an admiration for a puppy being walked down the street has grown into an internationally known kennel with award winning dogs Carol when living in Toronto saw a Siberian Husky and a small pup being walked down the street by their owner She decided she wanted a dog like that and ended up with the same puppy After the family moved to Carol was so intrigued by her pet she wanted another After that purchase nature just took its course and soon the Broad hursts found themselves with a littler They kept one puppy sold the others This pattern continued says Carol until a haphazard hobby Just grew and grew She has personally raised five generations of her own breeding she says proudly Two years ago the family purchased a large farm on the Second Line of After extensive renovations of the house and the erection of a kennel the moved In about a year ago Their registered name Kortar Kennels Most of her dogs have won some award or other says Carol Khnlti recently won her International Champion the only Siberian In Canada to do so and the only one of that breed to do it in four straight shows Other awards are Canadian champion Mexican champion and United States champion However the showing of her dogs is listed as number three on Carols lists of con Temperament comes first She explains that she will not have a dog which Is not of perfect temperament and who cannot be used as a house pet All her dogs Carol says take turns sleeping in the house and she trusts them all her three children The next concern is work ability The animals all have good leg and body length which helps in the breeding end and on the dog sled teams Showing is the third concern Buyers from all over the world have relied on Carols Judgment to send them the dog they want She has dogs in Rio De Janlcro Prance Seattle Florida Texas Win Thunder Bay Quebec and many in Southern Ontario Of all the dogs she has sold Carol says there is only one whose whereabouts she does not know She ex plains that one animal was stolen from its owners and only that way has she lost track of it other dogs are not for sale she says as they have become too much of family pets Chimo Chester arc just a few of the family names called at meal time Each dog is a member of a dog sled team The Broad- hursts 100acre farm provides natural trails for the teams to run The orders mush whoa gee right and haw left echo through the woods as the animals are out on practice runs In the summer it is a familiar sight lo sec a team of seven dogs running down the Second Line pulling a three- wheeled chariot They also run them along a near by lake and then let the dogs go for a swim as a reward House of Is also animals around the Broad- a great help with the dogs hurst farm Chickens are also says Carol Carol and a farmer All of her dogs think hoy For Classifieds tc that reach call works the land Rambling amongst the chickens Siberian Huskys and cats is one Acton Free Press Wednesday March 1 are human the owner claims She explains that some of them when it is their turn lo sleep in the house will He on the bed with their heads on the pillow Still others can Son Brent and daughter open door handles and let arc both themselves out experienced handlers wllh Carols love of Siberian the Siberians at dog shows does not end with just Kyle is a little too young to the breeding racing and show the canines but he showing of the animal She is spends his day playing currently spinning dog hair- several dogs and will make a wall hanging band Peter a Misslssauga from It She admits It will lawyer runs the teams with take a while but It Is one the sleds during the summer of assuring her animals will and winter Handler Norm live forever buy Domtar Ltd have bought the empty Domtar plant In Georgetown and will move their operation to that plant where Ihey will ex pand and employ more people Guy Melton who with Pat Coupland owns and operates both and La masters on Armstrong Avenue Georgetown said the jump from the existing square feet to 100000 at the plant will give them the opportunity to increase production gradually He feels the move will be done the same way The existing Papermasters plant will be retained The company will on the same operation of paper converting as they do now We bought the Domtar Plant since it is ideal for our purposes it Is on a railway line and was built for the paper industry said Mr Melton ALL IN THE LINE of duty Reporter Helen Murray took a dog sled ride through the farm of Peter and Carol of Kortar Kennel R 1 Campbellville and got a first hand view of the team at work FOR ALL OF A CANADAS BUILDING mm NEEDS MKXBCDE A 111- HO AUCTION SALE Thursday March 730 pm to be held at 25 COMMERCIAL ST MILTON NEW FURNITURE ANTIQUES 1 Sofai Chain 6 Chetti Night Tables Kitchen Sett Swivel Rock en One Now 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