Lionbear Kennels is located in rural Manitoba, Canada and is owned and operated by Tanya and Darius Hall.
Thank you for visiting Lionbear Kennels!
Due to changing circumstance and life stage, we are not able to produce as many litters and are considering the possibility of having to relocate.
After 8 years of serious breeding the Lionbear line has started to consolidate and form. This is the place and time that I had planned to enjoy the fruits of my labour. It was at this stage that I had envisioned accelerated activity in the show ring, being involved in chow clubs and taking pride in what I had created with love.
I started breeding first of all to fill a hole which quickly became a passion and desire to improve the breed… to do what was right towards it's future and sustainability. So, every day when I see my dogs in the kennel not reaching their full potential and their gene pool not being utilized, I know that I am not staying true to my original intentions and I am no longer benefitting the breed.
After much thought and soul searching I have decided to sell many of my dogs, preferably to show/breeding homes so that their genes can continue to benefit the breed and so that when my life changes again and I am able to finish what I have started, I will be able to access the blood lines through other breeders and continue with my passion and vision.
This was a very difficult decision because I do not want to break their loyal, chow hearts or cause them to feel abandoned. Having aided in the whelping, holding and nurturing them as puppies and connecting with their personalities and infusing my own personality in them, I feel guilty as though I am sending my own children into foster care.
So, only the best homes will be considered.Thank you to everyone in advance who understands and cares and has been in a similar place in life so as not to judge, but just to help.
Below is a list of the dogs and a little about them. Their pictures and pedigrees can be found on the "males"/"females" pages of our site.
Am/Cdn Ch. Lionbear's Karma
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$3,600
- Female, born November 5, 2008
- —Lots of energy, thick coat, great pigment, great front, liked the show ring
- —Cautiously friendly, prefers to be loved by one.
Am/Cdn Ch. Lionbear's Road Less Travelled
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$3,600
- Male, born February 2, 2008
- —Lots of energy, lots of leg, strong structure, functional, clean eyes, friendly but likes to play "catch me if you can", great pigment, liked the show ring.
Lionbear's Great Grizzly
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$2,000
- Male, born October 24, 2009
- —stocky, compact, strong top line, lots of bone, full muzzle, lots of coat, square, very friendly.
Cdn Ch. Lionbear's Vanilla Wafer
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$2,900
- Female, born October 30, 2008
- —stocky, compact, strong top line, lots of coat, square, cautiously friendly, bonds closely with owner, good mother, did well in show ring.
Am Ch. Lionbear's Oriental Red Dragon
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$3,600
- Female, born November 6, 2007
- —strong, stable structure, great pigment, excellent gait, friendly/cautiously friendly/ bonds closely with family, good mother, did well in show ring.
Lionbear's Notorious Outlaw
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$1,800
- Male, born April 6, 2010
- — square, compact, strong topline, thickness of bone, full muzzle, very friendly.
Lionbear's Admiring Showy Joey
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$2,000
- Male, born January 26, 2010
- — square, compact, strong topline, thickness of bone, full muzzle, very friendly, would prefer to be living inside the home with his family.
Cdn Ch. Josol Chubby Chang at Lionbear
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$2,900
- Male, born January 12, 2009
- — square, strong topline, very, very friendly, lots of leg, excellent eyes, did well in show ring.
Cdn Ch. Mi Pao's Lily of the Valley
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( FREE )
- Female, born January 12, 2006
- — Was an excellent mother, gentle, patient, calm, loves affection and asks for love by placing her paw on you, very loyal to her family, doesn't need or ask for affection from anyone else but her family.
Major Wrinkle O' Lionbear
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$2,000
- Male, born October 25, 2009
- — functional, really cute face, lots of leg, strong, excellent gait, friendly.
Rossy Virginia
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$2,000
- Female, born January 14, 2009
- — mild mannered, friendly, great mother, full muzzle.