Question About Chinooks

[Honey_Bear]

Are Chinooks considered a breed by the AKC or AKA? How can I find out? I look on www.akc.org but I couldn't find out. So do you know?

 

[Honey_Bear]

Does Anyone Know?

 

[dogsarebetter]

UKC is all i see.
just google it, it just takes a second

 

[~Jessie~]

I'm pretty sure it is just UKC, like rabbitsarebetter said.

 

[Lizmo]

Yay AKC does not have that breed! Just the UKC like others have said

 

[Renee750il]

If you want to learn more, do a search here on Chinooks. Scarlet (Love4Pits) who used to be a regular is a professional musher and breeder and has Chinooks.

 

[stevinski]

yuh, i'm pretty sure chinooks have come up a few times before

 

[Honey_Bear]

Yay AKC does not have that breed! Just the UKC like others have said

Why Yay?

 

[dogstarsleddogs]

Well, I cant answer for Lizmo, but IMO, AKC is the worst thing for working breeds. They loose that drive to work, in order to have perfect ears or a perfect tail. Its un-needed, and ruins the (working) breeds. Just compare an AKC Sibe to a Seppala. The Seppala performs way better, is is at the same performance level as many Alaskans. Then again, a Seppala would never win Best in Show, they look nothing like Sibes. You do have people (Karen Ramstead for example) who's dogs are both bred for show and go.
So, Chinooks, being bred orginally for sled dogs, should be bred true to sled dog standards, not show standards. The same should go for Mals and Sibes.

 

[chinchow]

Chinooks are on the AKC breed list, sorry to say. They just cannot be shown. Look under FSS.


There's quite a few breeds being accepted into the AKC now under FSS, and they will eventually be put into groups, as has already been done with a few other breeds recently accepted.

 

[Dulce Pit Bull]

I';ve never even heard of those. Do they even really exist?

 

[Honey_Bear]

Honey Bear (my gold dog, see avatar and siggy) is a chinook. {part German, St. Bernard, and Bernese Mt. Dog}

 

[dogstarsleddogs]

If I remember correctly, Chinooks have no St. Bernard, or Bernese Mt. Dog.
Also, last time I checked, the kennel where the Chinook was developed in for sale in NH. A great historical place. Full of mushing history.

 

[Whisper]

Hony_Bear, I think Jennifer meant "Yah." or "Yeah" or "ya" and on the keyboard the "y" is directly above the "h." Just a guess though.

 

[chinchow]

Chinooks are bred Chinook/Chinook, have been for a while. They are only recently introducing outcrossing to try and save the breed. They're not a new breed by any means.

 

[Dulce Pit Bull]

Please elaborate. I on't see any Bernese or St in it?

 

[Honey_Bear]

If I remember correctly, Chinooks have no St. Bernard, or Bernese Mt. Dog.
Also, last time I checked, the kennel where the Chinook was developed in for sale in NH. A great historical place. Full of mushing history.

I thought that they were. I probably read it wrong. Let me check.

 

[Honey_Bear]

They have german shepherd, husky, and bernard in them. I just looked it up.

 

[Lizmo]

Sorry thay was ment to be a "ya" not a "Yay"

 

[dogstarsleddogs]

Hmm, I've never heard of ther bernard in them...I guess you learn something new everyday.