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Chinook

Working Group

Chinook dog, photographed by jude
jude · CC BY 2.0 · source

The Chinook is a large and powerful breed of dog that was originally bred in the United States for sledding and guarding. They are intelligent, loyal, and hardworking, and make excellent working dogs.

Group
Working Group
Origin
United States, New Hampshire (early 20th century)
Coat
medium double · tawny (pale honey to reddish-gold) and darker shadings on ears and muzzle
Recognized by
AKC, UKC
Hypoallergenic
No
Id
1a952f2e-790d-4e9d-86f5-8e92604677f8

Traits

Every rating runs from 1 to 5 against dogs in general, so a 3 is an average dog rather than an average Chinook. They are researched estimates, not measurements.

Researched from images.akc.org akc.org showsightmagazine.com hillspet.com en.wikipedia.org chinook.org

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Everything above came from https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/1a952f2e-790d-4e9d-86f5-8e92604677f8. No key, no sign up. See it in the reference.

Request
curl -s "https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/1a952f2e-790d-4e9d-86f5-8e92604677f8"
Response
{
  "data": {
    "id": "1a952f2e-790d-4e9d-86f5-8e92604677f8",
    "type": "breed",
    "attributes": {
      "name": "Chinook",
      "description": "The Chinook is a large and powerful breed of dog that was originally bred in the United States for sledding and guarding. They are intelligent, loyal, and hardworking, and make excellent working dogs.",
      "life": {
        "max": 14,
        "min": 12
      },
      "male_weight": {
        "max": 43,
        "min": 32
      },
      "female_weight": {
        "max": 32,
        "min": 23
      },
      "hypoallergenic": false,
      "male_height": {
        "max": 69,
        "min": 61
      },
      "female_height": {
        "max": 64,
        "min": 56
      },
      "origin": {
        "era": "early 20th century",
        "region": "New Hampshire",
        "country": "United States"
      },
      "coat": {
        "type": "double",
        "colors": [
          "tawny (pale honey to reddish-gold)",
          "darker shadings on ears and muzzle"
        ],
        "length": "medium"
      },
      "traits": {
        "energy": 4,
        "barking": 2,
        "drooling": 2,
        "grooming": 3,
        "shedding": 3,
        "temperament": [
          "friendly",
          "affectionate",
          "gentle",
          "eager to please",
          "intelligent",
          "playful"
        ],
        "trainability": 4,
        "good_with_dogs": 4,
        "exercise_minutes": 60,
        "apartment_friendly": 2,
        "good_with_children": 5,
        "good_with_strangers": 4
      },
      "other_names": [],
      "recognized_by": [
        "AKC",
        "UKC"
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://images.akc.org/pdf/breeds/standards/Chinook.pdf",
          "title": "Official Standard of the Chinook - AKC"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/lifestyle/7-facts-chinook/",
          "title": "Meet the Rare and Versatile Chinook – American Kennel Club"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://showsightmagazine.com/judging-chinooks-with-breed-standard/",
          "title": "Judging Chinooks and the Breed Standard – Showsight Magazine"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.hillspet.com/dog-care/dog-breeds/chinook",
          "title": "Chinook Dog Breed - Temperament, Personality and Characteristics Traits | Hill's Pet US"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinook_(dog_breed)",
          "title": "Chinook (dog breed) - Wikipedia"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://chinook.org/breed-standard/",
          "title": "Breed Standard - Chinook Owners Association (UKC parent club)"
        }
      ],
      "images": [
        {
          "id": "24ef6954-99b3-409d-a4f1-deddbdb5c484",
          "url": "https://images.dogapi.dog/4cakzojwkmifymdjen2l6oumqa6b",
          "thumb": "https://images.dogapi.dog/v91d5ckoalyrimd1wk5ropt3d7y6",
          "medium": "https://images.dogapi.dog/agjv5ec1iws6jk7g0luvfgrk1iba",
          "large": "https://images.dogapi.dog/jrlh5ij8okyjfkkw5s5yqu1o4m9q",
          "attribution": {
            "author": "jude",
            "license": "CC BY 2.0",
            "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0",
            "source": "wikimedia_commons",
            "source_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chinook_Olympics_07_020.jpg"
          }
        },
        {
          "id": "efca03dd-aeb5-4f67-8b14-2602601cbefb",
          "url": "https://images.dogapi.dog/hqg7qu5o2bpfl3ny6extrx9gpdqh",
          "thumb": "https://images.dogapi.dog/4op0hbb823j4heio6yo1i6v5mjbv",
          "medium": "https://images.dogapi.dog/lmndmjxq36c7zjrji2f3uato4af3",
          "large": "https://images.dogapi.dog/r42tge1o846q0480gvhgc8x2jq5v",
          "attribution": {
            "author": "Front page of the February 11, 1922 edition of the Evening Express",
            "license": "Public domain",
            "license_url": null,
            "source": "wikimedia_commons",
            "source_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arthur_T._Walden_and_Chinook.JPG"
          }
        },
        {
          "id": "c2adb502-fb06-4939-afaa-5ae6ff875806",
          "url": "https://images.dogapi.dog/gm0ytb67fh3b3ks38t558ktg1m7h",
          "thumb": "https://images.dogapi.dog/i7q396zr5zmqxwfo2jd9vps0zj8f",
          "medium": "https://images.dogapi.dog/pr1nibhw83o2ujl63p1xzd0fvmcf",
          "large": "https://images.dogapi.dog/cu9s4t4vfm767nzhxrjzuj9zi2zg",
          "attribution": {
            "author": "U.S. Army 1ABCT-1AD by Spc. Owen Hayenga",
            "license": "Public domain",
            "license_url": null,
            "source": "wikimedia_commons",
            "source_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chinook_Crew_Accelerates_Critical_Logistics_Support_at_DCTC_(9020600).jpg"
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    "relationships": {
      "group": {
        "data": {
          "id": "56081cf0-fdf2-4114-9bf7-23a3f5b6af91",
          "type": "group"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

The picture itself also has an endpoint: https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/1a952f2e-790d-4e9d-86f5-8e92604677f8/image, which redirects straight to the file. See it in the reference.