Chinook
- Height 61–69 cm 56–64 cm
- Weight 32–43 kg 23–32 kg
- Life span 12–14 years
- Exercise 60 min/day
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
- Energy
- Trainability
- Barking
- Grooming
- Shedding
- Drooling
- Good with children
- Good with dogs
- Good with strangers
- Apartment friendly
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
More from the Working Group
-
Akita
10
-
Alaskan Malamute
9
-
Anatolian Shepherd Dog
9
-
Bernese Mountain Dog
10
-
Black Russian Terrier
9
-
Boerboel
10
-
Boxer
9
-
Bullmastiff
10
-
Cane Corso
10
-
Doberman Pinscher
6
-
Dogo Argentino
10
-
Dogue de Bordeaux
9
This page, as API data
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.
curl -s "https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/1a952f2e-790d-4e9d-86f5-8e92604677f8"
{
"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.