Working group · United States
Chinook
Also called New Hampshire State Dog.
Large dog, moderate energy, quick to learn.
- Friendly
- Patient
- Smart
- Dedicated
- Calm
- Size
- Large
- Weight
- 23 to 41 kg50 to 90 lb
- Lives
- 12 to 15 years
- Energy
- Moderate
- Trains
- High
- Barks
- Low
Training
Training a Chinook
Working breeds. Calm structure beats force every time. These dogs shut down under pressure and thrive on predictability.
Sensitive to Harsh Corrections
Start here
Very sensitive breed that shuts down with harsh treatment. Keep training positive and patient.
Gentle and Cooperative
One of the easiest sled breeds to train. Eager to please and responsive to positive methods.
Pack Animals
Bred to work as a team. Do well with other dogs and enjoy canine companionship.
The app turns this into five to fifteen minutes a day.
Add your Chinook and it builds the plan around their age, where they came from and what they already know, on video with Atlas and Shango.
Free to start. iPhone. No card needed.
At home
Living with one
Bred to guard, pull and rescue. Big, strong, and serious about their people and their patch.
Gets on with
- ChildrenVery High
- Other dogsHigh
- StrangersHigh
- CatsHigh
Breed averages. Early socialisation and the individual dog matter more.
- Exercise
- 1 hour daily. Moderate needs for a sled breed. Enjoys hiking and pulling activities.
- Grooming
- Moderate. Weekly brushing. Seasonal shedding.
- Drool
- Low
- Coat
- Double coat, Dense undercoat, Medium-length outer coatTawny (Honey to Deep Reddish-Gold), Fawn, Palomino, Grey-Red, Buff
- In a flat
- Can work, with enough exercise outside it.
Health
Things to ask a breeder or vet about
Hip Dysplasia
Moderate
Joint malformation; screening recommended
Cryptorchidism
Mild
Undescended testicles; common in the breed
Seizures
Moderate
Epilepsy occurs in some bloodlines
Where they come from
History
Developed in New Hampshire by Arthur Walden in the early 1900s from Mastiff-type dogs, Greenland Huskies, and farm dogs. Named after Walden's lead sled dog. Once held the world record for the most weight pulled by sled dogs. Nearly extinct multiple times, now New Hampshire's official state dog.
- Chinook · The breed's foundation sire and namesake, led Admiral Byrd's Antarctic expedition sled team in 1928
