About Chinook Dogs
Smart, creative, affectionate, athletic.
Chinook pups Intervale Skye and Fern, founders of PacificSkye and Ferncroft Chinooks
Chinook Dogs are affectionate family members, dependent on their owners, with a special relationship with children. They are highly intelligent and easy to train with an "I want to please you" work ethic. Chinooks can have a gentle, calm disposition but many have a gregarious side too!
June with her BFF, Intervale Coyote
Unlike some other breeds, the Chinook has a reliable "off switch" and these dogs are masters at cuddling on the couch with family. Chinooks are not a protection breed and do not make good guard dogs. People often ask if Chinooks are good with cats. The next photo will give you a clue.
Intervale Fern's daughter Ferncroft Eden snuggling with a family friend. Chinooks and cats do well together, esp. when introduced early on.
Whether a Chinook is running in a team on a snowy trail, earning titles in the ring, hiking on a desolate mountain trail, or snuggling on the couch with a beloved family member, the Chinook is the ideal all-purpose canine companion.
Both hikers and swimmers, Intervale Jazzy with her mom Intervale Belle out on an adventure together.
Did you know? The Chinook breed’s average lifespan is 12 to 15 years of age. Some Chinooks have lived over 16 - 17 years, including our Intervale Ursa who was 17 years and 2 months when she passed.
Visit the pages and photos of Intervale Chinooks to learn more about this remarkable, rare, American working
dog breed.
Find intervale on our YouTube channel!
A tribute to Zealand: Zealand Hikes
the new hampshire White mountains!
