Chinook

Overview of Chinooks

Chinooks come in many alternative colors, but the most interesting thing about their physical appearance is that they come in two alternative “ear styles.” They can have floppy ears or pointed, fox-like ears—and owners won’t know what kind of ears they will have until they are at least 4 or 5 months old.

Chinook winds /ʃɪˈnʊk/, or simply Chinooks, are föhn winds[1] in the interior West of North America, where the Canadian Prairies and Great Plains meet various mountain ranges, although the original usage is in reference to wet, warm coastal winds in the Pacific Northwest.[2]

Chinooks are highly trainable, intelligent, and athletic working dogs that excel in obedience, agility, therapy work, tracking, and lure coursing, as well as dog-powered sports which include sledding, bikejoring, scootering, and carting.

Chinook winds caused the greatest 24-hour temperature change ever recorded, occurring on 15 January 1972, in Loma, Montana; the temperature rose from −48 to 9°C (−54 to 49°F), a difference of 57°C (103°F).[7]

Chinook is widely used in American pale ales and India pale ales, where they can show clean bitterness and aromatics of pine needles and grapefruit, but are also considered a fewwhat “catty” when concentrated.

Chinook winds have been observed to raise winter temperature, often from below −20 °C (−4°F) to as high as 10–20°C (50–68°F) for a number of hours or days, then temperatures plummet to their base levels.

Chinooks, especially young ones, are enthusiastic and affectionate, and they seem to jump up and go face to face with human friends and family members unless they are trained early on not to do so.

The Chinook is named after the Chinook Indians who lived along the Columbia River, and who were the first people to tell stories of “The Great South Wind”, or, in their language, the “Snow Eater”.

Chinook Chairman Gary Johnson initiates contact with tribal restoration attorney Michael Mason and former Congress woman Elizabeth Furse to seek Chinook Tribal Restoration through Congress.[47]

The Chinook is an impressive dog, with an aquiline muzzle, dark almond eyes, black eye markings, a variety of ear carriages, and a tawny, close fitting coat.

Breed

Mr.Unlike most dog breeds, which were developed over the years in a collaborative fashion, Chinooks really owe their existence to one person in particular, Arthur Treadwell Walden from Wonalancet, New Hampshire.Walden owned sled dogs, and all modern day Chinooks can trace their ancestry to his lead and favorite dog named “Chinook.” Chinook was born in 1917, and the breed has remained so unchanged since that time that photos of Chinook’s puppies look an awful lot like modern Chinooks.

Coat

A dignified and affectionate family dog, the Chinook is known for his love of children.Bred to combine the power of freighting breeds with the speed of the lighter racing sled dogs, he is an athletic, hard bodied dog showing good forward reach and rear extension in a seemingly tireless gait.His saber tail is held in a graceful sickle curve.Proportion – When measuring from point of shoulder to the point of buttocks the Chinook is slightly longer than tall.Size – Ideal height at the withers: males 24 to 26 inches; females 22 to 24 inches.Substance – Muscular with moderate bone, a gender difference is easily discernible.The Chinook exemplifies a sound athlete in grace, muscle tone, movement, and carriage.The Chinook is to be presented in a natural condition with no trimming.The Chinook was developed in the United States as a sled dog whose function was drafting and sled dog racing.The following is a description of the ideal Chinook.Size, Proportion, Substance: The Chinook is a slow maturing breed.The male should appear unquestionably masculine; the female should have a distinctly feminine look and be judged equally with the male.The proportion of height to length of body being as 9:10 in ratio.

Energy

Because they bond strongly with their owners, they make great companions on long walks, hikes, bicycle rides, and camping trips.Chinooks also enjoy participating in agility, obedience, rally, tracking, and lure coursing events.Of course, Chinooks were bred to pull sleds, so it’s no surprise that they excel at sports such as sledding, skijoring, bikejoring, and scootering.They even enjoy swimming and boating with their human family.While they often appear relaxed and mellow around the house, Chinooks have a tremendous amount of energy, and they thrive on exercise and play.

Health

Above all, the Chinook is cherished as a loving companion, happily going wherever the family ventures.Chinooks are highly trainable, intelligent, and athletic working dogs that excel in obedience, agility, therapy work, tracking, and lure coursing, as well as dog-powered sports such as sledding, bikejoring, scootering, and carting.Chinooks require only an occasional bath, brushing, and toenail trimming, and are a healthy, robust breed with a life expectancy of 12 to 15 years.Developed in New Hampshire in the 1920s, the Chinook is a true American breed.In 2009, the Chinook was named New Hampshire’s State Dog.

Personality

Chinook temperament, personality, training, behavior, pros and cons, advice, and information, by Michele Welton, Dog Trainer, Behavioral Consultant, Author of 15 Dog Books

Social

Because he was created to be a sled dog, the Chinook is a good team worker and usually gets along with other animals, cats included, but early socialization to other pets is still important.Make grooming a positive experience filled with praise and rewards, and you’ll lay the groundwork for easy veterinary exams and other handling when he’s an adult.Males who haven’t been neutered may be aggressive toward other males, especially unneutered males.

Temperament

At one point, only 28 of the dogs remained, and it was then, in 1981, that several people began the attempt to save the breed.One of the puppies from the aforementioned litter, named Chinook after the warm winds that melt Alaska snows, stood out for his good looks, temperament, and working ability, and his puppies followed in his footprints.Over time, based on their falling numbers, the Chinooks earned the dubious title of world’s rarest breed, according to the Guinness Book of World Records.They included Neil and Marra Wollpert, Kathy Adams, and Peter Abrahams.Walden, who had been a dog driver in Alaska for a time, brought the sport of sled dog racing to New England.

Training

Alternatively, Australian Shepherds are known to be easily trainable because of their alert nature.Chinooks are relatively easy to train.Keep in mind that some Chinooks have a stubborn streak that can slow down the training process.Of course, an owner can be successful in training a Chinook with the use of treats as incentives and making sure the dog knows the owner is in charge.Siberian Huskies share this stubborn streak with them.They are smart and focused which helps in obedience lessons.

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What's Up With These Flaming Halos Around This Osprey's Rotors?

Awesome photograph of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter preparing for a night ride.

Who are the Chinooks?

The team plays in the Northwoods wood bat league, with their home stadium located at Concordia University.The players are not paid, they have amateur status and have to have college eligibility to play in the league.Teams in the Northwoods League feature the very best college players from around the country.Many of these players in this league will get drafted by Major League teams.

Will foreign sales save the Chinook production line?

The Army hopes to mint more deals for the Chinook abroad to make up for cuts of the latest variant’s planned production total.

History of Chinooks

In 1806 Lewis and Clark estimated them at 300: "The Killaniucks, Clatsops, Chinooks, Cathlahmahs and Wac-ki-a-cums resemble each other as well as in their person and dress as in their habits and manners their complexion is not remarkable, being the usual copper brown of the most tribes in North America".

In 1829, however, their arrogance was somewhat curbed by the visitation of an epidemic which carried off four-fifths of their entire population.

In 1839 Father Demers speaks of “their abominable lives”, and it was only the following year (1840) that he could visit them at their homes, which he reached on May 22, as a band of Methodist preachers were landing at Astoria.

In 1851 another special effort was made, with little success, to reclaim them from their degenerate condition.

In 1855, confused and angry over the Tansy Point treaties, the people refused a treaty offered by Territorial Governor Isaac Stevens.

In 1864, the lands from the unratified treaties were taken by decree and the Chinook were asked to move to one of two small reservations in Chehalis and Shoalwater Bay.

In 1896, the 24-year-old New Englander’s wanderlust led him to Alaska at the height of the Gold Rush.

In 1910 they returned a number of 242 persons; 227 in 1937; and 260 in 1945.

In 1932, several ignored tribes were given allotments on the Quinault Reservation leaving the Quinault without any tribal land.

In 1962, the weather office at Pincher Creek recorded a temperature of 20 degrees below zero.

In 1965, Guinness World Records listed the Chinook as the rarest dog breed, with only 125 known specimens.

In 1970, 609 "Chinook" were reported, excluding Wasco, apparently accounting for the whole family.

In 1970, the Indian Claims Commission awards them $75,000, which after deducting the previous balance results in a final judgment of $48,692.05.

In 1981 some enterprising folks began to attempt to save the breed.

In 1983, on the 45th floor [about 145 m (460 ft) above the street] of the Petro-Canada Center, carpenters worked shirtless in +12 °C, windy conditions (temperature reported to them by overhead crane operator), but were chagrined to find out the street temperature was still −20 °C as they left work at 3:30 that afternoon.[citation needed]

In 1983, on the 45th floor [about 145 m (460 ft) above the street] of the Petro-Canada Center, carpenters worked shirtless in +12 °C, windy conditions (temperature reported to them by overhead crane operator), but were chagrined to find out the street temperature was still −20 °C as they left work at 3:30 that afternoon.[citation needed]

In 2009, the Chinook was named New Hampshire’s State Dog.

In 2018, the British government requested the sale of 16 CH-47 Chinooks, which is the standard version of the helicopter, but also the parts necessary to turn the helicopters to the “M” special operations version.

In 2019, USFWS trailers tagged almost 3,000,000 Chinook salmon stocked into lakes Michigan and Huron.

In the 1970s, the Federal Acknowledgment program presented a new method of gaining federal recognition and the Chinook Tribe—consisting of the Lower Chinook, Clatsop, Willapa, Wahkiakum and Kathlamet—were eager to take the path presented.

On 15 January 1972, the temperature rose from −54 °F to 49 °F (−48 °C to 9 °C), a 103 °F (58 °C) change in temperature, a dramatic example of the regional Chinook wind in action.[citation needed]

On 19–November 1962, an especially powerful Chinook in Lethbridge gusted to 171 km/h (106 mph).[citation needed]

On 22 January 1943, at about 7:30 am MST, the temperature in Spearfish, South Dakota, was −4 °F (−20 °C).

On 5 August 1851, near a Clatsop village along a small creek that formed a small projection into the Columbia River estuary, the Clatsop signed a treaty negotiated with Oregon Territory Superintendent for Indian Affairs Anson Dart.