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Chinook Owners Association Breeders Guide |
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Chinook Owners Association Breeders Guide |
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Welcome Welcome to the Chinook Owners Association Breeders Guide. This page contains important information about how to find a Chinook puppy or dog. On this page, you will find the C.O.A.'s Code of Ethics, a list of questions to ask breeders, a users guide to frequently used terms, a C.O.A. Breeders Guide and a listing of planned litters. While this page contains a lot of information, we feel it is important to make sure all potential puppy owners have access to as much information as possible. Remember, this puppy will be a member of your family for a long time. It's important to get all of the information about your puppy before you make a final choice. Good luck! Follow this link to the Chinook Puppy FAQs Page |
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C.O.A. Breeders Guide The following are members of the C.O.A. who wish to be included in this Breeders Guide. By listing these breeders, the C.O.A. is not promoting the breeder nor their breeding program. The Breeders are listed in alphabetical order by kennel name. |
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Annawan Chinooks |
Aspencreek Chinooks now accepting applications |
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Bashaba Chinooks |
Balsam Ridge Chinooks |
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Boreayl Chinooks |
BrownStone Chinooks |
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Callicoon Chinooks
now accepting applications |
Channahon Chinooks email inquiries preferred |
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Cloudburst Chinooks |
Forever Greene Chinooks |
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Grand River Chinooks now accepting applications |
Granite Hill Chinooks
now accepting applications |
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GreatMountain Chinooks
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Hickory Hill Chinooks currently not taking applications |
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Hurricane Chinooks
now accepting applications |
Lakeside Run Chinooks now accepting applications |
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Laughing Mountain Chinooks now accepting applications |
MountainThunder
Chinooks now accepting applications |
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Pend Oreille
Chinooks now accepting applications |
Perry Greene
Kennel now accepting applications |
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Pippa Passes
Chinooks |
Rain Mountain Chinooks |
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Rivertrail Chinooks |
Sugar River Chinooks
now accepting applications |
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SunDog Chinooks |
Thunder Paws Chinooks |
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Torrey Pines Chinooks now accepting applications |
Victors Chinooks |
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Willow Creek Chinooks |
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Please contact individual breeders to find out more about their breedings. |
When considering
a crossbred Chinook, ask theses questions in addition to
those listed above:
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What Does It All Mean? Throughout this website and by talking to breeders about Chinooks, you will see or hear certain terms. The following is a guide to understanding what it all means: CERF - is the Canine Eye Registration Foundation which examines eyes and lists any defects. A certificate is only issued if the eyes are normal. The certificate is only good for 12 months from the date of examination. CGC - the Canine Good Citizen test is administered by the American Kennel Club. A degree is awarded if the dog successfully completes all exercises in the test. GDC - Genetic Disease Control an Open Registry for evaluation of hip joints. CH - stands for U.K.C. Champion of Champion. This degree is bestowed upon a purebred dog who wins a certain number of points over competition in conformation showing. Cross/X - The symbol X denotes a crossbred Chinook. The COA maintains an official crossbreeding program and dogs who are accepted into the program are used to diversify the Chinook gene pool while still maintaining the integrity of the breed and the Chinook standard. For more information, go to: C.O.A. Cross Program Link DNA-VIP - is a designation given to a dog who has been genetically tested and determined to be the off-spring of the stated parents. The VIP stands for Verified Identified Parentage. GR CH - statnds for U.K.C. Grand Champion. This degree is bestowed upon a purebred dog who wins 5 Championship classes under three different judges with competition, as defined by U.K.C. rules as three dogs. This is the highest conformation degree bestowed upon dogs by the U.K.C. OFA - stands for the Orthopedic Foundation of Animals. This organization rates the hips of dogs at the age of two or older. A dog is rated as failing or passing and the hips are graded: if passing - fair, good or excellent; if failing, inconclusive, mildly dysplastic or severely dysplastic. All dogs receiving a passing rating can be bred if otherwise healthy. 'PR' - this stands for Purple Ribbon pedigree which is a designation given to a dog who comes from at least three generations of pure bred Chinooks registered by the United Kennel Club (U.K.C.). TT - Stands for the United States Temperament Testing Association. A degree is awarded if the dog successfully completes all exercises in the temperament test. U-CD - a United Kennel Club - Companion Dog obedience degree is earned by receiving a score of at lease 170 out of 200 in three shows under two different judges in Novice A, B or C. |
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C.O.A.
Code of Ethics
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