The Chinook's characteristics and appearance resemble a shepherd and husky mix. Chinooks were specifically developed for sledding and search-and-rescue purposes, but these dogs are equally good ...

Walden started by breeding a mastiff-type dog with a husky, and he named the resulting breed after the lead dog on his sled team, Chinook. All Chinook individuals can be traced back to these dogs.

King Chinook reigned as the Husky mascot from 1959 to 1968. He started in 1959 as a 6-week-old pup. He lived in a one-acre pen at with the Cross family in Kirkland, according to a 1998 Seattle ...