My name is Chinook!

Chinook the Shepsky came to us well traveled: He was born in the Westbank, Palestine, as a stray but luckily was taken into the Bethlehem Animal Shelter from which he was adopted to Quebec City, Canada but then no longer wanted. So through European friends working in Animal Welfare he was connected with us and transported here on his 1st birthday.

Chinook has the energy of a husky and the smarts of a shepherd so he is looking for an active home. He LOVES people and especially children; he an amazing dog, very very sweet and a total snuggle bug, he's a total leaner and has yet to meet a stranger, but he does need outlets for his energy. He'd make a wonderful running, hiking or trail riding partner. He's gotten used to chickens, ducks, goats and horses but is not yet to be trusted around cats and smaller animals, so he would do best in a household without cats and smaller pets. He loves and gets along really well with dogs! He's actually never been an only dog so we're not sure how he would cope with being all alone.

He doesn't necessarily need a yard if his new home will provide him the necessary exercise; he also doesn't necessarily need a fence as long as the property is big enough for him to roam without getting in trouble. Here at the rescue ranch he keeps our property free of wildlife and has evicted all coyotes, while he roams our property he never runs away and always stays closeby. We walk him off leash and again he roams but doesn't run away and will always come right back.