BrownStone Chinooks is devoted to fostering the excellent health and wonderful temperament of Chinook dogs. Hard-working Chinooks excel in many activities such as agility, obedience, back yard play, hiking, dog powered sports, search and rescue, and as service dogs. The affectionate Chinook is an excellent family dog matching its activity level to that of its companions - be it strenuous exercise or snuggling on the couch.

Monday, March 23, 2015

Sailors Take Warning

When I awoke, I spotted the sky and took off running, leaving the poor dogs protesting "what about breakfast."
These pictures are in order of when taken  The sky changed from purples and pinks to golden orange. The bird songs grew more melodious in the glowing light.
 The Three Sisters
 Mt. Washington
 Camas Swale valley waking up. 
 South Sister casting a shadow on the clouds.
Listening to the forest wake up while waiting for sunrise then posting pictures with much needed rain pouring outside - life is good.

Friday, March 20, 2015

BrownStone Update

BrownStone Cascade Mt. Koma (Laika) was the second puppy from this litter to get CGC certified. Way to go! Trask is still the class goof-ball, so hasn't been tested.
The Iditarod is still going on and I have a couple more BrownStone Iditarod Litter 5th birthday photos. BrownStone Iditarod Takotna (Muku)
 
BrownStone Iditarod Nome (Nome) with what is left of his beaver.
 Nome on a birthday walk.
 

Saturday, March 14, 2015

Happy 5th Birthday Koyuk

Cedar whelped the BrownStone Iditarod litter during the 2010 Iditarod and the puppies were named after the check points in order of birth: Willow, Nikolai, Takotna, Galena, Kaltag, Koyuk, Elim and Nome.
One day old BrownStone Iditarod Koyuk
 Eight week old Koyuk with her owl
 Five year old Koyuk with owl (minus a wing and foot).
Son BrownStone Cascade Mt. Trask (Trask); mom Moonsong Cedar River Touchdown (Cedar); and the birthday pooch Koyuk.
While this year's Iditarod leaders are freezing on the Koyokuk River, Team Nookies is in 65 degree rain and plum blossom "snow".
Koyuk, son Trask and mom Cedar.
Happy Birthday my beautiful, intensely intelligent; strong willed, wonderful mom and Team Nookies leader Koyuk.

Sunday, March 8, 2015

Winter?

When I was picking bouquets for the house last weekend it dawned on me: "April Showers bring May Flowers". This was the beginning of March. Everything is in bloom but with freezing nights, the bees and bugs are still hibernating.  There is a lot of talk of low fruit harvests, forest fires and empty reservoirs.
Good thing no snow doesn't mean, no mushing. Clear, below-freezing, mornings are perfect for paper runs. Today I ran with just Trask and Koyuk. I want Trask to learn to lead and he can't do that from wheel. Cedar got to stay in bed with Dave.
The powerful duo just trucked up the hills.
I tie the rig off at the base of the hill because there just is not a good place up at the road. The dogs are waiting in an arch of blooming trees.

Trask checking the pond garden flowers as we went back by.
Ice cold water at the end of a beautiful run.
While reading the Sunday paper in the 70 degree sunshine, I decided it would be fun to take pictures of Chinook eyes. Koyuk immediately turned her head.
With the glaring sun, eye pictures were probably not my best photo idea. None of the dogs appear too happy when asked to look at the camera.


" Just too hot to sit and pose mom."
Only frog was ready for the "winter weather".
 He-who-always-has-what-he-spies-in-his-mouth with a whelping box toy.
"Yeah Right - Winter"