Meet GreatMountain Chinooks
​We became breeders out of a sense of service, dedicated to preserving and promoting the inter-relationship between working dogs, breeding, obedience, health, and companionship. Our breeding goals are to produce healthy, temperamentally sound, and well conformed Chinooks.
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GreatMountain puppies have been foundation dogs for Chinook kennels, including Mountain Thunder, Vanguard, Callicoon, Skyland, Desert Sol, DayBreak, Blue Sky, and Barkerville.
We have welcomed Chinooks from other kennels – WoodsRunner, Northdown, Hurricane, Rain Mountain, Balsam Ridge, Northeast Wind, Granite Hill, Blue Sky, Vanguard, Barkerville, and Maple Lane.
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GreatMountain Chinooks' collaboration with breeders and Chinook owners has deepened our understanding about breeding, eliminating genetic diseases, evaluating litters, and socializing puppies.
Photo credit: Karen Matero
Our Team
Jess Maurer
Jess Maurer (Harpswell, ME) got her 1st Chinook in 1995. She's lived with 17 Chinooks since. Jess engaged Chinooks in recreational dogsledding, obedience, conformation, agility, camping, boating, swimming. She is a strong dog trainer, using positive reinforcement.
Jess evaluates Chinook conformation with skill and volunteers to evaluate Chinook litters for other breeders. Jess served on the COA Board of Directors and co-founded Chinooks New England.
Northdown Cheena
Cheena was the first Chinook we bred, which began the GreatMountain crossbreeding line that you will learn more about on this site.
Photo credit: Karen Matero
Penthea Burns
Penthea Burns (Lewiston, ME) got her 1st Chinook in 1995. She's lived with 20 Chinooks since. Penthea enjoyed recreational dogsledding, conformation dog showing, dog walks, photographing Chinooks.
Penthea, a poet, has published a book about her experiences with Chinooks (Life, Death, and Wonder: Twenty Years with a Pack of Dogs). Penthea served on the COA Board of Directors and co-founded Chinooks New England.
Photo credit: Tom Reynolds