Welcome to Rain Mountain

Powerful, Healthy, & Sweet for Pet, Show, and Recreation
6 generations of champions and 7 generations of breeding


Rain Mountain is the longest active breeder of Chinooks in the Western US and one of the
three to five oldest active breeders in the world. (That really means just the US
since there aren't any breeders outside of the US right now but we do hope that
will change someday soon.)

MARK YOUR CALENDARS! Once again, the second Saturday in August will be the day for our annual Chinook Picnic. Since we've had people coming from all over, it's become a "Western" Chinook Picnic rather than just a "Northwest" event, as it was when we started. If you'd like to be included this year (the official date is August 11th) drop a note to info@rainmountain.net and you'll be added to the Chinook Picnic Plans email list.

Rain Mountain Chinooks isn't a physical place or being.  Raising, showing, gliding over the snow on a dog sled or rambling down a dirt trail on a rig, as well as just living with Chinook dogs has been the hobby of Ginger Corley for over twenty years.   Chinooks are a rare American breed originally developed for sledding.  These days, however, they are finding their place as the near-perfect suburban family pet and outdoor companion on weekends.

	Also in this section: Breaking News! What's coming up & the latest happenings here on Rain Mountain. The Rain Mountain Blog Day to day life with dogs.(NOT YET COMPLETE) Site Map & Gallery Guide Just in case you get lost and a link to things that don't fit anywhere else.
If you want to go straight to info on getting a puppy from Rain Mountain:  Getting Your Chinook

There never has been a huge kennel facility and never will be.  They're my pets and companions.  Chinooks like to be with their people.   For twenty years the Chinooks and I lived in Kirkland, a suburb of Seattle but in fall of  2008 we moved north to a gorgeous woods of old cedars near the town of Stanwood.  They do make a great suburban pet so please don't feel that you need to move to the Great North Woods in order to have your own.  Here, the dogs enjoy running the trails through the woods and hunting for no-see-ums under the leaves. But they did these same activities in our former suburban backyard.  They all think they should be allowed to sleep on my bed in the comfort of the house at night, which is why I limit the number of Chinooks I live with.  All our pups are born here in the house and spend their first two months underfoot before venturing to their own homes where they are likewise loved and catered to.

For the first fifteen years after I was out of college, I worked as a writer in the high tech industry, penning such exciting pieces as, "The Parallel Development of Voltmeters and Calibration Instrumentation from World War II to Present".  I found that it was far more fun to write about dogs, hence my time as editor of the award winning Chinook Quarterly (national newsletter of the Chinook Owners Association, UKC parent club of the Chinook) and later as the dog breeding columnist for a regional canine-oriented newspaper.  Once I learned how to put together websites, I was in heaven with my own soapbox for all things Chinook.  Warning, I'm always long winded.

A quick note for those of you browsing here. This website is be best viewed with a full screen.  I'm a bit inept with HTML coding so things won't always line up correctly if you're using a reduced size viewing area. I also have tried to downsize photos but there may be some old ones that will take a while to load if you're not using a broadband connection. Since I'm a computer geek by trade (though NOT a web developer), I'm spoiled by having broadband back to times when most people didn't even know what the Internet was. Please do drop me a note if you find a link that isn't working (other than those I've noted as not yet being up and running).

Thank you for your interest in Chinooks and for visiting the Rain Mountain website. I hope you'll enjoy your time here and that you'll find the information you're searching for. Check back often as I add new information.  If you don't find the information you're looking for, don't hesitate to drop me a note at ginger@rainmountain.net and ask.

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