Tikaani is pretty close to the perfect dog.  She is innately good with children and other dogs, and loves nothing better than curling up next to me for a nap.  She is always HAPPY and spreads that joy wherever she goes.  She starts wagging when she knows I am awake in the morning, and when I call her name, she drops everything to come running back to me, smiling and wagging the whole way.  She is a gift and a blessing!

Tikaani is a phenomenal working dog- she has sailed through pet dog training, and earned her first title in Rally Obedience in only 3 runs.  She earned an APDT Award of Excellence for qualifying for a title with exemplary competition results.  Tikaani exhibited Chinook sledding instinct from the minute she donned her first harness, and runs lead whenever I bikejor or rig. 

Tikaani is the ninth Chinook to graduate to UKC Purebred status, and the first dog from the GreatMountain Cross line to do so.  What does that mean?  Tikaani has 1 great-great-grandparent , Glendon's Sweetie, who was not a Chinook!  Sweetie was a fantastic sled dog, with excellent health, who looked just like a Chinook.   Northdown Kennels bred Sweetie to a purebred Chinook, and her daughter Northdown X Cheena, became the foundation of the GreatMountain cross line.  For over a decade, GreatMountain Chinooks carefully bred Cheena and her descendants to other purebred Chinooks, blending Sweetie's health and working drive into the Chinook population. 

You can find more out about the COA Cross-to-Pure process at
http://www.chinook.org/xbreeding.htm.  Suffice it to say that Tikaani, with her striking Chinook looks and outstanding health, began life as a cross but is now officially a purebred Chinook!  Like I said, she's close to the perfect dog!