1890 Chin Chin IV - Chinese import owned by Lieutenant Armstrong

This short article with a lovely black chow named Chin-Chin IV pictured is one I have been hanging onto for years and intrigued by the very early date of this show and dog (1892). This dog was being shown side by side in England with the great Chow VIII who the first standard was based upon.

A couple of weeks ago I was going through my records and discovered that all along I had another outstanding article with an etching of the same dog PLUS a huge bonus…..a description of Chin-Chin by the owner of the dog himself. There are also some intriguing details about the required “curl” of the chow tail (I have read this many times before) and the way a very old chow’s tongue may become more red; Something many chowists still observe today in their seniors.