I am the proud owner of the “the worlds oldest chow!! Here is another treasure that makes you stop and think…hmmmmm how long did the average chow live back then.
I found this newspaper article some time ago and recently acquired the original photo used for the article… A real piece of chow collector history!. This could possibly be a smooth but it is hard to tell laying down. The head looks very smoothie in coat texture. .
See the original press photo featuring the front and back of the image from the newspaper archives
Oldest Dog in United States (The news article converted to text)
MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1934.
Oldest dog in the United States is claim made for Crow,a black chow,owned by Mrs. J. Mack, Burlinggame Calif.ornia. He’ll be 21 in May.
His mistress declares there is no other registered dog of his age in this country and that he’s the world’s oldest chow. Crow’s normally black hair has turned gray and muzzle and paws are white. 
AND BELOW IS ANOTHER 1929 REFERENCE TO THE EL CHER KENNELS AND THEIR OLDER CHOWS
My Chow, Ariel is 18 years old. (2015)
She lives in Takoma Park, MD.
Wow Larry that is amazing. Is she still with you? Bless her heart and yours for taking such great care of Ariel!!!!!
I have a very light colored cream [almost White] female chow, chow who is 13.5 yrs old. She started getting more rust colored on her topside after 8yrs.
But she is in amazing good health. She can still jump out of my semi truck on to the ground, which is a huge distance for her small stature.
my Chow Griffin just turned 16 years old
That is not a chow chow has ears of a husky and has the nose and muzzle of a lab
Hello jack. This is what chows looked like in the 1930s. The original 1930’s article and press photo both state that ‘Crow’ was a chow. Chows have similar ears to huskies as they are both northern breeds. The face of a very old chow takes on the look of a lab at times. Each dog is unique in how they age