Archives for 2014

AN INTERVIEW WITH A CHOW …’SONNY BOY’ SPEAKS HIS MIND

An “interview” from the chow “Sonny Boy’s perspective, this charming 1930’s article touts Ch. Lord Cholmondeley and other top winning chows of the day . What a great little peek into the past through the eyes of a chow and his mum.

1918 LORD CHOLMONDELEY POISIONED AT SHOW

Here is a little bit of history you would be hard pressed to find in the books. Lord Cholmondeley or “Chumley” as he was called, was one of the top 10 sires who contributed to our breed in the USA and a huge winner for both Mrs. Adamston and Mrs Proctor. There was hardly a […]

THE WHITE CHOW

The coat color “white” was mentioned quite often in articles and books of the late 1800’s until about 1915 or so. I want to add more to this page as I find new images and mentions of the white chow which differs from the cream who has “biscuit” ears. These two examples are good ones. […]