In November of 2013 when ChowTales Archive was in its infancy, I ran across an outstanding website that covered everything you could possibly want to know about one of the leading fanciers in early American Chow history, Claire Knapp Penney of Clairedale Chows. I immediately wrote to the site owner Ken Spooner of Spooner Central […]
Archives for May 2016
1895 TIMECAPSULE – CH. T’IEN – History’s first red Champion bitch – In Tring Museum
CH. T’IEN HISTORICAL INFO English Champion Ch. T’ien (FEMALE) Date of Birth: May 4, 1895 England Died August 1903 – she was donated as a taxidermy exhibit to the Tring Museum in London demonstrating an outstanding chow bitch of the day Registration number: KCSB 1720A Bright orange red with white skirts and tail 17″ […]
1898 – Lun Tai – Smooth chow China import – Miss Casella owner
NAME: Lun-Tai (male) DATE OF BIRTH: 1898 – China OWNER: Miss Casella – England COAT: Red smooth coat This smooth chow photo I have seen many times in various books over the years, but only recently did a 1903 article reveal the name and origin of this handsome dog “Lun Tai”. Miss Casella, the dog’s […]
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