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1914- 8 Chinese import chows – Judge William P. James – 1st west coast chow kennel

This 1914 article from the Los Angeles times is really interesting in  the number of imports the Judge brought from China during a time when the chow was rarely seen on the west coast, in fact the article states the judge had the ONLY kennel of chows on the west coast.  Most chows in these […]

1913 ARTICLE – Show classes started for chows with light shadings

This 1913 American newspaper article  cites the above dog pictured (left) as the one being “given the gate” (disqualified) for having light shadings on his mane and breechings.   England had a special “light shadings” class for such dogs of otherwise typey quality.  Solid colors were preferred and in America they were severely penalized for shadings. […]

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