Leon Janney (April 1, 1917 – July 4, 1980) was an American actor and radio personality from 1920 to 1980. I was so fortunate to have recently had the opportunity to purchase the faded and very yellowed 8×10″ studio portrait of Leon Janney pictured with a chow. With a little coaxing in photoshop I was able to bring out […]
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Circa 1920’s Stud Card for Ch. Yang Fu King
Circa early 1920’s. This is an exciting find of a Stud Card depicting the famous Chow Ch Yang Fu King. These cards were once a popular form of advertising, handed out at shows and given to owners of prospective females to woo them to the virtues of the stud dog. (pre internet dog courting) Can […]
WWI Showing Chows and dog breeding during the war years
This attached article written for Best in Show Daily, is absolutely fascinating, telling of the challenges Chow breeders had during WWI showing and breeding their dogs. The article’s author states, “I’d always assumed that pedigree dog breeding and showing had been forbidden during war. So many times I’d read in various breed books of the tight […]
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