THE AMERICAN CHOW CHOW magazine showcased our beloved breed in the show ring and whelping box in midcentury America from 1940-1967. A few more issues were created under the same name with a new editor after 1967.
There are so many important chows and breeders listed in this historic and rare article that I will eventually “plug in” some more photos into the slideshow at the bottom of this article of these greats, since I have most of them in the archives. I particularly appreciate Mrs. Baers’ notes at the end of each “era” highlighting the top winners and producers of that decade.
I hope you enjoy reading this well written first hand account by a pioneer chow great in America. A top breeder who saw it ALL…being witness to the Chow craze from the start. As an aside, the author was the wife of one of the most famous doctors in America at Johns Hopkins hospital. Their kennel name was Moosilauke . William S. Baer organized the first Orthopaedic Outpatient Clinic in 1900
SLIDESHOW BELOW OF ARTICLE REFERENCED CHOWS
I will be adding more slides as I locate the photos in my archives. Arranged by year
Late 1800s Rare photo of Chesea Pensioner with Miss Casella 1907 Ch. Chinese Chum 1st American Champion 1914 EASTERN STAR WON WESTMINSTER OVER AN ENTRY OF 52 CHOWS IN 1914 Early 1900s Ch. Greenacre Li Ping Tow 1919 Lord Cholmondeley Early 1920sCh. Winsum Min T’Sing 1921 Virginia Waller with Sum Sultan / photo credit The Woof Gang 1922 Ch. Blue Boy 1924 Victorious of Tien H’sai 1925 Ch. Choonam Brilliantine 1928 Ch. Son of Min T’Sing 1930 Ch. Clairedale Son Too 1931 Ch. Crimson Pao 1932 Ch. Yang Fu Tang 1934 Blue Cheriton of Dingley Dell 1937 Ch. FarLand Thundergust 1937 Ch. FarLand Thunderstorm 1940 Ch. Jimmie Boy 1944 Ch. Ledgelands Blueberry Rare image of Ch. Chia Wan’s Blue Monarch
So interesting!
Thank you so much Ann! I’m so glad you enjoyed this article!!! Chow!!!
This article was most interesting but I was surprised by the slide show Ch.Chows. Without exception, everyone of them were open faced. I wonder when closed face Chows became a norm too? Anyway, thanks for your article!
Hello Barbara, I’m so glad you enjoyed the article and photos. For the most part the chow breed remained more moderate in head without excess skin and wrinkles until about the 1970s -80’s. The changes up until then were gradual from the 40’s-60’s. If you haven’t read my article about WHY DID CHOWS CHANGE, here is the link https://chowtales.com/why-did-chows-change/