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James Durden ‘Betty and Chow’ Painting

This stunning painting by James Durden was hard to find information about when it was actually painted.  It was bequeathed by James Durden in my birth year 1958, so could have been painted any time before that.  Note the long and productive career this artist had.

RARE 1936 Dog show photo Chow entry revealed

This photo was one of the biggest risks I have ever taken in purchasing an image in “hopes” of a special Chow find.   The low resolution scan online I could barely make out  the shapes of people, but I knew from the date provided that there was a large chow entry at this particular east […]

1920 First Chow Club of America Specialty Show

Below you will find 2 incredible articles from 1920.  One is an indepth report of the first Chow Club of America’s National Specialty in 1920. Held in conjunction with the Westminster Kennel Club the show drew a total of 245 total entries(double and triple entering classes was very popular in the day)   The other article […]

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