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1927 – PRIMEMINISTER DAVID LLOYD GEORGE’S CHOW

The Primeminister was  keen on the Chow Chow breed of dog and had a particular favourite known as ‘Y Chow Du’ [The Black Chow]. He owned 3 Chows that I have discovered so far.   Bandy, Beauty, and Chong.  This photo above came from a 1927 German bookplate which is also below. Above is the bookplate […]

1928 Far East Kennels- rare article in Oil O Matic sponsored magazine

There is so much amazing information about the earliest chows  packed into this short 2 page  article , and it provides a vivid picture and window into what it must have been like to own a chow in the Roaring Twenties.  I love the description of  “the vanguard of the Lordly Chinese dogs peering through the windows […]

The Red Carpet is Paved with Chow Pawprints

THE RED CARPET IS PAVED WITH CHOW PAWPRINTS At the April 2017 Chow Chow Club Inc. National Specialty in Chicago which just finished last week, the theme was “A Red Carpet Affair”. To celebrate the many celebrities that have owned and loved chows throughout the Golden Years of Hollywood and beyond, I offered my personal […]

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