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1918 ARTICLE- Rare images of breeders and chows. Mention of first Chow specialty to come in 1920

Note: text in red can be clicked on to read more This circa 1918 newspaper article is filled to the brim with some very rare and fascinating material . To begin with, the photos feature one of the most famous and discerning chow breeders in American history , Mrs Virginia Waller (left) who owned […]

UPDATED -1922 Gentleman Jim Corbett heavyweight champion and his chow Foo

UPDATED:The above image is a new addition to the archives added on November 19, 2021 (original post written in 2016). This was the restoration I was certain I couldn’t pull off, but with patience and taking a HUGE risk on a 100 year old photo with WATER…..I was able to tease the gum backed tape […]

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 […]