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1896 Book- An American Dog Abroad and the Foreign Dogs he Met – by Frank Pope Humphrey

My trail of research on the Princess of Wales and her chows, lead me to this charming book written in 1896 from the point of view of a traveling pug dog named “Tony”. The dog tells of his travels with his master to visit the dogs and pets of Royalty throughout England and beyond. […]

1895 ARTIST Ernest M. Jessop- silverpoint etchings of 2 chows owned by the Princess of Wales

Every time I unearth one of these elusive “oldest of the old” puzzle pieces in our British chow history I feel as though the lottery has been won. I purchased this single page from THE SKETCH magazine (England) to get a better look at this article and of course the 2 photos depicting Chows […]

ARTIST- C.P. Shilton – British Illustrator -Circa 1930s, The Girl at the Wheel

This 1930’s British advertisement has a very “Clara Bow” feel to it. Clara was an Amarican silent film sensation (The Original “IT” Girl”) who was reported to have several red chows to match her hair. Seen often in Hollywood in her red convertible La Salle Roadster with her chows as passengers. CLICK HERE to read […]