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BOOK – Circa 1906 – THE DOG BOOK by James Watson -Chow pages

I am thrilled to have finally obtained the following 5 Chow pages from this very rare publication entitled “The Dog Book”: A Popular History of the Dog, with Practical Information as to Care and Management of House, Kennel, and Exhibition Dogs; and Descriptions of all the Important Breeds. New York: Doubleday, Page, 1906. Two volumes. […]

1907 Postcard featuring unique chow depiction

1907 POSTCARD MILTON KENNEL SERIES 594 How could I not add this unusual depiction of a “chow” to my collection? It shows just how varied the descriptions were of the breed back in the late 1800’s-early 1900’s when the “Standard” had only just been written in England. Chows were described by travelers and writers with […]

1930 RARE Smooth chow trade card

This is such an unusual trade card I simply had to have it for the ChowTales archives . I was actually surprised no one else was bidding on this unique piece of smooth chow ephemera (my lucky day) !! The chow in this photo reminds me SO much of the smooth chow pictured below from […]