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EARLIEST MENTIONS OF IMPORTED CHOWS FROM CHINA

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This category may contain duplicates of posts found in other categories on this site, but I felt they needed to also be grouped into a special category of their own for ease of research sake. You will find some of the earliest mentions of Chinese chows , chowlike imports from China, and early chow likenesses in art and photos in these posts. Some you may need to scroll around a bit but the references are there (eg stud book entries ...look for Chinese imports)

EARLY 1900’S LOCAL PORTLAND OREGON SHOW ENTRY

When I discovered this article about our local Portland Oregon Benched show in 1904, it really struck a chord.   How exciting to see what dogs were entered and my imagination runs wild thinking of what those two dogs looked like in person.  Dr. Pilkington who owned the dog “Chink” actually has a handler listed.   I […]

THE FIRST WRITTEN PROOF OF THE CHINESE DOG OF CANTON -1780’s

This article below is fascinating, giving insight into the very first impressions of the Chinese dog we now call the “Chow Chow” at it’s initial discovery in the early 1780s.  It amazes me that in comparison…. the Giant Panda was only discovered by westerners  in 1869  with both animals being from China The first reliable mention  […]

RARE DOCUMENTATION-CHINESE IMPORT ATTEMPT

This 1922 article  is very rare documentation of an attempt to import numerous chow puppies from China. For me this is “local’ history as Mr. Alexander was from the Tacoma Washington area as you will see his estate (scroll down) Not all Chow history is a joy to research…. but as an archivist…history is history.  […]

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