ChowTales

  • HOME
  • BREED HISTORY
    • HISTORY OF THE CHOW OVERVIEW
    • WHY DID CHOWS CHANGE
    • 1865-1930 HISTORY TIMELINE
    • EARLY CHINA IMPORTS
    • SMOOTH CHOW HISTORY
    • SITE REFERENCES AND RESOURCES
  • STRUCTURE & GAIT
    • CHOW GAIT VIDEO – NEW
    • CHOW STANDARDS HISTORY
    • STRUCTURE AND STANDARD
  • SHOW & BREEDING
    • TOP CHOW TIME CAPSULES
    • TOP BREEDERS-KENNELS
    • NATIONAL SPECIALTY SHOWCASE 1920-1950
    • NATIONAL & WESTMINSTER
    • ANTIQUE PEDIGREES
    • EARLY STUD BOOK ENTRIES
    • DOG SHOW SCENE
    • INTERNATIONAL
  • HISTORIC ARTICLES
    • NEWS & MAGAZINE ARTICLES
    • THE CHOW-HUMAN BOND
    • SANDRA MILLER COLLECTION
    • CHRIS CLUCAS COLLECTION
  • CELEBRITIES
  • PHOTOS
    • PHOTO COLLECTIONS
    • PHOTO RESTORATION PROJECTS
  • COLLECTIBLES
    • CHOWS IN FILM
    • ART & PAINTINGS
    • CHOW LITERATURE
    • MAGAZINE COVERS
    • CHOWS IN ADS
    • CURIOSITIES
    • CHOW EPHEMERA
    • CHOW BRIC A BRAC
You are here: Home / Archives for BREEDERS & KENNELS

YOU ARE VISITING THE BREEDERS-KENNELS CATEGORY

Click the most recent article entries to this category below
CHECK THE LEFT COLUMN FOR THE ENTIRE LISTING OF ARTICLES IN THIS CATEGORY
___________________________________________________________________________________

ARTICLE – 1939 Tally Ho (of Flora Bonney) Launches a New Era

1939 GAZETTE ARTICLE – TALLY HO CHOWS When I was looking through my folders of old chow articles this weekend I stumbled upon this photo and could not help but stare and daydream about all these chows in their brand new state of the art kennel/living quarters.   How many chow GREATS are peering out […]

1985 ARTICLE- The Smooth Chow Comes out of the Closet – by Zola Coogan

This historic article written by Zola Coogan of Redcloud Chows, first appeared in the May 1985 Kennel Review.  The author,  along with the breeders named below , were instrumental in reviving interest in the smooth coated chow chow in the United States and ultimately returning the smooth back to it’s rightful place in the 1986 Standard after a […]

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 […]

  • « Previous Page
  • 1
  • …
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • …
  • 19
  • Next Page »

More from this category

  • 1930 TIME CAPSULE- CH. FAR LAND THUNDERGUST -3X National and Westminster winner
  • BREED PIONEER – The GREENACRE KENNELS of Actor-Director E.K. Lincoln
  • BREED PIONEER -1911-1933 Claire Knapp Penney Dixon and her Clairedale Chows
  • BREED PIONEER- 1920’s – EUGENE BYFIELD – Chino Kennels, Grasmere Farms
  • COLLECTION – Circa 1924 – Photo collection from England – Possibly Mrs David Wags...
  • 1918 ARTICLE- Rare images of breeders and chows. Mention of first Chow specialty to come in 1920
  • ARTICLE – 1939 Tally Ho (of Flora Bonney) Launches a New Era
  • The Chow in Russia – A complete timeline of the breed history by Tatiana Zakharova
  • 1924 ARTICLE – The Ledgeland’s Kennels of Mrs David Wagstaff
  • Rare advertisements gifted to the ChowTales archive by Layla Loveless. Thank you!!!
  • A special treasure from the Far East Kennels Zifferer family
  • Demolition of the stunning 1920’s Oriental pagoda The Far East Kennels
  • ARTICLE -1936 Country Life Magazine-Mrs. Mannooch and her famous Choonam Chows – Rare find
  • ARTICLE- Mrs Mannooch and her famous Choonam Chows of the 1920s-1940s
  • 1920s ink blotter ad- Lyonore Metal- featuring the Far East Chow Kennel
  • 1917 Mrs William Baer of Moosilauke Kennels with 4 of her Chows
  • 1920 Benched Dog Show snapshot-RARE – 3 chows-possibly Mrs Waller of Sum Chows
  • 1890’S TREASURE – Great Grandson of English Chow breeder Ellen Woodcock contacts ChowTal...
  • 1904 First Edition Hondenrassen – 8 Chow pages- H.A. Graaf Van Bylandt
  • 1907 Very rare chow pages and photos from the Melbourne Sporting Library
  • 1907 Photo of Miss Armyne Gordon and chows – Lady’s Realm Magazine
  • RESTORATION -JUNE 1926 Mineola Long Island Dog show- RARE- Chow entry photo
  • OMAR CHOW family photos- Priceless chow and child playing dressup
  • 1920s Rare snapshots discovered of foundation chows “Pickles” and “Lenming”
  • ARTICLE -1940 When Chows Discovered America
  • ARTICLE- Top Legacy Chow strains in America

NEWSLETTER SIGNUP

Click here to sign-up

Archive FAQ

Click here for FAQ

CONTACT THE CURATOR

[email protected]
Privacy policy

Recent Comments

  • 16 Fierce Dog Breeds That Served as Warriors in Ancient Times - Exploring Animals on A PALACE CONCERT Tang Dynasty (618-907) Oldest known painting depicting a chow like dog
  • nya~ on Merle Oberon- actress and her chow
  • alphabitch on RESTORATION – 1944 Dunns Eat Shop – Old chow looking in – Little Rock Arkansas
  • Leslie Hull on CELEBRITY -1935 Cleanthe Carr Illustrator – Chow wedding
ChowTales on Facebook
guest book

SEARCH BY KEYWORDS

SEARCH BY CATEGORY

SEARCH BY MONTH

© 2025 Sandra Miller