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1880’S – 1930 – Chows in Profile – COLLECTION

Below find a sampling of photos I have selected from the archives of Chows who all pre date 1930 in both Europe and America.  This is a very good comparison of how consistent the breed was at this time.  The first row or so of dogs date from the late 1800’s through the teens.   The […]

Circa late 1800’s – A matter of Original Chow colors

Discussions regarding what original chow colors were in China have come up many times over the years,  s0 when I ran across this article in my collection today to clarify that only solid colors, with possible shadings on the britches and tail have ever been acceptable in all countries and registration systems, I thought it […]

1890 TIME CAPSULE – CHOW VIII – HE SET THE STANDARD

This very rare photo of CHOW VIII was taken from a book and I restored a high resolution version for the archives.  The antique etching below was most likely based on this photograph   ENG. CH. CHOW VIII  HISTORICAL INFO CHOW VIII was born in China, Oct 1890 Imported to England in 1895 by Miss […]

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