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ACTRESS- Billie Burke -Wizard of Oz “Glinda” with mention of her chow Zuzu

What a find…it all started with the little 1920 snippet from the newspaper, which led me down the Yellow Brick Road in search of a photo of this very famous actress and one of her chows.  Knowing that the chow named “Zuzu” was in the silent film “Sadie Love” with Billie Burke was the icing […]

NEW – CHOW HISTORY video by Sandra Miller

CLICK “WATCH ON YOUTUBE” if you prefer more of a full screen experience I promise this to be ANYTHING but a boring history lesson. ENJOY! Over 8 months of production time in the making and decades of collecting data, original images and ephemera………This video finally came to fruition! As creator and curator of the ChowTales […]

Folklore legend- How the chow got its blue tongue?

“INDIGO” by Sandra Miller ©2023 WHY DOES THE CHOW HAVE A BLUE TONGUE YOU ASK? As the folklore legend goes…. (my own interpretation of different versions) Many moons ago in the mists of time, Buddha embarked upon an artistic adventure. Accompanied by his Chow dog, they were to paint the sky a rich indigo blue. […]

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