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"Curiouser and Curiouser!" said Alice......coined by Lewis Carroll in Alice in Wonderland in 1865. When researching the worlds most ancient breed, you are bound to come across many strange and wonderful (and even some bizarre) curosities and "believe it or not" moments which I will post in this amusing category.
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BELIEVE IT OR NOT..CHOW ODDITIES

1937 FREDERICKSBURG DOG MART

  Little did I know when I purchased this intriguing original 1937 press photo, that I was going to be searching for a history lesson to go along with it!.   The chow (look at that straight rear) waits patiently for his “forever home” to choose him, while another dog eats kibble from a tray. READ […]

1935 WORLDS OLDEST CHOW

 I am the proud owner of the “the worlds oldest chow!! Here is another treasure that makes you stop and think…hmmmmm how long did the average chow live back then. I found this newspaper article some time ago and recently acquired the original photo used for the article… A real piece of chow collector history!. […]

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