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Back when dog show news made the largest newspapers and National headlines (mostly pre WWII) Chow Specialties were many times first announced in one paper, then results reported the day following the grand event.

I have documented each of these shows I have unearthed using period newspaper clippings and vintage archive images.
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1941 National Specialty – Best of Breed bitch – Ch. Ho Han Beautiful

The photo on the magazine cover which I discovered in one of my old Dog News magazines was a really special find, as I had been searching for YEARS for any image of “Beautiful” to add to the archives.   Recently I was paging through yet another edition of Dog News from 1940 and here was […]

1922 CHOW NATIONAL WINNER- BLUE BOY- Very first blue chow to win this honor

This is one of those dog show tales that gives me goosebumps!    I can recall only too well watching many a newcomer to dog shows over my past 40 years in the sport,  as they nervously exhibit their beautiful companion  for the first time……..and literally WIPE UP the competition to win highest honors of […]

1927 Chow National Specialty- Judged by William Scriven of England -Mulfra Chows + family photos

In 1927, The Chow Chow Club of America National Specialty was most certainly a show that goes down in history as one of the clubs’ most well attended and extravagant events,  due to the invitation of the first Chow specialist judge to be invited from England; esteemed breeder of the celebrated Mulfra Chows, Mr. William […]

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