A SPECIAL THANK YOU RIITTA ROPPONEN FOR THIS WONDERFUL CONTRIBUTION TO THE ARCHIVES.
I have isolated and adjusted all the photos and posted them separately below so you can get a clear look at the kennels and chows from this 1920’s article. Its an absolute treasury of rare images.
FROM RIITTA~ Here is yet another interesting find. J La vie a la campagne seems to be a French magazine, this issue is from 1927, I copied the cover and the chow article for you. The chows mentioned in the photos are Champion Tommy Dodd of Ting Hao, Mi Li Koo,Bittany, T’Kell’Sie Black Jane and Bonzo, who apparently is also from T’Kell’Sie kennel. Also the buildings in the photos are T’Kell’Sie kennel’s. Unfortunately my French isn’t that good and the text is soooo small I can’t read everything, but I find this very interesting piece of chow history – Le Chow Chow chien a la mode.
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I have enjoyed this very much. The Chows are really lovely to see and the pups looks almost like they do now in 2014. I noticed that the rear structure of these Chows in to standard. The tail root and the heel on the foot/leg in a straight line to the ground. You do not see that much now in the modern Chow Chow.
I have been a Chow person since 1985 or so, and have two now.
Once again thank you for sharing this wonderful information and photos. My the always be Chow Chow Dance of Happiness.
E. Haigwood