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1930-40 Dapper gentleman and his Chow-studio portrait

This photo was hard to resist when it came up for auction. And I did resist for 3 rounds of it being listed and not selling. Finally, I was able to negotiate a wonderful price with the seller and here is the result! It is so very rare to find images this crisp and professional […]

1930 ARTICLE – DOG NEWS – Claire Knapp Penney reminisces of the “old style” chows and sportsmanship

  I just ran into this article in my June 1930 Dog News and felt it was still so relevant today that I had to share.  Written by the highly respected Breeder, Exhibitor and judge, Mrs. Claire Knapp Penny (SEE RELATED ARTICLES AT BOTTOM OF POST).  Claire reminisced about original chow type, and how little of […]

1930-1931 Album pages reveal love for Yen Sen

Pinching myself!! I still can’t believe that I was able to get such detail from this photo that surely would have been tossed out as worthless by many. I had my own doubts but had to try!! Hours of photoshop work went into this as it was my favorite of all 11 images purchased on […]

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