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COLLECTION – Smooth Chow Photos from various sources (pre 1960)

Below I am gathering together photos and other depictions of some of the early smooths in America , Europe and China,  to give an overall picture of how this beautiful coat variety had changed very little before 1950.  When the smooth chow was removed from the American Standard in the 1940’s the majority of the limited […]

VINTAGE – THE DOG NEWS MAGAZINE-CHOW FEATURE ARTICLES AND COVERS

Before parent club magazines such as ChowLife , The American Chow Chow or Chow Chatter…..there were the all breed magazines which would highlight the Chow in special features every few months, along with a chow cover. This is where breeders would advertise, breed specialists and judges would write amazing articles and many of the regional […]

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