Some time ago, one of my favorite chowists in England and breed history buff, Chris Clucas sent me scans of all the earlier Chow studbook records from The Kennel Club in England, beginning in January of 1902. At the time when I received the scans, I was immersed in some other project and never did […]
RESTORATION – 1902 Baby with Chow on fur rug
Circa 1902 Beautiful baby with a gorgeous young Chow. This incredible photograph comes from England and is in beautiful condition for something so old. The sepia version I love as much as the black and white restoration I did, but I do like seeing the details in the faces etc. in the black and white. […]
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 […]
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