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TIMECAPSULE – 1909 Ch. Foo Shan – Chinese import to England then to America and back

  ENG. CHAMPION FOO SHAN – CIRCA 1911 COUNTRY LIFE MAGAZINE ENGLAND English Champion Foo Shan was born and China and exported to England by Miss M. Lawton. Color RED    Sex MALE He has no known birthday or  pedigree, however he finished his English Championship in 1909. Described by writers as being an exquisite headed […]

1881 PAINTING by B. Griffiths – One of the earliest depictions of a chow in England

  Dated 1881 this is one of the earliest  artworks of  the Chow breed in England that I have discovered so far.   Welsh / English provincial school oil on canvas of a red Chow Chow standing on a rug in an interior by artist  B Griffiths. Signed and dated bottom right   B Griffiths. 1881. […]

1924 MAIDSTONE KENT ENGLAND CHOW ENTRY – Rare snapshots and film of owners and dogs

  There are times I hit a brick wall in my chow research, and other rare times when every puzzle piece falls seamlessly into place.   These finds which I will detail below were like opening a secret door to chow history. It all began with a purchase of very small snapshots of a dog show […]

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