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1922 C. Gardner Sullivan – famous screen writer with his Chow “Ching” from Siberia

  C. Gardner Sullivan was born on September 18, 1884 in Stillwater, Minnesota, USA as Crawford Gardner Sullivan. He is known for his work on All Quiet on the Western Front (1930), Alibi (1929) and Hell’s Hinges (1916). SOURCE IMBD This 1922 newspaper snippet makes me very curious , what part of “Siberia” this chow […]

1914- 8 Chinese import chows – Judge William P. James – 1st west coast chow kennel

This 1914 article from the Los Angeles times is really interesting in  the number of imports the Judge brought from China during a time when the chow was rarely seen on the west coast, in fact the article states the judge had the ONLY kennel of chows on the west coast.  Most chows in these […]

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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