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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 […]

RESTORATION – 1944 Dunns Eat Shop – Old chow looking in – Little Rock Arkansas

Circa 1944 Photo restoration- I knew this would be a favorite photo for my collection simply on the subjects alone…a chow waiting in front of a Diner….nothing else epitomizes “Chow Time” more. The bonus happened when I converted this little snapshot to black and white to look for details, and discovered the chow’s face is […]

Comparisons of 1906, 1925, 1941 and 1986 American Chow Standards – by Mary Wuest

Compiled by my wonderful friend and long time chowist Mary Wuest (past historian of the CCCI) the Chow standard below is a comparison of all 4 AKC Chow Standards which have been in play since 1906.   The changes are marked in  black, blue and pink lettering to show the differences made at each revision. This was […]

1897 – Chow Standard bookplates from Races de Chiens

The bookplate scans from this very unusual breed book in multiple languages were graciously  donated to the archives by Cathy Clapp.   There are some extremely important chows in these images including Ch. T’ien.  A bitch considered to be in contention with Chow VIII to be the ideal chow by which the first Chow Standard was […]

ARTICLE -1925 The New Chow Standard -AKC Gazette -Wallace MacMonnies

CLICK HERE TO FIND  THE ARTICLE IN AN EASIER TO READ PDF FORMAT First and foremost I would like to thank long time Chowist , Cathy Clapp,for her permission to reprint this priceless contribution in the ChowTales Archive.  Cathy scanned this AKC Article, written by highly regarded chow authority Wallace MacMonnies detailing the alterations to our American […]

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