This amazing letter from E.A. Burrows of the famous English smooth chow kennel “Penhow”, was written to Mrs. Lucas who assembled the antique pedigree book mentioned in my recent article.. The 4 page letter below is filled with both additions and corrections to these rare handwritten pedigrees dating from 1905-1940’s. Take special note of the opening paragraph […]
1898 -Picture Telegraphy featuring a chow in an English newspaper
When I first saw this amazing line drawing depicting a chow, little did I know the political messages embedded in this cartoon until I read the “explanation” by the author. Of course I then had to find out a little something about what “Picture Telegraphy” was all about and learned SO much by reading this […]
The Chow in Russia – A complete timeline of the breed history by Tatiana Zakharova
The history of the Chow in Russia dates back to a relatively recent era, just following WWII, when a black chow chow female was brought to The USSR from Manchuria. Her name was Lotus-Yu Pai. Below you will find this amazing and in depth compilation of Russia’s Chow history in chronological order,( including photos) from that […]
CIRCA 1905 Antique pedigree records album from England -Gift to the archive from Pat Robb of Mi Tu Chows
Circa 1905 – 1930s. Below you will find a TREASURE trove of over 50 well preserved antique chow pedigrees from England , generously gifted to the Chowtales archive by Pat Robb. The pedigrees are in the order they appear in the album documenting one of our breed’s earliest breeding programs , based on the foundation of […]
2017 CCCI Recognition Award to ChowTales
What an absolute honor it was to receive a text from Layla Loveless at the CCCI Awards Banquet to hear the Parent Club had given ChowTales this special recognition award for preserving the history of the breed. A special and heartfelt THANK YOU to Linda Love Banghart, Zola Coogan and Layla Loveless for their […]
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