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ARTICLE – 1939 Tally Ho (of Flora Bonney) Launches a New Era

1939 GAZETTE ARTICLE – TALLY HO CHOWS When I was looking through my folders of old chow articles this weekend I stumbled upon this photo and could not help but stare and daydream about all these chows in their brand new state of the art kennel/living quarters.   How many chow GREATS are peering out […]

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 […]

Sandra Miller Collection -PRE 1930 U.K. MAGAZINE ARTICLES

Below you will find articles from  my personal collection discovered in  a variety of all breed BRITISH MAGAZINES AND NEWSPAPERS DATED BEFORE 1931   1915 Mrs O. Gordons Blue chows     Save Save Save Save Save Save Save

Sandra Miller Collection -AFTER 1930 U.K. MAGAZINE ARTICLES

Below you will find articles from  my personal collection discovered in  a variety of all breed BRITISH MAGAZINES AND NEWSPAPERS DATED AFTER 1931 1936 HUTCHINSON’S DOG ENCYCLOPEDIA Hutchinsons Dog Encyclopaedia was at the end published in 52 Parts. magazines were produced in alphabetical order and each magazine featured two or three breeds of dogs…Part 9 […]

Artist – Archibald Thorburn (1860-1935) Chow paintings

  It is an absolute honor to the chow breed to have had one of the leading British wildlife painters of all time, depict these 2 chows in his artworks.   The one above entitled “Orange Pekoe” circa 1903 I would love to have in my own collection.  This piece was created in Gouache and measures 14.5 […]

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