This unique chow artwork has a fascinating story behind the artist Lewis “Dude” Larsen and his historic postcard business. He created a number of dog portraits along with his “ranch life” inspired scenes. The artist also played a ranch hand in the movie called “Stallion Canyon”1949 –reference SOURCE Lewis H. Larsen was born in 1909 in […]
Fay Compton – English Actress and her chows circa 1919
Its always such a treat to discover I have more than one snippet or photo of a person with their chows. I had the actual article above in my albums for years, then as I was paging through looking for something else I realized I also had an autographed postcard of the actress with […]
Artist – C. Francis Wardle – Portrait of Muff – Pet of T.R.H. Duke and Duchess of Kent
This beautiful and rare etching above is a print I purchased from the U.K. which measures about 8×10 in size. It is on heavy stock and slightly embossed to frame the dog. This is the lovely chow called “Muff” (or also seen in print as “Mouff”) who was a gift to Prince Edward […]
1985 ARTICLE- The Smooth Chow Comes out of the Closet – by Zola Coogan
This historic article written by Zola Coogan of Redcloud Chows, first appeared in the May 1985 Kennel Review. The author, along with the breeders named below , were instrumental in reviving interest in the smooth coated chow chow in the United States and ultimately returning the smooth back to it’s rightful place in the 1986 Standard after a […]
1925 Cartoon – The Beans family and a Chow puppy – Coolidge inspired no doubt
I love this cartoon which surely must be referencing President Calvin Coolidge’s Boston Terrier “Beans” with the chow puppy representing the new Chow arrival in the Whitehouse , Tiny Tim. The President and his wife Grace, from 1923-1929 had a cornucopia of beloved pets accompanying them on a daily basis…and even on their vacations! READ MORE […]
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