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COLLECTION – Circa 1924 – Photo collection from England – Possibly Mrs David Wagstaff of Ledgeland Kennels – USA

I am pinching myself!!!!  What an incredible discovery!!!!   8 photos (11 total) originating from England of a chow breeder/exhibitor …… and to top it off I have 3 more photos from a different source that picture this same woman showing the light colored chow you see in the group shot below. Those will in […]

1941 National Specialty – Best of Breed bitch – Ch. Ho Han Beautiful

The photo on the magazine cover which I discovered in one of my old Dog News magazines was a really special find, as I had been searching for YEARS for any image of “Beautiful” to add to the archives.   Recently I was paging through yet another edition of Dog News from 1940 and here was […]

ARTICLE- The Chow Chow Club (England) Founded 1895

Below you will find a wonderful article circa 1985 in a British dog publication , highlighting the first 90 years of England’s rich chow breed history.   All the photos are from the article which showcase some of the most prominent breeders and dogs of the eras being discussed.   I’m so happy to have this gem […]

ChowTales featured in AKC Gazette – June 2016 issue! Article by Love Banghart

Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine that the magazine I spend COUNTLESS hours in, researching old chow articles, show wins and stud books, would ever display the ChowTales name in print!!!   I am deeply honored and grateful to Love Banghart for her gracious write-up, using valuable breed column space in this publication to […]

BREED PIONEER- 1920’s – EUGENE BYFIELD – Chino Kennels, Grasmere Farms

In the early 1920’s Eugene Byfield established his Chino Kennels (Grasmere Farms)  near Chicago in Barrington Illinois .  At one point this breeding/show kennel of exquisite chows housed  nearly 100 dogs.  It was a great loss to the breed in 1930 when Mr. Byfield was killed in a polo game .  In addition to his […]

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