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1927 Chow National Specialty- Judged by William Scriven of England -Mulfra Chows + family photos

In 1927, The Chow Chow Club of America National Specialty was most certainly a show that goes down in history as one of the clubs’ most well attended and extravagant events,  due to the invitation of the first Chow specialist judge to be invited from England; esteemed breeder of the celebrated Mulfra Chows, Mr. William […]

1879 TIMECAPSULE – CHINESE PUZZLE – The little “Chow” girl who started it all

As defined in the dictionary:    Chinese puzzle; an intricate puzzle consisting of many interlocking pieces.   A very complicated or perplexing situation. The above definition certainly describes this perplexing little girl who was the first “chow” representing the breed at shows.   Public interest in Chows for breeding and exhibition began in 1880 when well known […]

2016 PHOTO RESTORATIONS

I love this photo so much. the woman has such a gentle and loving expression focusing on her beautiful chow. I wonder if this is a blue as the face is lighter than the coat even in the original version. LATE 1800’S Eton Schoolboy and his chow – Rare set of albumen prints. These two […]

CURATED COLLECTION – Chows and Antique Cars

I’m sure you can tell by the ChowTales logo I designed that my favorite Chow collectible is ephemera showing Chows with old cars.   I have been working on restoring  the ones in my private collection for years and now have enough of them to make a decent Curated Collection in the archive.  Many of these […]

Legendary Blue Chows of a Mongolia monastery visited by Dr. K. H. Abshagen

The article you are about to read below is one of the single most important references we have today to original Chinese Chow type, character and overall description of the breed in his homeland.  There have been various published “mentions” of the legendary blue chows being raised by monks in China and Mongolia, but rarely […]

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