Below are a series of photos I have been sitting on for quite some time waiting to pull all the clippings together into an article and it all began with this original 1917 press photo I acquired was released following Admiral Deweys death the same year. This loyal little Chow mascot found on the streets […]
BREED PIONEER -1911-1933 Claire Knapp Penney Dixon and her Clairedale Chows
In November of 2013 when ChowTales Archive was in its infancy, I ran across an outstanding website that covered everything you could possibly want to know about one of the leading fanciers in early American Chow history, Claire Knapp Penney of Clairedale Chows. I immediately wrote to the site owner Ken Spooner of Spooner Central […]
1895 TIMECAPSULE – CH. T’IEN – History’s first red Champion bitch – In Tring Museum
CH. T’IEN HISTORICAL INFO English Champion Ch. T’ien (FEMALE) Date of Birth: May 4, 1895 England Died August 1903 – she was donated as a taxidermy exhibit to the Tring Museum in London demonstrating an outstanding chow bitch of the day Registration number: KCSB 1720A Bright orange red with white skirts and tail 17″ […]
1898 – Lun Tai – Smooth chow China import – Miss Casella owner
NAME: Lun-Tai (male) DATE OF BIRTH: 1898 – China OWNER: Miss Casella – England COAT: Red smooth coat This smooth chow photo I have seen many times in various books over the years, but only recently did a 1903 article reveal the name and origin of this handsome dog “Lun Tai”. Miss Casella, the dog’s […]
1890 Chin Chin IV – Chinese import owned by Lieutenant Armstrong
This short article with a lovely black chow named Chin-Chin IV pictured is one I have been hanging onto for years and intrigued by the very early date of this show and dog (1892). This dog was being shown side by side in England with the great Chow VIII who the first standard was based […]
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