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1901 Dr. Kinyoun receives 2 smooth coated “Chow” dogs from China

Here is an incredible photo accompanied by this article describing the details of these two beautiful Chinese “chows”, which the esteemed DR. KINYOUN obtained as a gift from a sea captain while acting as quarantine officer at Angel Island, Cal. While the dogs may not seem like the modern chows of today, they are described […]

BREED PIONEER – The GREENACRE KENNELS of Actor-Director E.K. Lincoln

ABOVE IS A VERY RARE IMAGE OF ACTOR E.K. LINCOLN ADVERTISING HIS CINEMA WORK AND HIS DOGS…A TREASURE FROM MY PERSONAL COLLECTION Mr.  E.K. Lincoln and his Greenacre Kennels was one of the most prominent figures in early American chow history  with an amazing legacy of winners and producers, not to mention his incredible legacy […]

1919 TIMECAPSULE – CH. HILDEWELL BA TANG -English Import to America

CH. HILDEWELL BA TANG HISTORICAL INFO English Champion Hildewell Ba Tang Date of Birth:  September 19, 1919  England Registration number:   KCSB 1305AA -GB Dark Red Male Sire: Pusa of Amwell Dam: Pickles Breeder:  Mr. A. Allwright Owner in England:  Mrs. B.F. Moore Sold to America at possibly 2 years of age according to Eugene […]

1865-1930 HISTORY TIMELINE- Earliest Chows and Breeders of England and America

The concept for this ChowTales Timeline  has been my “baby” (and nemesis) since the archive first opened  years ago.  I work all the time from outlines myself and thought, maybe if I find them useful, other chowists and researchers may also find this style of history outline easy to navigate and study. When you see […]

Circa late 1800’s – A matter of Original Chow colors

Discussions regarding what original chow colors were in China have come up many times over the years,  s0 when I ran across this article in my collection today to clarify that only solid colors, with possible shadings on the britches and tail have ever been acceptable in all countries and registration systems, I thought it […]

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