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1890 TIME CAPSULE – CHOW VIII – HE SET THE STANDARD

This very rare photo of CHOW VIII was taken from a book and I restored a high resolution version for the archives.  The antique etching below was most likely based on this photograph   ENG. CH. CHOW VIII  HISTORICAL INFO CHOW VIII was born in China, Oct 1890 Imported to England in 1895 by Miss […]

1893 TIME CAPSULE – CH. BLUE BLOOD

 PICTURED ARE CH. BLUE BLOOD (left) WITH HIS SIRE PERIDOT II (right). Both dogs were among the earliest of chows bred outside of China and extremely important to both European and American Chow history.  Chances are…a bit of “Blue Blood” could be coursing through your own chows veins. CH. BLUE BLOOD HISTORICAL INFO      Date […]

1901 TIME CAPSULE – CH. RED CRAZE

 CH. RED CRAZE HISTORICAL INFORMATION   Breeder: Mr. Sawtell of the United Kingdom Owner: Mrs. Scaramanga of Kwhy Kennels From 1901 up to the first World War, Ch. Red Craze was the most influential chow. Red Craze gained 30 Challenge Certificates in the U.K. Crufts Best of Breed winner in 1908 Weight was 38 lbs. […]

BOOK-The Chow Chow Club, Inc. Celebrates 100 years by Rose Estes

The Chow Chow Club, Inc. Celebrates 100 years by Rose Estes. Celebrating 100 years of the Chow Chow Club Inc’s existence, this book takes a close look at the earliest days of the breed in North America. The lives and contributions of foundation dogs and their breeders are documented and traced, helping provide an intimate […]

Sigmund Freud and his Chows in photos and video

Photo above is of Freud and 2 of his chow puppies from Yofi’s first litter, Tattoun (named for Marie Bonaparte’s chow Tattoun) and Fo, named for Freud’s Stone Dog of Fo.  The photo was taken in the summer of 1933 at Hohe Wart. Read more about the puppies in the outline below Sigismund Schlomo Freud; […]

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