The Chow Chow

for the Judge, the Breeder and the Fancier

an A4 soft covered bound manual of 178 pages with text and pictures.

  

Front Cover Picture: drawn in colour by Christine Farnell (Canada).

All articles, photos,sketches and drawings have been used with the knowledge and permission of the authors and artists. These people have been very generous, and have all said, "its for the betterment of our breed'. Thank you .Reproduction of any part of this manual may only be done with written authorisation.

 

CONTENTS

 

Introduction

 

History

A brief overview and the naming of the Breed

The Chow Chow from the History Books                 

About Judging,Judges and Exhibitors from the History Books                                          

Judging the Chow Chow  -UK                         Diana Phillips

Judging the Chow   - UK                                 The Chow Chow Club

The Smooth,what you see is what you get -UK  Gillian Claxton

My Concept of the Standard -USA                  Ann Crisp

Measuring the Square                                       International Specialists

How to measure the chow chow- USA            Jeff Sedillos

Chow Chow hock vs. normal hock                  ANKC Judges guide

Bettering the Breed - USA                               Scott Wilhelm

Chow Chow articles from Norway                   Mona Selbach 

A positive approach - USA                              Linda Banghart

Chow Chow Articles from Australia                  Ken Pierce

Chow Chow articles from the USA                   JoAnne S.O'Brien D.V.M

The Smooth Chow Chow - USA                      Frank Holloway

Chow Chow articles from Canada                     Paul Odenkirchen

Judging the Chow Chow  - USA                       Dr Sam Draper

Judging the Chow Chow - South Africa             Julia van Rooyen

The Examination – Canada                                Wendy Reyn

A View of the AKC and Canadian Standard     Wendy Reyn

Dogs and all about them Chapter X                   Robert Leighton

The Chow Chow                                              Theo Maples F.Z.S

 

 Official breed standards from around the world:

 

The KUSA standard – South Africa

The UK standard – United Kingdom

The FCI standard – Europe

The CKC standard - Canada

The ANKC standard – Australia

The AKC standard – America

The 1895 UK standard

The 1906 USA standard

The 1925 standard

 

Credits

The South African Standard  with broader detail

Photographs

Available on CD or a printed manual