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- Fri Jan 23, 2015 12:00 pm
- Forum: Community Discussions
- Topic: Is it right for us? (Family with small child)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 22149
Re: Is it right for us? (Family with small child)
If you get a puppy that grows up with your small dogs you should have no problem, providing you are dealing with a good bloodline. My chow came from a breeder whose entire family was in on the hobby and all pups were handled by kids from the time of birth. The breeder herself had 6 children so there...
- Fri Jan 23, 2015 11:54 am
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Chow chow and relations with other dogs
- Replies: 10
- Views: 13536
Re: Chow chow and relations with other dogs
Hi there! Your English is very good. My chow chow just turned 2. When we got him at 8 weeks we already had an 11 yr old toy breed and a 4 year old rescued husky mix. Wookie was heavily socialized and spent a lot of time with my mother's dog and the dogs of my friends. He gets along very well with do...
- Fri Feb 07, 2014 11:26 am
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Sushi is now home!!!! <3
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3701
Re: Sushi is now home!!!! <3
He is just adorable!
- Fri Feb 07, 2014 11:03 am
- Forum: Community Discussions
- Topic: Puppy Buyer Beware!
- Replies: 14
- Views: 10719
Re: Puppy Buyer Beware!
Normally I avoid threads like these, but as the proud, happy owner of one of Carla’s Rhenegade Chows I feel I should offer my testimony in her defense. First of all, kudos to Carla for being one of the dwindling number of breeders who raises open faced chows as opposed to only the heavy boned, wrink...
- Mon Jan 27, 2014 10:18 am
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: I desperately need advice!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3315
Re: I desperately need advice!
It sounds like a typical scenario where 2 chows of the same *Censored Word* have difficulty coexisting peacefully. They are both female, right?
- Mon Jan 27, 2014 10:16 am
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: anyone with cream chow?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 17682
Re: anyone with cream chow?
I have a cream boy who loves the woods, creeks, swamps, you name it. He can get very dirty, but I must say he is very tolerant of letting me wipe his feet and body as much as I need to. Also, chows are so clean that they will spend time cleaning themselves. I've watched him pull debris out of his fu...
- Thu Jan 16, 2014 1:21 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Our chow Bear!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6063
Re: Our chow Bear!
He is very adorable!
- Thu Jan 16, 2014 1:20 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: A chow and a toy dog
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4408
Re: A chow and a toy dog
My chow gets along very well with my toy mix as well as 2 toy dogs that my friend has. He has grown up with them, so that may make a difference.
- Thu Jan 16, 2014 1:17 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Is it common for Chows to itch a lot?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5092
Re: Is it common for Chows to itch a lot?
I know that 2 of my dogs itch frequently, not due to fleas, and that when I give them sardines I see a marked reduction in the amount of scratching they do.
- Tue Dec 03, 2013 9:18 am
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: One of the best films EVER.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3972
Re: One of the best films EVER.
That was a very touching movie. Great real life story!
- Wed Nov 27, 2013 3:18 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: BED OR NO BED?!?! That is the question.
- Replies: 21
- Views: 18443
Re: BED OR NO BED?!?! That is the question.
In my experience, my current chow and previous chow mix both like to lie on hard surfaces most of the time. I suspect they've got adequate padding with all that fur!
- Wed Nov 27, 2013 2:59 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Sally will join us
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4550
Re: Sally will join us
You are a real hero. Seriously. There seems to be a lot of chows in the Phillipines. I am very grateful for people like you!
- Wed Nov 27, 2013 2:56 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Question about changes once my puppy reaches adulthood
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1880
Question about changes once my puppy reaches adulthood
Hi, everyone. I've mentioned several times that I do have a 10 month old chow and that he is really good with other dogs (as well as cats). I've had him since he was 8 weeks old. I have also admitted that I am new to puppies since I have always rescued adults dogs. Pups are a lot of trouble but with...
- Wed Nov 27, 2013 2:34 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Playmate for my Chow Chow
- Replies: 20
- Views: 9897
Re: Playmate for my Chow Chow
Thanks for your kind words. Actually, Wookie and Rio both seem to really like other dogs. Wookie has been raised with both male and female dogs as well as small and large breeds. Rio was in foster care for 1.5 years before being adopted and he was kept on a farm with about 15 other dogs for company....
- Thu Nov 21, 2013 11:21 am
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: New chowling!!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3976
Re: New chowling!!
I love your open-faced baby. She is beautiful!!!! I love all animals but the open-faced chows are always number one for me!!!! Congratulations.
- Tue Nov 19, 2013 8:06 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Life Span of a Chow
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8384
Re: Life Span of a Chow
My Chewie was a rescued chow-husky mix and he lived to be 16 yrs and 8 months. I got him when he was 4. He was perfect.
- Thu Nov 14, 2013 1:58 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Playmate for my Chow Chow
- Replies: 20
- Views: 9897
Re: Playmate for my Chow Chow
Thank you!!!!!!!!!!1
- Wed Nov 13, 2013 5:23 am
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Chows and Baths
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5585
Re: Chows and Baths
My chow runs in the woods a lot and we are forever combing burrs out of his fur and wiping mud off his legs from him running in the creeks out there. Sometimes he comes home with his face covered in black muck!! So, even though they are a clean breed, I have given him a good rinse with the hose and ...
- Wed Nov 13, 2013 5:06 am
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Playmate for my Chow Chow
- Replies: 20
- Views: 9897
Re: Playmate for my Chow Chow
I got my Wookie at 8 weeks old and he has grown up with a 4 year old rescue dog I adopted last year. Wookie idolizes and adores his big brother. He follows him everywhere and whines for him; they go running together in the woods for an hour each morning and evening. Wookie is now 10 months old and I...
- Wed Aug 07, 2013 6:55 am
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: 'Purebred' question
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4646
'Purebred' question
I would like to pose a genuine question about something that has been bothering me in regards to what constitutes a purebred Chow. I’ve heard people suggest that if a Chow has a merle pattern it must be because there is something else mixed in the bloodline somewhere, hence the dog cannot be 100% pu...
- Wed Jul 31, 2013 7:36 am
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Brindle Chow Chow?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 30013
Re: Brindle Chow Chow?
He looks like a Merle to me. AKC doesn't recognize Merles, but I don't hold the AKC in such high regard anyway. Their 'standards' have really hurt this breed and a lot of others as far as I'm concerned, so I wouldn't worry about whether Leo's color is officially recognized by them. Whatever his colo...
- Tue Jul 16, 2013 10:14 am
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Women, unsympathetic towards neutering
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6066
Re: Women, unsympathetic towards neutering
Yes, my post was in response to your original message. I can appreciate it if you meant it in jest, but I don't think it is a lack of humor on our part that we didn't take it that way. The sad fact is, there are many human males who feel exactly the way you described when it comes to neutering male ...
- Mon Jul 15, 2013 5:09 am
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Women, unsympathetic towards neutering
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6066
Re: Women, unsympathetic towards neutering
Just for fun, let's throw a little education into the mix and add that a man getting a vasectomy is not the same thing as a male dog being neutered. Not even close. A man who gets the v-snip is not desexed, he's still fully a man, he just can't knock anyone up. He still has his testicles, for heaven...
- Mon Jul 08, 2013 9:17 am
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Pet Insurance - which company would you refer?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6858
Re: Pet Insurance - which company would you refer?
I decided to get insurance for my new puppy. My vet thinks it is a good idea and I have 3 friends who have it and personally recommend it. One friend really likes her policy through SPCA. She has used them with good, efficient results. I chose Pet's Best after doing days of research. You will find p...
- Wed Jul 03, 2013 11:18 am
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Desexing question?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 12676
Re: Desexing question?
I have a much adored purebred male pup who is now 5 1/2 months old and thriving. I brought him home at 8 weeks and he was neutered at 6 weeks per the discussion I had with my breeder. Chows are my favorite breed, but all breeds have a caveat or two and with chows it is that they are prone to not get...