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Thanks, Judith-Ann and Karen! Yes, Moxie is another one from the Redcloud lines. Khana was bred by Judy Allen of Clos de Lion kennels in Ontario, Canada, but her father is a dog owned by Zola Coogan and Paula Titon (Ch Redcloud Bagua of Tienshan). Khana's dam also is heavy in the Redcloud lines. I'm...

I think that the quality of the ingredients is more important than worrying about the protein level, in all honesty. My girls actually do best if they are primarily eating raw meat/bones and not much of anything else. We go through periods where I feed whole raw chicken and they thrive on it. Curren...

Khana thinks that when the temperature is sub-zero (especially if the wind is blowing) then that's the VERY best time to wander around sniffing and checking out every possible mouse trail. It doesn't seem to bother her that I'm bundled up and yet shivering, repeating "hurry UP and potty, Khana!...

Karen, it is just heartbreaking to hear what you and Joey are going through. It is just so wrong for a dog his age to have to suffer with these conditions. A friend of mine went through a very similar situation with her chow and I felt so bad for her. It's hard enough having to make the decision to ...

My girls know all sorts of tricks. We have fun learning new things and they're very eager to figure out what gets them the special treats (they really like salmon treats). They all shake paws, wave goodbye, and spin circles. Khana really throws herself around in circles while I make "woo-wooo!&...

Aloha, I am very sorry to hear of all the problems your sweet little girl has gone through in such a short amount of time! I do hope that you've informed the breeder of all the problems and that the breeder has done something to try to alleviate your financial burden. No Chow should be born with all...

Thanks, everyone! Khana sends a warm "woof" in appreciation for the comments too! We ventured out a couple of times this week. On Tuesday we went and voted. I could hear people giggling as we were in the little voting booth and I looked down to see that Khana was standing beside me, her fr...

Today was especially tough for Khana as we went to the big grocery store with all the tantalizing smells. We went through the bakery area and one of the checkers intercepted us. I saw her looking at us and then she headed out from around the counter and I thought "oh boy, here comes the questio...

There's a lot of controversy about the pack theory and about Millan. Modern trainers see him as someone who has set back the concept of positive training by about 20 years and they find it pretty sad. While a few things he promotes are good concepts - like sufficient exercise and leadership - his me...

Buddha4me - very glad you found something he really likes! Having an array of things that the dog likes is vital to training. You might try other "people" type foods when you can, like tiny cheese cubes or tortellini or beef, so that you develop a variety of "training only" treat...

The theories behind clicker training are scientifically sound and will work wonderfully on chows as well as pretty much most mammals. The clicker is optional to me - I use an enthusiastic "YESSSSS!" as my reward marker (which is always followed by a reward of some type). This type of train...

Another quick option until you can do something more permanent is to use visible electric fencing. They have low voltage fencers and you can just run a wire along the area of the fence where he can get out. All you need is the fencer, a grounding pole, the wire and either insulators you can attach t...

Dang it, I posted a response and then got an error message and it all went away! *L* Here's a quick photo of Khana with her pack - not a great photo, but she was wondering why we weren't heading out (we always GO somewhere when I put her pack on). Posing for a photo is not nearly as fun as going int...

Thanks, everyone! I'm really proud of her. In some ways she takes to working as a Service Dog naturally, in other ways she has to really try hard. I'm lucky that she is naturally sweet and kind and accepting, and is truly a nurturing soul. She WANTS me to be happy. It's really difficult for people t...

Khana has officially stepped into her new career as a Service Dog. I decided several months ago that we needed to complete the training to make her into an actual Service Dog. She already had all the obedience training and socialization she needed to handle being out in public areas without a proble...

I'm really curious as to what a "bad spay" is. Could you explain to us what your vet told you about the problem with Jewel and why he thinks it's because of a spay done seven months earlier? I've assisted with thousands of spays and what you're describing doesn't make sense to me (not blam...

a little update on Miss Chyna. I remembered I had an emergency prescription for a new antibiotic because the old one wasn't working with her flare ups.so I had it filled.started her on it Wed.and by Thurs. night I could see she was feeling a little better.the vet isn't sure why antibiotics sometime...

melanie, if i were you, i wouldnt give sam sam the breeder man the time of day!!!!! he couldnt shine your shoes.lol. Awww, you mean we should stop entertaining everyone?? What's a forum without a good argument on it? *LOL* It's time to go run the Tazer monster anyhow - she takes a good half-hour of...

I love my girls!

They just fit my personality, and have more "fire" than any of the males I've had.

Melanie and the gang in Alaska

I know it's natural for chows to go after critters but I'd feel so terrible if one of mine went after a cat, too. I had indoor cats for years and they were always good with them, but outdoors is a whole different story. I'm not sure they'd even associate an outdoor cat with the ones they used to liv...

You have been on every site in the country on a witch hunt with every one of the breeders in the country just about, so why would I tell you anything about what I have done or what I am in the process of doing? This is so blantantly ridiculous, and yet so very typical of the nonsense you post. Have...

The chows I've had have all been critter-hunters. It's just part of their instinctual background. I let my dogs out into my FENCED yard one night, and a porcupine had gotten into the yard. The two chows (Kylee and Dora) tried to kill it. I ran out in the dark with a flashlight (pouring rain, slippin...

Sam, I'd be glad to read anything you want to tell us about your breedings. I am 100% interested in knowing how you are improving the breed, because I do think that improvements are needed and conscientious breeders should be working toward healthier and more sound chows. But since you refuse to sha...

Sam, if you really want to promote health certifications and proper breeding in chows, you need to learn some tact and humility. You're back-pedaling SO fast and I know that posting your own breeding information is not going to happen - which is hypocritical, in my eyes. When I do a search at http:/...

What you want to look for in a breeder is concrete FACT that they do the proper health certifications. Many will say "oh yes, our dogs are certified healthy" but unless they offer up the OFA numbers so that you can check yourself, they may or may not have actually done the health testing. ...