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by christina chow mum
Thu Dec 12, 2013 6:57 am
Forum: Community Discussions
Topic: Pack problem... Non chow
Replies: 10
Views: 10808

Re: Pack problem... Non chow

Oooops! Sorry... :silenced: :silenced: :silenced: was just picking up on this: ".... The whole situation is stressful. I'm just wishing I could find a job and get me and my animals out of this house..." I just thought that as the problem seemed to be associated with the Rottweiler/others i...
by christina chow mum
Mon Dec 09, 2013 10:40 am
Forum: Community Discussions
Topic: Pack problem... Non chow
Replies: 10
Views: 10808

Re: Pack problem... Non chow

Well, it sounds like you are really stressed out, feeling hopeless and possibly angry about where you are at right now. I do sympathise and as I only have /had one dog I can't be of much help I'm afraid. It's also possible your stress may be passed on to your dogs thereby forming a vicious circle of...
by christina chow mum
Mon Dec 09, 2013 10:23 am
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Sweet Chow Chow Smells
Replies: 4
Views: 2949

Re: Sweet Chow Chow Smells

Yes, I've been down that smelly road with Ming. Stress is definitely the cause of "smellies" I think. After so many chronic storms here recently, I almost had to go near him wearing a mask like they do on bikes in Hong Kong...phew!! :cry: :cry: But...........that's all past now we've got s...
by christina chow mum
Mon Dec 02, 2013 7:00 am
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: BED OR NO BED?!?! That is the question.
Replies: 21
Views: 17889

Re: BED OR NO BED?!?! That is the question.

Bucksey9 said: "...iv never seen one before LOL I said shes a chow chow and the only dog who has a blue tongue...." Ha ha, thanks for the post but a slight correction...there are TWO dogs in the world with a blue tongue . The Chow chow and the Tsar Pei ... both Chinese, very similar breeds...
by christina chow mum
Fri Nov 29, 2013 2:35 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: BED OR NO BED?!?! That is the question.
Replies: 21
Views: 17889

Re: BED OR NO BED?!?! That is the question.

Allo allo allo...! People will start talking if we carry on meeting like this LOL!! \:D/ \:D/ \:D/ Psssstt... =; =; A last quickie on your walking lead topic... when I first got Ming he was a tiny little frightened teddy bear and I carried him around in a baby pouch in front of me for about 4 months...
by christina chow mum
Fri Nov 29, 2013 12:57 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: What walking lead to use??
Replies: 35
Views: 17702

Re: What walking lead to use??

OI YOU!! Stop all that apologising, you hear me? Otherwise I shall pop round for tea and complain to your Mum! LOL! Also stop being a "scardeycat" about keekee...you'll make her paranoid! LOL! You know what happens to scardeycats in Grammar School, e? This gang of right yobos in school uni...
by christina chow mum
Fri Nov 29, 2013 12:42 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Shedding?
Replies: 12
Views: 6951

Re: Shedding?

Right, okay, many thanks for the link I will pop in later to see. Yes.....hhhhmmm...sulphodene..jogs a memory...my mum used to give us "sulphur" tablets in the long hot post war English summers when we were all covered in very itchy "heat bumps"...I will do a surf on that as well...
by christina chow mum
Fri Nov 29, 2013 12:33 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: HAPPY THANKSGIVING CHOWLIES! WOOF WOOF!
Replies: 6
Views: 3662

Re: HAPPY THANKSGIVING CHOWLIES! WOOF WOOF!

Oh thank God your’e OK! HELLOOO! What a coincidence! I have missed you on the Forum lately and was about to PM you and Lilly to see if you are both all right bearing in mind the freezing cold, those piles of clothes and thinking you had both got lost somewhere in the woods! Nice to hear from you aga...
by christina chow mum
Fri Nov 29, 2013 11:26 am
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Shedding?
Replies: 12
Views: 6951

Re: Shedding?

Thank you so much for taking the trouble to explain my queries. I really appreciate it. Holistic yes, I have seen it in pet shops but had no idea what it was. I will think about what you have written as I don't think I have a diet problem with my Chow but good info to keep. =D= Which led me on to th...
by christina chow mum
Thu Nov 28, 2013 10:05 am
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: What walking lead to use??
Replies: 35
Views: 17702

Re: What walking lead to use??

It's only me again Rob...ha ha. Sorry if this seems like "nit-picking" but I finally found a photo of EXACTLY the same harness I got for Ming, except his colour was red, made of really strong nylon with adjustable straps. I got it when he was about a year old and it lasted until last year ...
by christina chow mum
Thu Nov 28, 2013 8:13 am
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: What walking lead to use??
Replies: 35
Views: 17702

Re: What walking lead to use??

Great Rob! =D= =D= I just "linked in" on the WOZA CHOW HARNESS ha ha... Don't know what others will say, but personally I would have bought 6 of these....if i'd known they existed...sob! It's a little different to the harness I got for Ming which was red nylon and padded but for all that i...
by christina chow mum
Thu Nov 28, 2013 7:45 am
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Playmate for my Chow Chow
Replies: 20
Views: 9771

Re: Playmate for my Chow Chow

Hi again Oscar's Mum no problem with "PMing" you some photos but I already shoved some pics into the Photo Gallery under "Ming, Me & Greece" and under "Walkie Walkie Lookee See" in General Discussions. There are not many so you won't get bored...LOL! That was a pain...
by christina chow mum
Thu Nov 28, 2013 7:28 am
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: HAPPY THANKSGIVING CHOWLIES! WOOF WOOF!
Replies: 6
Views: 3662

Re: HAPPY THANKSGIVING CHOWLIES! WOOF WOOF!

Ha ha ha! Thanks Rob for the thanks for Thanksgiving... Christ! gotta get out more....LOL!
by christina chow mum
Thu Nov 28, 2013 7:21 am
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: BED OR NO BED?!?! That is the question.
Replies: 21
Views: 17889

Re: BED OR NO BED?!?! That is the question.

Oooopps our msgs got crossed Rob. Have a look at my above re cooling mat idea. He he! I spose a hot water bottle would do just as well filled up and in the freezer...hum :idea: :idea: Yes, they are nosy little buggers, lol! Every time my mobile rings Ming is right there to see who it is? Ha ha ha! Y...
by christina chow mum
Thu Nov 28, 2013 7:09 am
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: BED OR NO BED?!?! That is the question.
Replies: 21
Views: 17889

Re: BED OR NO BED?!?! That is the question.

Constantina, I hereby send you a great big high 5 !! Your comment re “ cooling mat ” has given me a brilliant idea for another invention to add to my Deluxe Pret A Porter line of home-made contraptions I have made for Ming. :idea: :idea: It is always sweltering in Greece in the summer. This year we ...
by christina chow mum
Thu Nov 28, 2013 4:03 am
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Playmate for my Chow Chow
Replies: 20
Views: 9771

Re: Playmate for my Chow Chow

Yeah... I know the problem with "outsider dogs" very well...unfortunately. It comes with the "territory"...hum. Poor old Ming has never "met" another chow in his life so I have no idea how he would behave with one. #-o #-o On the other hand, his behaviour with "oth...
by christina chow mum
Thu Nov 28, 2013 3:17 am
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Question about changes once my puppy reaches adulthood
Replies: 1
Views: 1854

Re: Question about changes once my puppy reaches adulthood

Hi Crumpet, Wow! You seem to have described exactly what my life with Ming has been, the behaviour, character, etc. You also seem to have the "Chow issue in the outside world" completely under control. Bravo! =D= Thinks: My only "problems" in the outside world with Ming, sad to s...
by christina chow mum
Thu Nov 28, 2013 2:30 am
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: BED OR NO BED?!?! That is the question.
Replies: 21
Views: 17889

Re: BED OR NO BED?!?! That is the question.

A cooling mat e? Ha ha...Hhmmm... wish I'd heard of this last Summer...ho ho!. Just to prove that my home made contraptions, of which I am very proud, actually WORK, here is the proof! =D= =D= =D= =D=
by christina chow mum
Wed Nov 27, 2013 10:52 am
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: HAPPY THANKSGIVING CHOWLIES! WOOF WOOF!
Replies: 6
Views: 3662

HAPPY THANKSGIVING CHOWLIES! WOOF WOOF!

Happy Thanksgiving to all chows and chowlies from Ming!
by christina chow mum
Wed Nov 27, 2013 10:43 am
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: BED OR NO BED?!?! That is the question.
Replies: 21
Views: 17889

Re: BED OR NO BED?!?! That is the question.

Tsk tsk Rob....ha ha! So you see, it's true what I said, your chow will teach YOU and not the other way around. Half the time we spend so much energy, time, money we 'ain't got and worry trying to make their lives more "comfortable" when all they really want is to flop on that little bit o...
by christina chow mum
Wed Nov 27, 2013 10:19 am
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: My baby Chow's weight.
Replies: 5
Views: 4148

Re: My baby Chow's weight.

Just a last "quickie" from me on this. I checked my Ming's health book and see that when he was exactly 2 months old he weighed just 3 kilos. He had been through a dreadful experience before I finally got him having been mistreated etc. and was very hungry but I remember that my Vet told m...
by christina chow mum
Wed Nov 27, 2013 10:06 am
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Shedding?
Replies: 12
Views: 6951

Re: Shedding?

Hi Pinoy51, many thanks for your input. I agree, a very difficult case, sort of hit and miss and hope Thor's Dad finds a solution somehow. In the meantime, I am curious about this "menu" of yours... "...Their diet: mixture of holistic pebbles and Pedrigree wet food. treats: pedigree d...
by christina chow mum
Wed Nov 27, 2013 9:51 am
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: What walking lead to use??
Replies: 35
Views: 17702

Re: What walking lead to use??

=D= =D= =D= Any time....ha ha...best thing to get the guys in the know to sort you out...
by christina chow mum
Tue Nov 26, 2013 10:57 am
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: My baby Chow's weight.
Replies: 5
Views: 4148

Re: My baby Chow's weight.

Errmmm, welcome to the Forum with your baby chow girl and please don't take this amiss....but have you taken her to your Vet yet? The first thing he will do is weigh your puppy and you all go on from there. You said: "she looks really healthy eats all her food and never had any health issues ti...
by christina chow mum
Tue Nov 26, 2013 10:46 am
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: BED OR NO BED?!?! That is the question.
Replies: 21
Views: 17889

Re: BED OR NO BED?!?! That is the question.

Hi Rob! So your'e in here now, e? Ha ha ha! (That is the question...whether it is nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune...as old Will said...) and you are just STARTING! LOL! Don't worry, I know we all like our "babies" to be in bed at the proper time...L...