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Thanks. I'm transitioning to a grain free food, Wellness Core for large dogs. I have read some Chows can be allergic to chicken but have used chicken on advice of vet to get Bear interested in eating when he was on medicine that killed his appetite. In researching skin issues salmon oil was highly r...

Hi, I was wondering if a Chow's fur is very coarse? Bear is battling low thyroid and his fur is growing back after the shelter where we got him had to shave him. But his fur is very dry and coarse. We've nicknamed him Velcro because everything gets stuck in it. Do you have any advice on how to impro...

Thanks again for responding and for the advice. As I said Bear is our first Chow even if he's a mix his personality seems chow. We are doing a number of the things you suggest. I think because this is our first experience with more than one dog we are not use to the rough play. We are also noticing ...

Thanks for responding. There are times it seems like it is play. Bear will also do humping motions toward Nikita nut he also does this when my husband prepares to walk the dogs. Other times it seems like Bear isn't playing, there has been some growling a quick sharp biting actions that don't always ...

Hello, We recently adopted a dog from a kill shelter that was listed as a Chow/Samoyed mix. We have never owned a chow. We already have a 2 year old Samoyed. We named the chow Bear, he is somewhere between 8-12 years old. We are treating him for low thyroid, arthritis and have treated him for Ehrlic...

Hi. I'm a new chow owner. Bear is actually a mix, listed at the shelter a Samoyed/Chow. We have a 2 year old Samoyed. Bear may be anywhere from 8 to 12 years old. Has anyone every brought an older chow into their family where they also had another dog? We are having issues with Bear being to rough w...