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by Yvonne
Sat May 19, 2012 3:30 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Chowling snores!
Replies: 9
Views: 5847

Re: Chowling snores!

Brandon always snored - really loud. It's a chow thing.

He snored so loud that if we were trying to watch a DVD, you couldn't hear the TV when he was snoring, and when he was between snores, the neighbors could hear the TV! :D
by Yvonne
Sat Mar 24, 2012 7:57 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: So how did you know you wanted a Chow?
Replies: 29
Views: 21541

Re: So how did you know you wanted a Chow?

Bellachow,

So sorry your first chow was poisoned. That's terrible. Was it an accident, or do you think someone did it on purpose?
by Yvonne
Wed Mar 21, 2012 4:33 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: So how did you know you wanted a Chow?
Replies: 29
Views: 21541

Re: So how did you know you wanted a Chow?

When my brothers were younger (before I was born) my parents had a farm. My Mom always talked about a chow they had for 16 years that was the greatest dog ever. So, although I never lived with one growing up, I was raised to believe that a chow chow was the best dog there was. When I was a kid, we a...
by Yvonne
Mon Mar 19, 2012 4:51 pm
Forum: Community Discussions
Topic: Irresponsible Owners!!
Replies: 8
Views: 6308

Re: Irresponsible Owners!!

There also should be a leash law that applies. Are you and your chow on the sidewalk, and the Samoyed runs out of his yard to bother you? Or are you both walking the dogs and they come in contact with each other on the sidewalk? From reading your first post, I thought the Samoyed came out of his yar...
by Yvonne
Mon Mar 19, 2012 4:36 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: behavior changes
Replies: 6
Views: 5662

Re: behavior changes

Hi. Welcome to the Board. Have you talked to your vet? I don't know if this would be the case with your chowgirl or not, but one of my chows started acting really squirrely and it turned out he was starting to have small seizures. They were so mild that you couldn't tell he was having them, but he w...
by Yvonne
Sun Mar 04, 2012 5:23 pm
Forum: Community Discussions
Topic: Unusual request for Chow Chow owners near London, UK
Replies: 12
Views: 8801

Re: Unusual request for Chow Chow owners near London, UK

There is something those of us with chows in the U.S. and areas other than London could do for you. After you propose, if you would like a thread could be started on this site and all our chows could post wishing you good luck and congratulating the both of you. (We frequently post items speaking fo...
by Yvonne
Thu Mar 01, 2012 5:10 pm
Forum: Community Discussions
Topic: Unusual request for Chow Chow owners near London, UK
Replies: 12
Views: 8801

Re: Unusual request for Chow Chow owners near London, UK

Can't help you with the Chow Chow since we are in the United States.

But I would like to say that you have excellent taste to choose a fiance that loves chows. :D
by Yvonne
Fri Feb 24, 2012 6:23 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Teenage Chow Challenging Authority
Replies: 60
Views: 37130

Re: Teenage Chow Challenging Authority

Or maybe she's just trying to test you to see if you love her enough to put up with all this :D

If so, when she decides she is yours no matter what, she will quit and go back to being her lovable self 100% of the time.
by Yvonne
Fri Feb 24, 2012 6:16 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Teenage Chow Challenging Authority
Replies: 60
Views: 37130

Re: Teenage Chow Challenging Authority

Miss V, Really, I agree with you on the muzzle. I always refused to use one, too, on my own chowkid because it wasn't the relationship I wanted. The first time I even thought about getting one was when we were in the basement and a tornado passed by very close, and I started thinking that if it had ...
by Yvonne
Thu Feb 23, 2012 7:33 pm
Forum: Chow Chow Photo Gallery
Topic: Have'nt shown off Rory in a while
Replies: 10
Views: 6476

Re: Have'nt shown off Rory in a while

Looks more like a cinnamon to me, but based on those earlier pictures of red chow chows like Nikki and Bramble, he may turn more reddish as he gets older.

Either way, he's just as cute as he can be!
by Yvonne
Thu Feb 23, 2012 7:27 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Question... heart murmur
Replies: 12
Views: 8944

Re: Question... heart murmur

I bet things will turn out just fine. It's not silly to be attached already - most of us are even before we see our chowchildren face to face. I suspected that was the case. I have seen breeder's health guarntees to take a pup back from the buyer in case of a serious health situation, but I've never...
by Yvonne
Thu Feb 23, 2012 7:10 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Teenage Chow Challenging Authority
Replies: 60
Views: 37130

Re: Teenage Chow Challenging Authority

I've been thinking about this today, and have a couple of other things I'll throw out for discussion. I think some of these are low probability in this case, but maybe if we all keep thinking and talking long enough, we will stumble on something, even if by accident! :) Is it possible the choke coll...
by Yvonne
Wed Feb 22, 2012 7:54 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Question... heart murmur
Replies: 12
Views: 8944

Re: Question... heart murmur

Oh my gosh - what a horrible thing to find out! The first thing I would do is have my personal vet (if you have one that you trust) call the breeder's vet and let them talk directly. That will give you more information on what's really going on and how it may affect the pup's life. Are you in love w...
by Yvonne
Wed Feb 22, 2012 5:42 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Teenage Chow Challenging Authority
Replies: 60
Views: 37130

Re: Teenage Chow Challenging Authority

I'm like everybody else - I think Slush is just totally and completely ticked off about the choke chain incident. Although it is distrubing that it brought about biting to the extent and for the length of time that it has, even with the family. I would definitely dump the trainer, unless he or she i...
by Yvonne
Sun Feb 19, 2012 11:45 am
Forum: Training
Topic: Chow friend getting older; behavior changing
Replies: 3
Views: 6489

Re: Chow friend getting older; behavior changing

It's hard to tell what's really going on when they may be in pain, because chows are naturally so stoic. Doggonwheels.com has some slings, etc. that are specially measured for your particular chow that can help in cases of arthritis and movement that is otherwise painful. The wheelchairs themselves ...
by Yvonne
Sun Feb 19, 2012 11:18 am
Forum: Community Discussions
Topic: Books about chows..
Replies: 4
Views: 4475

Re: Books about chows..

The Chow Chow Club also has some online information and some book recommendations.

I think their web address is Chowclub.org

Like TyChowgirl, I also look on Amazon to check book prices. A lot of times they are less expensive for the same book, even if you choose to purchase it new.


Yvonne
by Yvonne
Sun Feb 19, 2012 9:11 am
Forum: Training
Topic: Yogi needs your help. We need your help. Please look.
Replies: 48
Views: 29326

Re: Yogi needs your help. We need your help. Please look.

How are things going with Yogi? You were talking about maybe putting him down. Before you do that, consider that Yogi may not react the same in another household if there is a strong but loving alpha leadership from the beginning. I think your family should work with Yogi and hopefully it will work,...
by Yvonne
Sun Feb 19, 2012 8:42 am
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Update and question
Replies: 2
Views: 3468

Re: Update and question

Bless you for taking in this sweet guy. Sounds like now you may be hooked on chows like the rest of us on here! As far as helping him with his condition, I had one that was paralyzed in the back legs and eventually had trouble walking at all. Not the same situation, exactly, but I used a wagon to ge...
by Yvonne
Mon Feb 06, 2012 5:07 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: "Almost a Scatter Rug"
Replies: 6
Views: 4616

Re: "Almost a Scatter Rug"

I'm jealous of your large walk in closet! :D P.S. My mother was very nearsighted, and one time when I was still living at home, she was walking around in the bedroom without her glasses on talking to something. I asked her who she was talking to, and she said she was talking to Dusty, her pomeranian...
by Yvonne
Fri Jan 13, 2012 4:36 pm
Forum: Chow Chow Photo Gallery
Topic: Sasha is home!!!!
Replies: 36
Views: 16826

Re: Sasha is home!!!!

Brandon just carried his toys around, too. Never tore anything up.

He liked them, but to him playing was carrying them to the hallway.
by Yvonne
Thu Jan 12, 2012 6:11 pm
Forum: Chow Chow Photo Gallery
Topic: Sasha is home!!!!
Replies: 36
Views: 16826

Re: Sasha is home!!!!

She is so darling! And I am so jealous!

Do you mind my asking who your breeder was? And do they ever have any black chowpups?
by Yvonne
Tue Jan 10, 2012 6:01 pm
Forum: Community Discussions
Topic: THE CHOW IS NOT FOR YOU IF YOU
Replies: 12
Views: 9048

Re: THE CHOW IS NOT FOR YOU IF YOU

This says they can be stubborn! Imagine that - I had no idea!! :D \:D/

Okay, where's the "rolling on the floor laughing" smilie?
by Yvonne
Mon Jan 09, 2012 4:42 pm
Forum: Community Discussions
Topic: THE CHOW IS NOT FOR YOU IF YOU
Replies: 12
Views: 9048

Re: THE CHOW IS NOT FOR YOU IF YOU

Very true!

I bet we could add some of our own finishing sentences to that list. :D
by Yvonne
Sun Jan 08, 2012 6:21 pm
Forum: Special Events, Birthdays & Anniversaries
Topic: Happy 8th Birthday, Nahkohe!
Replies: 7
Views: 8618

Re: Happy 8th Birthday, Nahkohe!

Happy Birthday! \:D/
by Yvonne
Mon Jan 02, 2012 7:34 pm
Forum: Community Discussions
Topic: Best Case Scenerio
Replies: 16
Views: 9496

Re: Best Case Scenerio

Auddymay, hope you made it through the New Year and what would have been your Anniversary okay. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.

Yvonne