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My wife is a cat person and had no intentions of ever having a dog. I was born into a family of "dog" people and something had to give. I had a chow about 25 years ago and finally convinced my wife that a "Chow" is not just another dog. I told her that we probably wouldn't have t...

I've got both of my kids on Purina Pro Plan, Salmon and Rice. It's specifically for dogs with sensitive stomachs and/or skin. I feed it to help with Brisco's scratching and it has made his life much nicer. I've read about Nutro but it is not available here and I'm extremely happy with the food i'm f...

Sixchows, I agree completely. I chose to have Chows based on there temperment. I think it is wrong for people to try to change a breeds whole history of breeding. If you want a dog with a different personality then choose a breed that suits you to start with. Here is a post from another topic that I...

My two are completely trustworthy around people. I walk them off of the lead and they mingle with the other dogs and people too. I take them almost everywhere and let anyone pet them that would like to, almost every child that sees them wants to pet the fluffy dog. But if anyone tried to come into m...

Sorry Sixchows, An open mind about what? I guess I don't know what you are pointing out with the article. All I was saying is that his teeth may not be filed. I don't know if he's mean or not just that if he is at least the general public won't be trying to have Chows banned because of it being call...

I've seen dogs with teeth very similar to those and they were not mean and they had not been filed down. The dogs simply had a rock fetish. It didn't matter what the owner did, the dog just loved to chew on rocks and by the time he was about 5 years old his teeth were probably more worn than those i...

I find that two Chows is more than twice the work of one. Brisco, my male is such a good dog that I was a bit spoiled. Dixie, my 10 month female is a great dog also, but raising another puppy is a bit of work. Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't change it for anything. Like Judy said, twice the love. Als...

Once again you seem to have some sort of way to word things to come up with an answer. It sounds like your speaking about science in one statement and then about creation ledgends in the next? Your proving my point. That no one knows why the Chow has a black tongue. Your saying that the Chow and Sha...

I think I'll stick to the Chinese legends, I've always liked them. There are too many animals, including a large number of other dog breeds from cold climates and high altitudes that don't have black/blue tongues. Melanin might have something to do with why they are that color, I don't know. but it ...

I think you would find that there are, or at least were not 10 years ago, any regulations in place in the U.S. about bottled water. You can put water into a bottle straight from any faucet and sell it as "bottled" water. And if it comes from the ground as with most other water, there are m...

Most puddles only exist shortly after a rainfall and don't last very long. Have you known anyone who's dog has ever had Giardia? I don't. I'll stop on this topic, because people believe different things and I'm stubborn, you will never convince me that it's is practical or warranted in giving a dog ...

Gee, it must get very costly if you have horses or any other large pets if every animal gets bottled water, or, aren't farm animals as important? If I thought that the water was poisening farm animals I'd stop eating any meat and I guess vegetables too, since the water is being used on them also. I'...

I'm sorry, but I'm not sure what you're point is with this statement. I may sound a bit mean but I wouldn't be bragging about wasting money on bottled water for my dogs. My dogs drink from just about any source they can find including, puddles, pools, hoses, and even the ocean which certainly isn't ...

Judy, That is too funny. We tell our little girl Dixie to "pull her britches up" all of the time. There is something about her back end that makes it look like baggy nickers or britches. When they run around we clap our hands behind them and say, gonna gitcha gitcha gitcha and they tuck in...

Brisco does this exact thing, it's 2 minutes of laughter from my wife and I. This probably only happens once a week or so now that we have Dixie but before he had her to play with it was almost daily. I've got it on video and anyone who watches or witnesses it can't believe that he can run that fast...

I'm no expert, but I would suggest starting the brushing routine as soon as possible. Since she was so badly matted I would imagine that she is not use to being brushed much, if at all. I started mine on day two, just going through the motions, not actually putting any pressure or anything just gett...

Judy, Milly and Mabel I'm glad that you are not insulted, that is not at all what I intended or would ever do, or if I did there would be no question about it anyway, LOL. As I said, I am lucky, not only that my dogs don't run off but also that Perth, which is a city of 1.5 million people still has ...

Mandy, wow!, did you hit the nail on the head. We did not notice the change with our 2 1/2 year old boy, just lucky I guess. With Dixie though it's just as you described. I actually just started noticing it about 3 weeks ago when I found that her left hindquarters had a few mats in the coat. I thoug...

Bruinsmom, There coats a very diferent. Brisco, the more red of the two dries in an hour or two on a nice day. Dixie the 8 month female takes 6 hours probably after a good soaking. Her coat is changing and we are wondering if it is going to become more like Brisco's or not??? Her undercoat is much, ...

This is for Judy Fox. I'm sorry if you see yourself as a failure, because I certainly did not say that. I said that I feel sorry for those of you that have dogs that never GET to let them off of there leash. NOT that I feel sorry for the dogs or that you were not good dog owners or that your dogs we...

If anyone is interested I have a small photo album that I will regularly add pictures to at: http://WWW.PHOTOBUCKET.COM search for BRISCOSDIXIE
to see the pics.

8 years and not off the leash? You should start that sort of thing almost immediatly I think. I feel sorry for those of you that have dogs that never get to let them off of there leash. My two go on a 25-40 minute walk everyday off of the leash and have never been a flight risk. They wander around t...

I hope you enjoy these. It always amazes me when I read that there are chows out there that actually don't like the water???? Dixie on her float, Brisco in his pool, The two of them in the Avon river and the kids and I at the beach. http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a173/briscosdixie/Dixie7monthslou...

Neither one of my two Chows will use the $125.00 dog house that I built for them. I finally gave it to my neighbor. We have a ground level deck with a verrandah over it and they sleep there in ALL weather. I don't think you could get them to sleep inside and I certainly don't see anything wrong with...

Just a quick note. I have no problem with using a choke or, "Hex" collar for training. I have seen people use these as a general collar though and this is very dangerous. It may sound obvious to most but please never leave one of these collars on your dog unattended. I know of a Boxer that...