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Vicki,

This little tip came from a "fella" who likes his yard alot and he's out there every weekend! Might even get rid of chiggers - you never know!

Here's to a bug-reduced summer

Here's a tip for those of you heading into summer and who have issues with fleas and ticks in their yards... Using a regular Miracle Grow Garden Sprayer or similar, fill it with Hartz Flea and Tick Shampoo (Wal-Mart – it’s Green) and about an ounce of Bleach. Then spray your yard every weekend in th...

Dear All, I am posting this to the Chow lists to which I belong and to some individual Chow folk I know, who aren't on the lists... I am often in the market for rare, out-of-print books from a variety of genre; and one of the ones I've been searching for is Chi Chi the Chow Chow - believe it is a st...

Over here in our country, its tough to see the parents, not even to mention the grandparents. Then I would definitely be asking to see pictures. When it comes to owning Chowlings here, I guess its more or less like a bet unless we are buyin from reputable breeders. You should only ever purchase a p...

You should always see the parents whenever possible. But it is also advisable, where possible to see or at least see the pictures of the grandparents and even the great grandparents. I personally breed for a more moderate head, but I occasionally throw a pup with a heavy head - the heavy heads in my...

if both parents have a closed face then more then likely the pups will too and vice versa...

Actually, a look at the grandparents is a better predictor. If the parents are both heavy but have a fair amount of open faced Chows in their pedigree, there's no telling except at birth.

Cheers,

While I concur with Kiwani on this, I have to say that I personally don't consider a Chow "full-grown" until they are about 18 months of age. Generally by 11 months, they have reached their "adult" height; however, they will continue to add weight via muscle and bone for another ...

pfordeb, Grief is really a profound journey of emotions and can be excrutiatingly dibilitating if one is "unprepared" for it and/or unwilling to engage with it. I am fortunate in that both my parents were founders of and very active workers in the hospice movement - starting in the late 60...

Sean, Now that you have your new deck, to further save your back, consider getting yourself a hydrobath (saves water and time and does an amazing job), a turbo dryer (saves time and does a fantastic job) and a grooming table (saves your back). Personally, I can't imagine life without them. Go to htt...

This is for those of you with a spouse/partner grieving for a dog that has passed and refusing to get another dog... My husband, who is a delightful, kind and generous being, said pretty much the same thing to me when we lost our old girl some 18 years ago - she was 17.5 at the time. Although he cam...

Not if the pup is over 8 weeks of age... you will have to wait. However, if you can get a picture of the pup, side on, at under 24 hours of age, that's the approximate sillohette that the pup will eventually evolve into (with upright ears) at about 3 years.

My Chows are socialised beyond an inch of their lives because they are all either active or retired show dogs. However, there is are cardinal rules about petting strange Chows (I don't unless the Chow asks): First, ignore the dog until it comes to you (you already know that one). Second, strange hum...

Please see the latest about the Chow rescue project in Eastern Washington - just click on the link below.

Foster and forever homes still needed.

http://forum.chowchow.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=10040

Janet, I have seven Chows - yep, 7 - all live in the house and all get along reasonably well - each came in as a puppy (most were born here) and were thus raised by the others. I personally think we tipped over some line at the seventh. When one goes away to a show or the male goes to visit his brot...

May I please have this picture added as my avatar.
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a lot of them feel that the show rings have gotten very political. Many breeders are hating the way many breeds are being downsized for the show ring Interesting. A number of us regularly (well every few years or so) make the trek to the US to the Chow Nationals. We tend to see different dogs from ...

This was the subject of discussion not all that long ago. Just click on this link
http://forum.chowchow.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=9556
and read through what's written there - think it will answer much of your query.

Betty, I am extremely conservative when it comes to vaccines. My puppies get ONE C-3 shot at the age of 10 weeks and ONE more at the age of 15 months and THAT'S IT for life. Ziggy may not be as healthy as you would have wanted when he got the injection; but assuming that he had been weaned for over ...

If you intend to pursue breeding in a responsible manner, then you should ensure that the male has been fully health cleared prior to mating and have the documentation to go along with it. He must be a minimum of two years of age, assuming you are in the United States, to have the first two tests ru...

Please see the latest information in about the Dayton, Washingto chow rescue project underway at
http://forum.chowchow.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=9957

Please see the latest information in about the Dayton, Washingto chow rescue project underway at
http://forum.chowchow.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=9957

Does anyone know if there are any health, personality or size differences between smooth coat and rough coat chows? No to health No to size It is said that Smoothies are a bit more playful that roughs, but not that I can tell; however, I don't presently have any smoothies. The difference is that yo...

Melanie, There are days when I wish I simply hadn't turned the computer on - this is one of them. As someone else has said, many of us remember Kylee from years gone by - and if my memory serves, you and she were some of the first Chow folk I met on the internet some 12 years ago or so - just about ...

Dear Carolyn, I've been away from the computer for over a week, and was saddened when I read this morning that Zena had passed. While it may not seem like it, that you were with her at that time, you were able to let her go onto the next life knowing you were there to say goodbye and knowing you lov...

Robyn, If you know the names of Stephanie's previous owners, you could try 1. Ringing them again and asking them if they remember/have any idea what her "registered" name is (this will be the name under which she was registered by her breeder) - if you can get this, I can tell you who her ...