Is my Fei Chow Open/Smooth Bred?
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Is my Fei Chow Open/Smooth Bred?
Hi,
Been trying to understand more about the difference between the Open/Close Face and Rough/Smooth Coat too. The place where I got her says she's pure bred, however most of the time, the vet tech and some helpers from pet welfare organization will say that my mix has some chow in it.
I reckon mine is Open/Smooth kind and how to tell if its pure or mix?
Pictures of Fei Chow:
Been trying to understand more about the difference between the Open/Close Face and Rough/Smooth Coat too. The place where I got her says she's pure bred, however most of the time, the vet tech and some helpers from pet welfare organization will say that my mix has some chow in it.
I reckon mine is Open/Smooth kind and how to tell if its pure or mix?
Pictures of Fei Chow:
Re: Is my Fei Chow Open/Smooth Bred?
Hi
your Chow looks indeed liken an open/smooth Chowtype to me.
The blue tongue and the straight hint legs with the curled up tail, are the most dominant features of pure Chow.
Straight up trianlge ears and the loose skin with the lion mane are the next clear indication for a pure bred.
There are nice breeder pages on the internet and ChowChow organization posting pure bred cirteria as well.
But on a frist look, he seems a pure Chow to me.
your Chow looks indeed liken an open/smooth Chowtype to me.
The blue tongue and the straight hint legs with the curled up tail, are the most dominant features of pure Chow.
Straight up trianlge ears and the loose skin with the lion mane are the next clear indication for a pure bred.
There are nice breeder pages on the internet and ChowChow organization posting pure bred cirteria as well.
But on a frist look, he seems a pure Chow to me.
Best regards
Pinoy51
Pinoy51
Re: Is my Fei Chow Open/Smooth Bred?
Thank you for the insight!
This is the only picture I have of her standing... lol.
This is the only picture I have of her standing... lol.
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Re: Is my Fei Chow Open/Smooth Bred?
Your chow looks purebred. And is rough coated and open faced.
Jess
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Dixie: mix Rebel: mix
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Re: Is my Fei Chow Open/Smooth Bred?
I would say rough coat open face
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Re: Is my Fei Chow Open/Smooth Bred?
Yup, I would also say rough/open
Re: Is my Fei Chow Open/Smooth Bred?
Thanks for the advice! I initial thought she's smooth cause her fur feels like my Japanese Spitz fur hehe.
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Re: Is my Fei Chow Open/Smooth Bred?
Without a doubt she is a rough coat. Anyone saying smooth is mistaken. Open face as well. Hard to say based on the pics if she is purebreed, but definitely appears to have all of the common traits.
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Re: Is my Fei Chow Open/Smooth Bred?
she is a rough coated/open faced chow of the original type. See the picture of my Dreamdancer in my signature, they look a lot alike. If you do a search on this site for original chow, or Freud's chows you'll see that the first chow's in the US looked a lot like yours does.
Victory, Darkwind, (our angel), Firesong, and Dreamdancer
Thank you SweetPea!
Thank you SweetPea!
Re: Is my Fei Chow Open/Smooth Bred?
Hi Victor,
Thank you for pointing me in the right direction. Found some posts and pictures too!
Thank you for pointing me in the right direction. Found some posts and pictures too!