Pictures of Willow taken with the new camera!

willowchow · Post by **willowchow** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 7:43 am

You were all so helpful with ideas on what camera to buy. I got a Sony Cybershot 7.2 megapixels and I'm having a great time with it. Here are some recent shots of Willow.

kiwani · Post by **kiwani** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 8:02 am

Beautiful Blue Willow!

willowchow · Post by **willowchow** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 8:38 am

Does she look purebred to you??

kiwani · Post by **kiwani** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 9:48 am

I don't put as much faith in the term, "purebred" anymore, because of all the tweaking and splicing.

In the case of blues deliberately bred to blues, I think it brings out more of the Chow recessive traits, such as larger ear, light amber eyes, less feathering, etc.

When the blues gets *too* diluted, the recessive health problems come to the fore too, such as alopecia, hormone disorders etc.

Post by **kingalls** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 10:40 am

Wow! She is beautiful. Love the name, too!

Karen

CenTexChows · Post by **CenTexChows** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 12:31 pm

He is a handsome boy!

kiwani wrote:I don't put as much faith in the term, "purebred" anymore, because of all the tweaking and splicing.

In the case of blues deliberately bred to blues, I think it brings out more of the Chow recessive traits, such as larger ear, light amber eyes, less feathering, etc.

When the blues gets *too* diluted, the recessive health problems come to the fore too, such as alopecia, hormone disorders etc.

I’m just curious to what you do for a living? Are you a Vet or a breeder? I've seen many people on this board ask you questions.

Thanks.

Oh I like to see your chow... you can send me a PM.

Roxana · Post by **Roxana** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 1:20 pm

Willow is very gorgeous! However in the 3rd picture she really does kinda look like a grizzley bear! I've had people make the same comment about Dakota. In particular whenever we go camping to the Banff/Jasper area of the province I live in, there is a large amount of Japanese tourists and they always comment on how she looks like a little bear

Judy Fox · Post by **Judy Fox** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 3:00 pm

Willow is beautiful and what lovely photographs.

I must get mine going!

ngraham · Post by **ngraham** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 4:32 pm

Willow is beautiful.

I love blue chows. The pics with the new camera look great. Are you having as much fun with your new camera as I am with mine? LOL

Post by **Auddymay** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 4:52 pm

Beautiful. She looks 'pure' to me. She doesn't have the folds of skin so many chows do which tend to make the snout look incorrect; not boxy enough. My Lily has that same look. also, not feathering as much as the males tend to changes the way the head looks too. She looks like a perfect 100% Queen Chow. I also have a cybershot, but much older. It has stood the test of time. I know you'll love yours!

Samorrathis · Post by **Samorrathis** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 6:01 pm

Yeah pictures of willow, what a beauty!

Mandy · Post by **Mandy** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 6:52 pm

my mom was just asking me to see pics of a blue and I told her you would be posting soon! Willow is beautiful!

Mandy

willowchow · Post by **willowchow** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 9:03 am

Oh, thank you all so much for the wonderful compliments. I'm glad to know she's probably pure bred, not that I'll be breeding her. I should post some of the pictures from when she first came to me, you wouldn't even think it was her.

wrat · Post by **wrat** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 9:27 am

I like the last pic..looks regal

ngraham · Post by **ngraham** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 5:14 pm

I just think she's beautiful. The first show I ever saw (and learned what a chow was.. LOL) was a blue chow and I have loved the blues ever since. My favorite pic of Willow is the last one too.