Prince. Chow Chow Dog
by Jenny Rainbow
Title
Prince. Chow Chow Dog
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Jenny Rainbow
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Photograph - Photography
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DO NOT DISTURB. PRINCE, CHOW CHOW DOG by JENNY RAINBOW.
More than 2000 years old, the Chow was bred to be an all-around working dog capable of surviving in a hostile environment. Hunting, herding, guarding, pulling sleds the Chow could do it all. First kept by fierce Mongolian tribes in China as a hunting and guard dog, the Chow was also used for their meat and fur. The true origin of the breed is unknown; some historians believe it descends from ancient Roman Mastiff-type dogs crossed with Spitz types. Others believe the Chow is the ancestor of the modern Spitz group of dogs as well as the Akita and Shar-Pei.
How the Chow got his blue-black tongue is also a mystery. A delightful old fable provides an answer: When God was painting the sky blue, He spilled a few drops as He worked. The Chow followed after, licking up the drops of paint and from that day forward, the Chow Chow had a blue tongue!
The Chow's first appearance outside of China (where they are seldom seen today) was in England in the late 1800s. Sailors returning from the east brought them back in the cargo hold of the great trade ships. "Chow Chow" was a slang term applied to the large variety of items carried by these ships. Like a nickname, the term stuck to these dogs.
Chows make exceptional house pets.
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February 22nd, 2015
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