{"product_id":"2940014336826","title":"Chow Chows Revealed","description":"All you ever wanted to know about the reclusive Chow Chow—bared right here.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTable of Contents:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1 - The origins of the Chow Chow\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2 - The quintessential Chow Chow\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3 - Can you get along with a Chow Chow?\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4 - Zeroing in on a Chow Chow—what to consider\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5 - Bringing your puppy home\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6 - Caring for your Chow Chow\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7 - Grooming your Chow Chow\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8 - Housetraining your Chow Chow\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9 - Socialize your Chow Chow\u003cbr\u003eChapter 10 - The right chow for your Chow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere’s a beautiful and ancient fairy-tale that says that while God painted the sky\u003cbr\u003eblue, he was followed by a determined Chow Chow who licked up the drops that\u003cbr\u003efell with his tongue. As you know, each fairytale comes with some truth, but this\u003cbr\u003etale has two truths: one, that this breed does have a blue tongue and second,\u003cbr\u003ethat its origins began with God's Creation!\u003cbr\u003eThis is just one of many myths surrounding this breed. Another fascinating myth\u003cbr\u003eis the one that tells of the Chow Chow being a descendent of bears rather than\u003cbr\u003ewolves. Unbelievable, but could Nature have twisted this breed’s evolution just a\u003cbr\u003elittle?\u003cbr\u003eWhatever the truth may be, you’re bound to find that your Chow Chow is a breed\u003cbr\u003eapart –that he’s not like any other dog breed. Doesn’t his independent nature\u003cbr\u003ebother you? Or his blue tongue? Or the way he moves? And what about his\u003cbr\u003ereserve? Oh, the Chow Chow is certainly different from every other dog breed.\u003cbr\u003eSince ages, the mystery behind this fascinating breed continues. There are those\u003cbr\u003ewho believe that he is a dog but that he doesn’t really behave like any other dog.\u003cbr\u003eAfter all, he goes hunting, but not like proper hunting dogs. He’s said to be a\u003cbr\u003eguardian but he’s not your typical watchdog. He is a companion dog but not like\u003cbr\u003eany other we know. He eats what every other dog eats but with so much caution.\u003cbr\u003eThe sad fact of the matter is that when the Chow Chow enters a dog show, he is\u003cbr\u003ejudged just like any other breed, by following certain norms to the exclusion of\u003cbr\u003eothers. This is reason for the decline of the breed. Instead, this breed should be\u003cbr\u003ejudged on the basis of his behavior, responses and majesty, among others.\u003cbr\u003eHistory bears testimony that this aristocratic breed was first wowed in England\u003cbr\u003eand then everywhere else. In the beginning of the XIX century, this dog was first\u003cbr\u003egifted to the London Zoo as a \"half-savage\" dog. But in 1880 he entered a dog\u003cbr\u003eshow for the first time and a decade later the Kennel Club recognized this breed.\u003cbr\u003eIn 1895, when the first English Chow-Chow Club was founded, it also helped lay\u003cbr\u003ethe foundations of the breed standard.\u003cbr\u003eMuch water has flowed under the bridges since then and Chow-Chow first began\u003cbr\u003eappearing on cigarette packs—something that continues to this day. His\u003cbr\u003eendearing face can also be seen on tea packets, playing cards, postcards,\u003cbr\u003eenvelopes and stamps. This is the worldwide popularity of this breed that’s loved\u003cbr\u003ewherever it goes, despite its unpopular traits.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1\u003cbr\u003eThe origins of the Chow Chow\u003cbr\u003eOver 2000 or 3,000 years ago, the Chow Chow dog breed first came into\u003cbr\u003eexistence. It is recognized as the most ancient breed in the world, dating farther\u003cbr\u003eback than the 11th century in China. In fact, historians believe that this breed\u003cbr\u003eoriginated in China, and a special reference is always made of the Chow Chow\u003cbr\u003eescorting the Tartars when they attacked China.\u003cbr\u003eThen, there are those historians who speculate that this breed originated in the\u003cbr\u003eArctic Circle and then migrated to Mongolia, Siberia and China. Of course, today\u003cbr\u003ewe know that this breed is a native of Mongolia and Tibet.\u003cbr\u003eIn China, however, he was the watchdog of the entire household, and a prized\u003cbr\u003epossession to such an extent that Chinese emperors kept 200 Chow Chows for\u003cbr\u003euse while hunting. In fact, Chinese authors point out that the Pekingese, Shih\u003cbr\u003eTzus and Lhasas were considered the “Royal Dogs of China,” while the humble\u003cbr\u003eand hardy Chow Chow was used solely for hunting.\u003cbr\u003eBut in the days before the Chinese took to firearms for hunting, they used Chow\u003cbr\u003eChows as retrievers, pointers and sled dogs. This breed can also be seen\u003cbr\u003esculpted on ancient Chinese pottery and sculptures belonging to the Hun dynasty\u003cbr\u003e(206 B.C. until 22 A.D.).\u003cbr\u003eAll said and done, the real and true origin of the breed remains unknown. While\u003cbr\u003ethere are those who believe its earliest ancestor is the ancient Mastiff-type dog\u003cbr\u003ethat was crossed with Spitz types, still others believe that the Chow Chow is but\u003cbr\u003ethe ancestor of the modern Spitz, Akita and Shar-Pei.\u003cbr\u003eNo matter what its history really is, this thickly coated dog was","brand":"99 \u0026cent; store, save to buy more","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47176846934256,"sku":"2940014336826","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940014336826_p0.jpg?v=1763606257","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940014336826","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}