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Chow Chow Did You Know?
- A bas-relief was discovered recently that dates back to the Han Dynasty
(150-200 BC) which definitely places the Chow as a hunting dog in that period
in China.
- The Chow-Chow has a blue-black tongue, unique to the breed and the Chinese
Shar-Pei only.
- Martha Stewart owns a number of Chows and often featured them on her morning
show.
- The theory has been advanced that the Chow originated through a crossing
of the old Mastiff of Tibet and the Samoyed, from the northern parts of
Siberia. However, the blue-black tongue refutes this theory and leads many
to believe that the Chow was one of the original breeds of dog.
- In modern times, the Chow has become a fashionable pet and guard dog,
but evidence abounds as to the Chow's usefulness as a sporting dog
in ancient China.
- The name Chow-Chow has little basis for its origin in China; it is believed
that the expression evolved from pidgin-English terms for knick-knacks brought
over from the Orient in the 18th century.
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