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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
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CHAPTER
X
THE
CHOW
CHOW
The
Chow
Chow
is
a
dog
of
great
versatility.
He
is
a
born
sportsman
and
loves
an
open-air
life--a
warrior,
always
ready
to
accept
battle,
but
seldom
provoking
it.
He
has
a
way
of
his
own
with
tramps,
and
seldom
fails
to
induce
them
to
continue
their
travels.
Yet
withal
he
is
tender-hearted,
a
friend
of
children,
an
ideal
companion,
and
often
has
a
clever
gift
for
parlour
tricks.
In
China,
his
fatherland,
he
is
esteemed
for
another
quality--his
excellence
as
a
substitute
for
roast
mutton.
Though
in
his
own
country
he
is
regarded
as
plebeian,
just
a
common
cur,
he
is
by
no
means
a
mongrel.
That
he
is
of
ancient
lineage
is
proved
by
the
fact
that
he
always
breeds
true
to
type.
He
yields
to
the
Pekinese
Spaniel
the
claim
to
be
the
Royal
dog
of
China,
yet
his
blood
must
be
of
the
bluest.
If
you
doubt
it,
look
at
his
tongue.
Outwardly,
the
Chow
worthily
embodies
the
kind,
faithful
heart
and
the
brave
spirit
within.
His
compact
body
(weighing
40
lbs.
or
more),
with
the
beautiful
fur
coat
and
ruff,
the
plume
tail
turned
over
on
his
back
and
almost
meeting
his
neck-ruff,
the
strong,
straight
legs
and
neat,
catlike
feet,
gives
an
impression
of
symmetry,
power,
and
alertness.
His
handsome
face
wears
a
"scowl."
This
is
the
technical
term
for
the
"no
nonsense"
look
which
deters
strangers
from
undue
familiarity,
though
to
friends
his
expression
is
kindness
itself.
Though
the
Chow
has
many
perfections,
the
perfect
Chow
has
not
yet
arrived.
He
nearly
came
with
Ch.
Chow
VIII.--long
since
dead,
alas!--and
with
Ch.
Fu
Chow,
the
best
Chow
now
living,
his
light
coloured
eyes
being
his
only
defect.
With
many
judges,
however,
this
dog's
black
coat
handicaps
him
sadly
in
competition
with
his
red
brethren.
Chow
VIII.
is
considered
the
best
and
most
typical
dog
ever
benched,
notwithstanding
his
somewhat
round
eyes.
Almond
eyes
are
of
course
correct
in
Chinamen.
Ch.
Red
Craze
owns
the
head
which
is
perfect
with
the
correct
ear-carriage
and
broad
muzzle,
and
the
scowl
and
characteristic
expression
of
a
good
Chow.
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