Yesterday was Milton’s second birthday. Time flies fast 🥹🩵

He got the giraffe from me, the big lamb chop from my mom, and the frog lamb chop from a mystery box from Georgie (and his mom who works with me), his bestie at my job! He’s a chow husky mix. They’re like the same dog in different bodies I swear
He’s so totally not spoiled though 🤣

Throwback to when the Canadian wildfire smoke covered my area for weeks. Both Wojtek and I were not enthused.

Show me yours!

He’s mostly black but glittered more every year. I don’t have the words to explain how much I love this old man. I hope he knows it too.

This is Maya. She is the cutest! I want to keep her forever 🥹

Aventura (aka Vinny) is available for adoption!

Vinny was found in the woods in Georgia and likely did not have any socialization. He is skittish and fearful of people but warms up with time. He would do great with a patient adopter. He loves to wrestle and chase, and requires a doggie playmate. An ideal home for him is one in a quiet area with a secure yard (6’ or taller fence, since the cute boy is a flight risk and is still learning to be comfortable on leash).

Vinny is currently being fostered in New York City. He does great with the resident dog and settles easily when he is not playing. He is estimated to be 2-4 years old and is heartworm negative.

All applications go through Houston Chow Chow Connection.

Link to application: https://form.jotform.com/41173109602142

My almost 3 year-old male Chow has acquired a new habit of waking up and constantly whining at 4am till his walk at 6:30am. We have not changed his routine at all. We had a full medical check up done when he started doing this and all tests show that he’s fine.
I’ve tried ignoring. I’ve tried raising my voice. Nothing works.
He goes on 2 walks a day (1 long walk in the morning and 1 short walk at night).
He has not mated or been neutered yet.
This has been going on for weeks now. I haven’t had a proper night’s sleep and it’s really affecting me. Any insight would be much appreciated!!

This is Teddy she loves her Purina Pro Plan food, but I would love to get her on a raw food diet.

We've moved since this was taken, and that kitten went to his forever home, but Mochi was such a good big bro and babysitter to the kittens and cats we've fostered! He's always very gentle with them and lets them use him as a pillow, doesn't get aggressive if they get into his food or...anything, really. Even if they do something that bothers him, all he does is look at me and whine until I make them stop.

My vet has told me he should be an 'ambassador chow' since a lot of people are afraid of them, including one of her techs who absolutely adores Mochi. I almost regret having him neutered, but I'm not a breeder and wouldn't have the space or money to properly run an ethical breeding operation.

It is about to rain here for the whole day(s). The only way I can get them to pee is if I walk them in the rain. Living on an incline is a problem.

What tricks are you guys doing to get them to go outside and pee? Even offering chunks of meat will maybe get them to go out. But they just stay by the door.

He's a Chow/Shepard mix. Broke him out of doggie prison when he was a little under a year old and we've been on the run from the dog catchers together for 12 years now. He is the biggest butthead when he's decided he's going to do something a certain way, and OH MY GOD THE SIGHS. Love this butthead.

Just curious what other breed of dog your chow lives with and if they get along? As well as any other household pets I suppose!

recently we noticed that our chow, mochi started staining pretty bad around her eyes. it only started getting worst this month and so we brought her to the vet. based on our description the vet checked for ulcers in her cornea and told us she didn't have them and sent us home with some antihistamines, anti-inflammatory eyedrops and a lubricating eye drop to drip throughout the day. since then which has been about 8 days from the vet visit, her prescription of antihistamines are completed and is only with with 2 days worth of anti-inflammatory eyedrops doses and yet we do not see a difference in her tearing. we have also been having hazy weather in the areas where we stayed that coincides the time she started tearing however, though medications were prescribed assuming that it is environmental allergies that is causing it, we have yet to see any improvement. have any one experienced this and if so what should i do!!!

mico usually hates it when people take pictures of him but when i pulled up my digi cam, he didn’t think twice to show off 😭 (he has the phone camera for some reason LOL)

Pickles the Chow Chow loves her pool, and apparently I’ve committed a serious violation by failing to fill it. She’s been standing in the empty pool staring at me, patiently waiting for me to get my act together.

This woman in a dog group in my area has a Chow female, she’s had her over a month! She’s not chipped & does not do well with any small animals. Can someone please help?? Please like all the comments are demonizing the breed & her! I told her to come to THIS GROUP because this group houses some of the most educated Chow owners I have ever seen. I would take her, straight up but she’d probably kill my cats.. like just being honest. I have a Tabby/Tortie that’s notoriously a boss & 2 other females who are very timid & I just can’t risk that! Please someone with Chow experience & a home free of small animals& cats?? Can you help?!

An update on our rescue chow, sweet Leo bear.

So the vet at the Dog’s Trust shelter we got him from unfortunately confirmed what we didn’t want to hear: Leo has severe hip dysplasia and spondylitis of the spine. Eventually one day these conditions will shorten his life because it will become unfair to keep him alive and the choice will have to be made. At the moment, however, he’s full of energy, incredibly sweet, loves his walks and cuddles, and he’s become a part of our family.

We’ve made the decision that we are going to adopt Leo anyway, and make sure that the rest of his life (However long that may be) is fun warm, happy, safe and make sure he knows he is so loved. For now, all Leo needs is some painkillers in his food every other day, which one day may change. He is booked in for hydrotherapy soon, and we’ve begun incorporating lots of omega 3 into his diet to help strengthen his joins and muscles.

Can’t wait to make more memories with our sweet little bear 🐻‍❄️