Generally people see the chow chow that all together the awkward face will think it is a simple and honest, easy to get close to the dog, but it is not the case, many people want to “please” the chow chow, in return for its indifference. It is quiet, independent, noble and aloof. Although very pleasant to look at, his innate character will disappoint your original expectations of the heart. He won’t please, let alone let anyone fiddle with him, he just does what he wants.
The Chow Chow has been around for at least 2,000 years. It is an ancient breed of dog native to Tibet, China that emerged in England in the late 19th century and was improved upon. In ancient times, the Pinehound was considered an enemy of evil spirits and was used to guard monasteries and tow carts. The Chow Chow belongs to the working dog category and is a versatile all-rounder that can perform hunting, guarding and towing tasks. The griffon has a keen sense of smell and a keen hunting touch, and is adept at hunting Mongolian chickens and Hunan partridges, and hunters have praised the griffon’s fast pace and abundant energy.
The pine is beautiful and noble, an awkward face is its characteristic, and it does not need a lot of training, can quietly lie there for a long time or even a whole day.
- Chow Chow morphological characteristics
The Chow Chow’s legs are relatively short but muscular, with thick bones and plenty of bone mass, and its thick, long coat makes it well suited for colder areas. The Pine Stiff is robust, with a square, short and compact body, a high tail root, a tail that curls up against the back, and straight, strong limbs. The coat is thick and heavy, with short and coarse hair, and the blue tongue is a distinctive sign of the chow chow.
The body of the chow chow is wide from the front and back and is the same width. These proportions are very important for the Chow chow and no contradiction to them is allowed when judging a puppy.
Its head is one of the larger proportioned breeds in the dog, but it is not the head-heavy kind, with a distinct wrinkle between the eyes. The eyes are dark brown, with a wide, almond-shaped distance between them. The eyes are black, and the ears are triangular but slightly rounded at the tips, vertical and slightly forward leaning.
The nose is large, wide and black, the lips are black around the edges, and the tongue is dark blue on the surface and edges. The body of the chow chow is short but strong and powerful, with well-developed muscles in the hips and thighs.
The coat is red, black, blue, yellow and cream in color. The gait is neat, powerful, athletic, straight-line walking, sensitive, simple, rapid, powerful, and not clumsy.
The Chow chow is by nature rather solitary and conservative, tends to walk with his head held high, does not run fast, but has excellent stamina.
- Chow Chow personality traits
The Chow Chow likes to be quiet, does not like to move around, and has a more elegant personality, and generally does not cause damage. Its personality is closer to that of a cat, independent, selfish and stubborn. You may think it is happy when you hold it and play with it, but in fact it is not so, because they are not by nature to please their masters, will not be accommodated for the sake of others, if it is punished will not be compromised, but more stubborn, is an extremely arrogant dog breed.
They are often mistaken for a very wild and aggressive animal. In fact, they do not like strangers and are very territorial, as long as it is in its territory, it will defend all things, they will also show very unfriendly to strangers.
Many people think that chow chow are not very intelligent in fact they are not, they are very intelligent, just not easy to teach, they will not learn for anyone, they will not learn to please others. The lonely character is brought to the forefront.
- Chow Chow care knowledge
The Chow Chow has a strong body, elegant and proud personality, but the Chow Chow has a problem is its saliva, not because of its large mouth water, but because its “scarf” is too thick, saliva flow out of no place to flow, can only be left on top of the hair, so the chow chow clean up the most trouble is full of saliva mouth. The chow chow may be stained with saliva after a short bath, so it is best to repair the hair at the corners of the chow chow’s mouth often.
The genetic diseases of chow chow are: entropion of the eyelids, hip dysplasia. Common diseases: mites, filariasis, microviral enteritis, keratitis, fleas, eczema, canine pyoderma, allergic dermatitis, endocrine abnormalities, hypothyroidism, hyperadrenocorticism, estrogen overload, etc.
The ability of the pineal to learn to potty is relatively strong, so the owner does not need to take too much effort to teach it, but for other training or give up early, its arrogant personality may make people break down. So try not to force it to do what it does not want to do, let nature take its course is the best.
- The key points of feeding the chow chow
Because chow chow do not like to exercise, so the demand for things is not particularly large, you can feed it two meals a day and not too much. The skin of the pine is not particularly good, it is easy to cause skin disease, so the owner of their own dog food should pay attention to the amount of meat is not too much. You can give it some vitamins or protein powder, soak it in warm water and give it to eat. It is better to deworm it regularly, too thick hair and fragile skin can easily cause skin problems.
Do not give it to eat some high-calorie food, dog breeders know that chocolate, onions can be said to be the killer of dogs, can not eat things do not feed indiscriminately. As for beef, chicken, such meat that can easily cause the recurrence of skin disease is also fed as little as possible.
Only usually pay more attention to the daily care and diet control, the dog can grow up healthy, for the chow chow requirements are not too high, let it do what they want to do on it, who let it is a lonely chow chow!
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