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8 Facts About The Chow Chow

8 Facts About Chow Chows

• Chow Chows originated as a breed in China.

• The Chinese name for the breed translates as “Puffy Lion”.

• The Chow Chow is the dog most affected by elbow dysplasia.

• The Chow Chow was introduced to Europe and the Middle East by invaders from Mongolia.

• To this day it is not uncommon for some farms in China to raise Chow Chows for both meat and hides.

• It is believed that the Chow Chow was used as the model for the traditional stone guards outside of Budhist temples and palaces.

• Most every Chow Chow has a black-blue, or purple, colored tongue.

• The Chow Club, recognized by the AKC as the parent organization of the Chow Chow breed, was started in 1906.

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Stars Come Out To Honor Dogs

Check out this story about the first ever Dogs Trust Honours held recently in London to honor dogs who displayed heroic abilities, trustworthiness, or just loyalty.  Nice to see celebrities coming out to praise our four legged friends for their super human… er, super canine abilities.

8 Facts About The Newfoundland

8 Facts About The Newfoundland

• Newfoundlands are popularly referred to as “Newfs” or “Newfies”.
• The Newfoundland breed originated in Newfoundland from an indigenous island breed that later became known as the St. John’s Dog.
• Newfoundlands are historically linked to many rescues of shipwrecked sailors.
• Napoleon Bonaparte was reportedly saved by a Newfoundland after he went overboard while escaping from exile on the island of Elba.
• Lord Byron wrote the famous poem ‘Epitaph To A Dog’ about his own dog, a Newfoundland name Boatswain.
• Famous owners of Newfoundlands: President Ulysses S. Grant, Robert F. Kennedy, Emily Dickinson, President Rutherford B. Hayes, President James Buchanan, and Meriwether Lewis.
• Newfoundlands were bred with the Retriever to create the Chesapeake Bay Retriever.
• In Jane Eyre, Edward Fairfax Rochester’s dog Pilot was a Newfoundland.

The Use Of The Dog In The Military

Here is a great article detailing the uses that dogs serve in the United States military.  Dogs can be helpful to soldiers in a number of different ways and are on the frontlines in places like Iraq as we speak.

Interview With PetFirst Founder Brent Hinton

A very interesting interview with PetFirst (a pet health insurance company) owner Brent Hinton.  Not only talks about his company and what it is that he provides, but also delves into the business development side of things and gives details pertaining to how it was started and what some of the reasons to bring it about were.