A journey through time of the Chow Chow within Southern Africa
Introduction
It is with grateful thanks to the ladies in the KUSA (Kennel Union of Southern Africa) office who looked after me while I went through the archives, Carol Immelman who loaned me her boxes of gazettes and magazines as well as the many Chowists from the past and present who assisted with information.
The information within this book has been cross- verified and where information has been passed down by word of mouth, it is fortunate to be able to compare this to the official gazettes.
Written information collated over the years has been compared to at least two sources.
While I know that this information is by no means complete and I am quite sure there will be inaccuracies in some people’s opinions – but it comes from the only reliable sources available and for that reason I believe it to be mostly correct.
The Content of the Book
3 Introduction
4 The Chow Chow in Southern Africa
12 The Chow Chow
13 A Snippet of the Ancient History
14 Chow Chows imported into Southern Africa
18 Chow Chow Registrations with KUSA
19 Chow Chow Champion Bitches
24 Chow Chow Champion Dogs
32 The Chow Chow in the “In Show” line up
48 The Chow Chow at Special Events
55 Higher Placings at Championship Shows
83 The KUSA Chow Chow Breed Standard
85 Points on the Chow Chow 1940
87 Chow Chow Extended Standard
93 Breed seminar from 2013
99 Chow Chow Colour and Coat
102 Chow Chow Behaviour and Temperament
104 Chow Chows in Publications
106 The Chow Chow Clubs
120 The Chowists in South Africa, incorporating KUSA affixes
189 Acknowledgements