I Doubt That!
jsnider said:
Um... if you were interested in the bloodline to continue the discussion about poor breeding, I could go in depth with you as both mom & dad are my sister's dogs and I have the full pedigree and they are stellar.
The pedigree can't be very stellar, or the lines would not carry brindle. My friend Sarah had one of the top Chow kennels in the country. As I have said, if you can get your hands on the Anna K. book of Chows you can read about Sarah and her dogs, and see pictures of her dogs.
She would love to see the pedigree. I personally only know the old time great Chows from like 30 years ago.....and even that very vaguely. Like Spy Of Poppyland is one I can remember. I wish Sarah knew a bit more about computers, and could maybe scan some pictures of her dogs.
Also.....did your sister have the hips on her dogs xrayed? Chows have started having more problems with bad hips over the years, and it helps to know the condition of the parents hips to determine if there is a chance the "Kiddies" might develop problems. Penn Hip is supposed to be able to be used on young puppies to test hip laxity. Especially in a straight stifled breed such as the Chow.
If you can find someway of getting the pedigree online, Sarah would be tickled to see it. They have a form at sitstay.com that will produce a pedigree......and it's free. Them is the bestest kind!!!!!