Chow chow

Although in China, its land of origin, still is used at the present time like day-care center dog, as much of the houses as of the boats of rushes, and even like manjar, in the countries of other continents, the Chow is considered like a company dog. It has a character very fierce and reserved, that makes encariñar itself generally only with its proprietor, always presenting/displaying a clean aspect and being easy to educate, although one very badly adapts to live exclusively in the house, because it has a great necessity of ample spaces where to be able to move.

The Chow Chow descends clearly from the Spitz great Nordic, of which still it conserves some characteristics. For many centuries, he has been bred with care in China, where a work dog considers itself him. The numerous and old existing testimonies say to us with certainty that its aspect has remained invariable in the time, and that, therefore, maintains its ancestral characteristics of race. Its introduction in Europe must to an English ambassador in Beijing that, in 1880, gave a pair of these dogs to the prince of Wales. Immediately, the race spread with enough rapidity in England and were very numerous the imports that became of China, until the point that, in 1884, the Kennel English Club, recognized it officially.

It is a dog of strong constitution, good power and leonino aspect. The head is relatively strong and wide, with small and dark eyes, penetrating expression, whose it pretends deficiency of eyebrows must to the particular layout of you fold them. The trunk is very solid and powerful.

Raised to the cross. Minim, 45 centimeters.

Head. Great, wide, preferably black Trufa; in the units of white color or cream it can be clear, in the blue ones or leonados, of he himself color of the layer. Snout of moderate width, wide from the eyes to the end. Set of teeth to scissors. Flat and wide skull. Stop little marked.

Eyes. Small, preferably with form of almond, safe dark color in the leonados blue dogs to, in which they can be clear.

Ears. Small, heavy, slightly cleared in the end, taken rigidly raised, distanced well to each other.

Neck. Hard, bulk, slightly been nauseated.

Previous extremities. Perfectly straight, of moderate length and with strong bones. Muscular and fallen shoulders.

Body. Wide and deep chest. Short, straight, strong back. Powerful kidneys.

Later extremities. Straight, perfectly well muscular. Corvejones low.

Feet. Small, round, compact.

Tail. Of high birth, taken well given return and supported on grupa.

Coat. Abundant, dense, smooth and straight, constituted by relatively rough outer hair to the tact and by a smooth and woolly subhair. Color: completely black, red, blue (blue metalist), Ieonado, cream, and more rarely white. The spots are not admitted.

FEEDING. The nutritional necessities in inactive the adult unit have been considered between the 1,250 and the 1,440 Kcal. daily like ration of maintenance. Its diet must be most rational possible, with an adapted protein content, glúcidos, mineral lipids, vitamins and salts.

DAILY CARES. The Chow Chow is provided with an abundant and dense hair and a smooth subhair, that daily have necessity to be cepillados. This operation is of extreme importance, because it allows a good ventilation of the subhair, reducing the possibility that pathogenic germs are developed. The brush will have to submerge in a solution disinfectant.

DISEASES. A disease of probable hereditary origin is well-known in this race (miotonía and hipertrofia muscular).

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