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Not Like Cats

Chows can be independent, but not like cats. Chows are known for bonding to one person/family (extreme loyalty) ^[1]. That person/family becomes their center of gravity. They aren't like cats in that this extreme loyalty has them often focus on their bonded alpha/parent. Once they establish their place in the "pack", then they are internally directed ^[2] on serving their purpose/functions in the pack (which does often look like independence, but is really just a self-assured interdependence. The few times we went on vacation without our chows, they stayed with family they loved, knew and trusted but they were agitated the entire time we were gone and would spend a great deal of time during their "day" looking for my wife and I. My chows were never lazy. In regards to chows being bossy, they quite often will push to alpha in most social situations and non-related chows in the same home will struggle with the alpha dominance with each other until it is very clear who is who. This requires the chow human-parent to understand their instinct to push and be able to love them firmly and create good boundaries for the home and for outside the home. We were basically forced to train both our chows after introducing the second one into the home. They were both smart and learned quickly once worked with by a great trainer (Lee Mannix) ^[3]. Probably my final thought on chow chows being like cats is that my boy and girl chow both chased cats and deer and everything else (including a red laser)that they could sensed moving. All dogs regardless of breed are unique, so some or all of the above information might be true in some specific context. Chows require unwavering dog enthusiasts as parents, the chow is not for casual or part time parenting. Zerostatetechnologies (talk) 03:09, 14 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Etymology

Hello, how come there isn't anything in the "History" section about this breed got its name? 'Cause in Chinese the name is songshiquan (鬆獅犬) which literally means "loose lion dog". Shāntián Tàiláng (talk) 13:46, 3 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

There definitely seems to be scope for a section on the name.

--86.155.10.74 (talk) 13:42, 14 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Behavior

The article reads like nonsense breeder-talk.

"When a Chow Chow reaches adolescence it rejects authority from any owner who failed to earn its admiration." Way to anthropomorphize a dog!

I'd love to see input from a veterinary behaviorist. 47.27.102.26 (talk) 20:58, 8 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed, I've removed it as it's unsourced fancier nonsense. Traumnovelle (talk) 01:20, 20 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

[1] ttp://dogtime.com/dog-breeds/chow-chow#/slide/1

[2] ttp://sourcesofinsight.com/seven-meta-programs-for-understanding-people/

[3] ttp://morefunthandirt.com/about-us/

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