What are the characteristics of the Chow Chow? First of all, in terms of appearance, the average height of an adult Chow Chow is 17 to 20 inches, with a square body, a pleasant complexion, a thick and rich neck, a clear complexion, a light and simple gait, fast and powerful; The character characteristics are extremely sincere, intelligent and aloof, with strong territorial awareness and strong self-determination. In short, the Chow Chow is a very unique dog.

1. Shape characteristics

Body type

The average height (height at the withers) of the adult breed is 17 to 20 inches, but the most important thing is the complete ratio.

When viewed from the side, the body is square and compact in structure. The distance from forehead to croup is the height of the highest point of the horse's withers. If the profile is not square it is considered a serious fault. The distance from the tip of the elbow to the ground is half the height of the shoulder. The bottom line of the chest is at the level of the tip of the elbow. In the past and in hindsight, the body was very wide, with a wide range of widths. For a true Chow, these ratios are critical. No deviation from these ratios is allowed when judging puppies.

Body shape

Medium-sized dog, well muscled, healthy, with strong bones. Also unpopular are species with long snouts, small bones, and those that are too thick and lumpy. When there is no gender comparison, it is necessary to establish standards for good female dogs. Their heads and bodies may not be as large as male dogs. Compared with the masculinity of male dogs, female dogs give people a graceful feeling.

Head

The appearance is pleasing to the eye and appears slightly larger than the body size, but not so large that it makes one feel heavy-headed or lead to sloppy behavior. Expression--Basically chubby, dignified, solemn, insightful, serious and sometimes extraordinary, and particularly independent. Wall forehead is caused by obvious eyebrows and prominent eyebrows. It is caused by the skin wrinkles above the inner corner of the eyes, above the eyes and at the corners of the eyes. Too much skin will produce wall eyebrows, and it starts between the eyes. At the base of the muzzle, it spreads towards the forehead to create a prominent furrow. Also due to the shape and position of the eyes, as well as the shape, shape and position of the ears and other factors, eyebrows and obvious grooves are produced.

Neck

The neck is thick, plump, muscular and slightly arched. When standing, the neck and feet are long enough, the head is held high and confident, and is above the topline. The topline is straight and thick, from the shoulder to the base of the tail. Body short, compact, brittle, healthy, muscular, broad, deep, somewhat sunken in flanks. The body, back and hips must be short to conform to the square figure. The chest should be broad, deep and muscular, never narrow or flat on the sides.

Coat

Chow Chow has two types of coat: coarse hair and soft hair, both of which are double coats. thickCoat - The coat of a rough-coated dog has a large number of outer coats, is thick, straight and erect, and is quite rough in quality. The base coat is soft, thick or woolly. Puppies have soft, thick, woolly hair all over their bodies. The coat surrounds the head and neck to produce a large amount of neck hair, which is framed around the head. The ring hair is thicker in male dogs than in female dogs. The tail is also covered with a lot of hair. For different Chow Chows, the length of the coat changes significantly. Density, quality and situation are more important than length.

Facial expression

The color is obvious, solid color or with some slight color changes in the neck hair, tail and hair tufts. Chow Chow has five colors: red (light golden yellow to dark reddish brown), black, blue, cinnamon (light brown to dark reddish brown), light yellow on the hands and mouth. These colors have no distinction between seasons and are in the same position.

Gait

The gait must be accurate, straight, light, simple, fast and powerful, and cannot be clumsy or slow. The gait of the hind legs is short and broad, conforming to the straighter hind legs. Viewed from the side, its unique high-court-like movement is most easily seen. When walking straight, the hind legs advance forward from the medullary joint, forming a rocking straight line. The arms have a little bounce, the legs don't stretch forward and backward much, and the back foot has a strong propulsive force. Because the flexion of the hind legs is very small, it can powerfully push the body forward and run almost in a straight line, and the front feet are also very suitable for coordination. The coordination of the front and rear legs must be consistent with dynamic stability. To the extent that the Chow lacks speed, its healthy and straight hind legs provide excellent endurance for movement.

2. Character characteristics

Sincerity

Chow Chow is a dog that is very loyal to its owner and will only recognize one owner in its life. Some people say that Chow Chow is a very stupid dog, but in fact Chow Chow is still relatively smart. Once it recognizes its owner, it will not change.

Clever and aloof

Characters are intelligent but not easy to teach, because they are not naturally devoted to their masters, and their self-centered character cannot be used by general dog training techniques. They will not coordinate for corporal punishment, let alone do things they don’t want to do. Their likes and dislikes follow their own moods, and they don't pay attention to other people or other animals. They are an extremely proud and distinguished dog breed.

Strong sense of territory

They are often mistaken for an extremely wild and aggressive animal. In fact, they don't like strangers and are very agrarian. As long as they are in their area, they will protect everything and they will also be very unfriendly to strangers. Therefore, Chow Chow needs a strong and stubborn owner.

Strong self-determination

Has relatively strong self-determination. In life, Chow Chow is aloof. For example, when you take it out, it basically turns a blind eye to other dogs. In life, Chow Chow also has relatively strong personality, naturally,It will also give you pleasure wearing it.