The Chow Chow is one of the few ancient dog breeds still in existence in the world today. It was originally from northern China, where it is referred to as Songshi Quan, which means "puffy-lion dog". The breed has also been called the Tang Quan, "Dog of the Tang Empire." One Chinese legend mentions large war dogs from Central Asia that resembled black-tongued lions. A legend says that the original teddy bears were modeled after Queen Victoria's Chow Chow puppy. Here comes our selection of 10
famous Chow Chow dog names after those famous Chows owned by celebrities. Feel free to choose your favorite names for your beloved Chows.
Beowulf - The red Chow Chow owned by Vanna Bonta.
Bob - The Chow Chow owned by U.S. Navy admiral George Dewey in Hong Kong in 1898. Unfortunately, Bob died in 1899 due to eating chocolates.
Buckwheat - The Chow Chow owned by Janet Jackson.
Genghis Khan - One of the Chow Chows owned by Martha Stewart.
Getlow - The Chow Chow owned by Elvis Presley and his ex-girlfriend Linda Thompson.
Jo-Fi - The Chow Chow owned by Sigmund Freud, the dog who attended all of his therapy sessions.
Seraph - The blue Chow Chow owned by Vanna Bonta.
Sky - The cream Chow Chow owned by Vanna Bonta.
Stasi - The Chow Chow owned by Konrad Lorenz, an Austrian zoologist, ethologist, and ornithologist, winner of the 1973 Nobel Prize.
Timmy - The Black Chow owned by President Calvin Coolidge and his wife.
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