San the Chow

This is San, a soulful looking Chow.  She's 8 years old and posed by the fish stall in Carnoles, where her owner was working. 

Note her blue/black tongue which is typical of this ancient Chinese breed.  The Chow is easily recognizable in pottery and sculptures of the Chinese Han Dynasty (206 B.C. to 22 A.D.).

Bon Bon and Marco

We've gone back to the Monaco Dog Show for this photo. Meet Bon Bon, a beautiful female Chow Chow, aged two and half and her owner, Marco, who is 8 years old. He'll have all the girls sighing one day, won't he? Marco and Bon Bon come from Varese, in Northern Italy.

Waiting for customers...

This lovely Chow belongs to the café you see in the following photograph. It's a couple of streets in from the sea in Menton. You can see his water bowl under the menu sign. He stood, four square, not moving, whilst I took half a dozen shots. I've no doubt when a customer arrives, he'll run in to inform his owner. The 'look out' dog!