Chow Chow
- Size
- medium
- Height at withers
- 48–56 cm, males46–51 cm, females
- Weight
- 25–32 kg, males20–27 kg, females
- Lifespan
- 9–12 years
- Group
- Apartment friendlyCalmGuarding
An editorial estimate, not a measurement.
Suits. Спокойна, не навязчива, охраняет территорию без агрессии к семье.
Be aware. Густая шерсть и жара несовместимы. Нужна ранняя социализация — порода недоверчива к чужим.
Temperament
Отстранённая, достойная и не склонная к панибратству собака. Чау-чау выбирает одного человека, к остальным вежливо равнодушна. Не любит, когда её трогают чужие. Малоподвижна по сравнению с большинством пород. Упряма, обучается медленно.
Care
Очень густая шерсть с плотным подшёрстком: вычёсывать три раза в неделю, в линьку ежедневно, иначе колтуны снимают только под наркозом. Жару переносит тяжело. Наследственно значимы заворот век, дисплазия и болезни кожи в складках. Особенность породы — синий язык, это норма.
Origin
Одна из древнейших пород Китая, использовалась и как охранная, и как охотничья. В Европу попала в XIX веке.
What to watch in this breed
Breed predispositions are not a diagnosis and not a sentence. They are what occurs in this breed more often than in others, and what is worth knowing in advance.
- Watch firstEntropion
- The eyelid rolls inward and the lashes scratch the cornea. Constant watering, a squinting eye, the animal rubbing its face with a paw. It is fixed by surgery; leaving it means a corneal ulcer.
- Keep in mindHip dysplasia
- The puppy sits to one side, struggles to get up after sleeping, runs with a “bunny hop” using both hind legs together. What is in your hands: no excess weight and no jumping down from height while it grows. The puppy’s parents are screened by X-ray — ask the breeder.
- Keep in mindPoor heat tolerance
- In a Kazakh summer this is the breed’s main risk. Walk early morning and late evening, always carry water, never leave the animal in a car. Signs of overheating: rapid panting with the tongue out, drooling, an unsteady gait. Heatstroke kills in minutes, not hours.
A predisposition means a probability, not a disease. Most animals of these breeds live their lives without any of it. We do not diagnose: the list is here so you know what to ask your vet at a routine check-up and which signs not to write off as old age.
Weight and lifespan are a guide for the breed, not a standard for your animal. Actual figures depend on the line, care and health.
Where to get one: Chow Chow breeders
These records are collected by us and marked verified only after a call. Ring ahead: available litters change every week.
Record from open sources; we have not confirmed it by phone.
Record from open sources; we have not confirmed it by phone.
Record from open sources; we have not confirmed it by phone.