About Rescued Chows

Sweetie Pie
Please go to Chow Stories
to read about her survival against all odds.

Most abandoned Chow Chows became that way through no fault of their own. Their owners, who just could not keep them because they have moved, have a new baby, divorced, or some other crisis gave them up. Unfortunately most of them are strays because their owners allow them to run loose and became lost or abandoned by turning them to run loose. The average age of chows in rescue is young to adult dogs. Usually the puppies in rescue are mixes. Pure bred puppies are rarely abandoned.

Most people are reluctant to adopt an adult chow because of the myth that adult chows can't adjust to a new home or be retrained. This is not true. There may be an adjustment period for any new adoption but they do adjust and bond to their new family. Please read Shelby & Napoleon's story & the other stories on the Happy Tails link.

When a Chow is rescued, the Chow Rescue Volunteer takes the Chow for a veterinary examination, vaccinations, and heartworm tested at 6 months or older, and temperament tested before adoption. All chows are spayed or neutered to keep from adding to the pet overpopulation problem. Please view the chows for adoption link to find your next best friend. If the type of chow you are looking for is not listed, please fill out a non-binding adoption application & we'll let you know when one becomes available.