Bill decided that he wanted to get a dog for his 40^th  Birthday.  We had both grown up around animals as kids; Bill with horses, rabbits, dogs, cats, a cow, goats and chickens; Jim with numerous cats and a dog.  We had never had a dog of our own, just cats, and Jim didn’t even want to take on a dog.  The decision was made and Bill had his mind made up.  But just what breed of dog to get?  After considering several different breeds we decided we didn’t want a common breed that was seen everyday.  It had to be different!  Bill remembered as a kid that his uncle had owned a Chow Chow at one time.  He had fallen in love with this dog and always remembered how beautiful it was with it’s lion-like rough.  After considering several different breeds, it was a Chow that he decided he wanted.

 

After searching the Internet looking for a chow breeder near us, Bill found a black male puppy who was available and “looking for a home”.  After looking at his picture that was posted, tears came to both our eyes. He did not look like most normal puppy dogs; he only had one eye!  Bill knew then that he had to have this dog.  He told Jim  “This dog needs us”.  After calling to inquire about the dog it was learned that the dog was born pre-mature, had developed pneumonia and was hand feed with a baby bottle for his first few weeks.  That didn’t change Bill’s mind.  Of course Jim knew that Bill was not just going to go and look at this dog, he was going to bring him home.  Bill had found his special dog!