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tigerfeather
Simply put? Generally not. Not friendly with other dogs, or with strangers, sometimes not even with members of the family.
Most Chows are very stubborn about being trained, especially if you're trying to change their inbred behaviours. I work with dogs, and although every dog breed has the ability to be a mean dog, Chows are by far some of the worst to deal with. They are generally very difficult to work with, and will accept basic training, but are for the most part very uncomfortable with being touched, especially around the rump and feet areas. Keep in mind that most Chows are of the longhaired variety, and you'd HAVE to brush this rear, and you would have to trim those nails.
Now, I HAVE seen Chows that are very good and very sweet and let us do anything to them, but they are rare and hard to find and are usually "born that way." Whenever a Chow is set to come into our shop, we fully expect to have to muzzle the dog with nail trims and brushouts, possibly having to have another person hold the dog while we trim the nails, and in about 35% of the cases send the dog home without clipped nails because the dog needs to be sedated to do so.
To sum it up? I would only recommend Chow Chows to experienced dog owners who have had well trained (not well-behaved or calm, as that is part personality) dogs and has been through at least an advanced obedience class.
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