Our History with Chow Chows

We started out owning chow chows in 1992 when a little black bundle of fluff, named Suki-Yaki joined us as part of our family. For the past 23 years we have been totally in love with the breed.

When 11-year-old Suki passed on in 2003, we were devastated, and decided that we could not be without a Chow Chow in our lives. In early 2004, our search for a new family member saw Lola-Lee join our family, this time as a KUSA registered Chow Chow. In time, after passing all her health tests so well, Lola-Lee was bred and we kept Kira, our beautiful red madam from that litter.

In 2010, we had the opportunity to acquire a rare cream smooth granddaughter of Lola, representing some of our contribution during the 11 years of involvement in the KUSA registered ownership & responsible breeding of chow chows.

We kept Gen's cream smooth daughter, Missy Tyra, and so now we have the privilege of four generations of Fa-Ci Chow Chows form part of our family.

We have always pursued charity work with Lola, now continuing with Gen and Missy Tyra, and occasionally they also attend breed shows.

We currently live in an apartment complex (ours has a small garden) in Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa.


Our chow chows are part of our family and live in the house with us. As responsible owners, we take them out a few times each day for walks, also on outings, visits to friends and family and of course, on holidays/business travel where at all possible.

During 2007 we had to spend 3 weeks at the Sani's Pass Hotel, but we would not accept the assignment unless the girls could come along! Special arrangements were made during which they also visited the sea & experienced the mountains!


We both have been involved in the hospitality industry all our lives. The chow chows regularly get a small taster of the latest idea with dog biscuits & human delicacies!

We hope that you enjoy your visit to our virtual home. Come again soon!
Pieter, Marie, Lola-Lee, Kira, Gen and Missy Tyra van der Westhuizen.