Oh Wow, a Chow Chow!
Lynn-Dah’s Lab Provenance has a wee bit of chow chow in her pedigree, which is betrayed by her black tongue and extra warmth and fuzziness! :-)
We had a Chow; she was the gentlest dog you could ever meet.
A great-nephew visited with my sister when he was about 4. He was all over her, using her as a pillow or just giving her lots of love.
When they left, he asked his grandma if Saja was a lion.
I still miss Saja after more than 20 years.