That's how strong the dominance drive can be in Chows. Remember, never two males in the same house. This is my acid test for a Chow. Not one Chow mix ever did it. You have to turn your back.
Chows are excellent hunters.
Chows will lay with their rear legs stretched out behind them with their pads of their rear feet faced upward. Strange but cute. Chows will lick their paws and clean their face like a cat. Chows are clean freaks. Chows are not jumpers due to the straight hocks on their rear legs.