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. Chows emit a different odor than other dogs, hence the often confrontational attitudes of other dogs. If your Chow has a dog smell after being in the rain, the chow needs to see a vet. Healthy Chows do not smell like a dog. Chows are meticulous dogs.