The Breed Standard Committee (consisting of Carmen Blankenship, chair;   Kim Bowden, member ex officio; Harvey Kent; Love Banghart; Jeff Sedillos; and Michael Brantley)  has been requested to formulate a proposed revision to the Chow Chow standard  to allow the cream chow to be shown with a flesh colored or pink nose. A similar proposed change in the standard  was defeated five years ago.  The recent opinion poll on the same issue did not receive a two thirds majority vote necessary to change the standard. Those voting against this change are rightly concerned about the effect, if any, this change may cause to the nose pigment in the reds ,cinnamon's and eventually, the breed in entirety.