please be careful Kimmy. I am not trying to pick on the chow owners, there are always exceptions to EVERY breed, but chows are almost always very, very aggressive. I have seen them as young as 6 weeks old, growling and snapping at any being that got within tooth-range of them.

The chow may be OK with Kia but please, don't assume that means it's friendly to people. Just be on the safe side and stay out of it's way. It's better safe then sorry. If I were you I would try to talk to the dogs owners and find out about the dog through them, as opposed to finding out the hard way. I don't want to see you getting hurt.

I hope it stays out of your yard from now on...and the owners do a better job of keeping it on their property.