From what I know, 'dog' in Mandarin is gou (pronounced 'go' as in 'go home'). A more 'classic' word is chuan ('chu-' as in 'choose' + '-an' as in 'an apple'). Nothing like 'chow' as far as I know -- not even in the dialects.
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