Thank you for the suggestions and nice comments!
Mr. Cue is a smooth coat chow chow. Smooth coat= short coat vs the regular rough coat=long coat. He is a big boy and weighs 87 pounds.
I've done 2 cooks on it, promise pics next weekend!
Actually that blue is a blue salsify and provence lavender I bought at the mother of all garden centers called Central Valley in St. Helena.
Still calling it "The Komado and "Bertha" but will decide by the next cook!!!!!!!!!!