Chesapeake Bay Retriever

**Springer** · 05-01-2013, 16:58

Depends what you want to do with the dog. If you want to use it for waterfowling only then it may be fine. At a guess I would think that you would battle to get your hands on good working stock in S.A. you would be better off looking for something else, if you are looking at hpr dogs then the cbr may not suit your needs. If however you want the dog because you just love the breed then that is a totally different scenario altogether - just get one. My 2c.

**burner** · 16-01-2013, 12:38

Thanks a lot for the responces guys , got my answers, appreciated.

**FatOldSun** · 15-11-2013, 13:39

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amazing dogs, they keep working when all other dogs stop, loves the water, very intelligent... only one breed for me... If you know where to get one or 2 in south-africa, I would love to hear from you...

**FatOldSun** · 15-11-2013, 13:41

amazing

**Springer** · 15-11-2013, 13:52

Originally Posted by FatOldSun

amazing dogs, they keep working when all other dogs stop, loves the water, very intelligent... only one breed for me... If you know where to get one or 2 in south-africa, I would love to hear from you...

Depends what you want to do with the dog. There is a reason there are not many of these in SA.

**Sweet** · 15-11-2013, 14:01

Nice, FatOldSun

Are those pics of your dog/s?

I met one on Vancouver Island, 3yrs ago - I think that I deeply offended the old dude who was walking it when I asked whether it was a lab cross. In my defence 6/7dogs on Vancouver Island are chocolate labs!

**Sweet** · 15-11-2013, 14:03

Originally Posted by Springer

There is a reason there are not many of these in SA.

Is it because we do not need a specialist "Retrieve Canada Goose from semi frozen river, that is in spate" type of dog...that often?

**Springer** · 15-11-2013, 14:15

Originally Posted by Sweet

Is it because we do not need a specialist "Retrieve Canada Goose from semi frozen river, that is in spate" type of dog...that often?

Just a guess. :)

**FatOldSun** · 15-11-2013, 15:04

Yes, indeed, it is my Dog. I've decided now to import to South-Africa, at great cost... it's a shame there is not more of these around, they love water, if you do not live by water, I do not see the point in having one. There is nothing more offending to a Chessie owner that calling it a LAB, I get that every day and I always get the same answer (I've known dogs all my life and I've never heard about CheasaPeake Bay Retrievers...) They are very intelligent dogs, that is what I like most of them. I can tell him to Sit/Stay and, by God, there can be 1000 people around him and he would not move... Amazing.

**FatOldSun** · 15-11-2013, 15:06

Originally Posted by Sweet

Is it because we do not need a specialist "Retrieve Canada Goose from semi frozen river, that is in spate" type of dog...that often?

I live by the seaside, they just love water, and trust me, they are 90% harder workers than labradors. Saying that, they are also good gundogs, thus a semi frozen river is not required, they are more than happy on land. Chessie's has got Webbed feet (I do not know how humans manages to breed these dogs with web feet), but they do, hence amazing swimmers...