anthonychez Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zapp Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 Nice looking dog, I have a 4 year old Chesapeake bitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthonychez Posted January 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 thanks shes 14 month old now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asa Bear Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 Lovely bitch mate. They look great when they're wet like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 I like the last one she is looking serious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Actionpigeons Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 Really like the look of this breed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudpatten Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 They certainly look great. But just try and pick up those ducks laying between the dogs feet. You gotta love Chesapeakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted January 31, 2013 Report Share Posted January 31, 2013 They certainly look great. But just try and pick up those ducks laying between the dogs feet. You gotta love Chesapeakes. I have seen this bitch, she is very good natured from what I have seen- not the usual suspect at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudpatten Posted January 31, 2013 Report Share Posted January 31, 2013 I really don`t have a problem with the guarding. Everybody knows what to expect so just leave the Chessie alone. Breed temperament has improved beyond belief in the last forty years but it is an interesting philosophical debate as to the precise point that a Chessie with all the Chessie traits bred out of it, actually becomes a curly haired brown labrador. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted January 31, 2013 Report Share Posted January 31, 2013 I really don`t have a problem with the guarding. Everybody knows what to expect so just leave the Chessie alone. Breed temperament has improved beyond belief in the last forty years but it is an interesting philosophical debate as to the precise point that a Chessie with all the Chessie traits bred out of it, actually becomes a curly haired brown labrador. Do you mean all the traits? or all the undesireable traits? problem with guarding is dogs aint too bright. My lab guards, well ok he barks when someone gets near house and occasionally if someone sneaks behind us on evening flight, if I don't act aggressively myself towards the transgressor they will just get a lick or a crotch sniff if they are female (labs gotta love em, sex pests!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudpatten Posted January 31, 2013 Report Share Posted January 31, 2013 I think it depends on your point of view. Does the Chesapeakes legendary tenacity and toughness come as an integral part of the breeds occasional bloody mindedness, part of which seems to be its well developed guarding instinct? And, with the greatest of respect, the guarding exhibited by a lab is not in the same league as that shown by a Chesapeake. Is it possible to breed out the guard dog, an integral part of their original function, without affecting their tenacity and their sheer bloodyminded determination not to give up? I don`t know the answer to that but, a Chesapeake without most of it`s current attributes, undesirable or otherwise, is a labrador. And that`s a completely different dog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted February 1, 2013 Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 I think it depends on your point of view. Does the Chesapeakes legendary tenacity and toughness come as an integral part of the breeds occasional bloody mindedness, part of which seems to be its well developed guarding instinct? And, with the greatest of respect, the guarding exhibited by a lab is not in the same league as that shown by a Chesapeake. Is it possible to breed out the guard dog, an integral part of their original function, without affecting their tenacity and their sheer bloodyminded determination not to give up? I don`t know the answer to that but, a Chesapeake without most of it`s current attributes, undesirable or otherwise, is a labrador. And that`s a completely different dog. Its an interesting question "does one bad bit come as part of a good bit?" well the guarding came as part of an early requirement in the breed, the market gunner had no refrigeration so the dog sat out and guarded the haul against thieves, today the requirement is now a negative. The lack of aggression that is actively weeded out in the Lab makes it the most popular dog in the UK! yet giving up on retrieves or fear of big water is not something that is common in the lab. When your away for a few days shooting the last thing you need is a dog that gets shirty with other dogs in the truck or people on the marsh, times have changed! The particular bitch in the photos does not as far as I am aware have anything less than a great temperament. Good selective breeding practices wont turn the breed into a Lab but it will ensure its future. We owe many a debt to our forefathers who weeded out the trash ruthlessly and gave us the dogs of today, perhaps we should continue in that vain? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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