Wacky DOGS!

Chesapeake Bay Retrievers are prized hunting dogs for waterfowlers - the breed was originally developed for duck hunting in the Chesapeake Bay area - but we have found ours to be wonderful family dogs. They tend to be calmer, stronger, larger, hardier, and more protective than Labs or Goldens. They also tend to be a bit strong-minded - these are not a good choice for someone who isn't assertive. There's a great cautionary article, on why you might NOT want to buy a Chessie, on the Chessie rescue site.

Chessies also happen to be hypoallergenic (because of their short dense oily coat), which may not be important to everyone, but was to us.

Much more about the breed can be found at the American Chessie Club or AKC web sites.

The Generation of 12/28/2006

Six pups survived, and have grown up in our stables. It's high time to find homes for the ones who haven't yet been claimed. All of them are swimming and fetching. \

Gary (wide pink collar, m) is outgoing and loves to carry things.

Kudzu (green, m) is very birdy, and seems to be second or third in the pecking order.

Grapevine (purple, f) is also birdy, and a fairly dominant female.

Rover (red, m) is very birdy, and top dog in the litter. I'm keeping him.

Juliette (red/white, f) has gone to Austin for training as a therapy dog.

Rosebud (pink, f) was sold to our veterinarian.

The Generation of 10/9/2005

Sweetheart and Andy got frisky again, and this time we have six boys and two girls.

We like to name and identify the puppies right from birth - it helps us to notice their personalities. Current names etc. are:

Jasmine (f, pink collar) small chest blaze, no toe marks, medium brown

Diarine (f, smileyface collar): Gamma-shaped blaze: two toes RR. She was the runt of the litter, and (possibly because of the extra attention she got) is a little more human-oriented than the others.

Tangler (m, purple) is one of the most aggressive (little blaze; pad mark).

Daystar (m, blackpaws) was the first-born. (long narrow blaze, no toe marks, medium brown, fairly dominant).

Shinobi (m, blue) long narrow blaze, no toe marks, medium brown

Nailo (m, black): small chest blaze, RR toe white, medium brown,

Wiggler (m, green): no markings; fairly fat and fairly dominant

Storm (m, red): short narrow blaze, no toe marks, medium brown,

This third litter may be Sweetheart's last, so we've been enjoying them as much as we can. They are definitely well socialized!

As before, I am offering a limited guarantee of hips and eyes: 50% refund if a pup is diagnosed (by a vet, in writing) with hip displasia or retinal atrophy within five years. (I'm a patent lawyer, and don't make my living by breeding dogs, so even if I move you can always find me through the national registry of patent lawyers at http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/dcom/olia/oed/roster/index.html.)

The Generation of 7/6/2003

We had ten pups, of which two succumbed to a poisoning accident at six weeks.

Owners, please send me the "alumni news".

Robby (was Robin Hood, green) went to Albuquerque.

Max (was Blackbeard, black with white bones) is now a California dog.

Ranger (was Abbot, purple paws) lives with a Rottweiler in East Texas, and is doing very well.

Lola (was Hermione, f) has moved to rural NM, and is having a fine time in the stock tanks.

Wanderer (red w/ bones, m) went to a bison ranch.

Latte (was Caterpillar, yellow) was resold.

Speaker to Animals (the firstborn puppy, wavy red, m) is in Ft. Worth

Socrates (blue) was resold to a country home.

Owners, please send me your alumni news.

The Generation of 12/12/2001

This was an unplanned and unregistered litter, but so far the results seem to have come out very well indeed - Owners, please send me the "alumni news".

Magellan (blackbones puppy collar) has gone to be a family dog in Garland, taking care of a family with two Boy Scouts and a little girl.
Bodey Guiness (was Butch, redpaws puppy collar) is now a family dog in my own neighborhood, taking care of a family with two little girls, two older Labradors, and a wonderful back yard - but the older dogs have insisted on getting their respect!
Joe (was Justin, purple and white puppy collar) was resold to a country home.
Bishop (was Roscoe, redbones puppy collar) was resold to a country home.
Brownie (was Toro, the dog who lived, red puppy collar) has moved to Big Spring TX, where he considers himself to be in charge of four other dogs, five horses, and 30 acres, besides playing with Billie, Pete, and their mom.
Leo (yellow puppy collar) is now taking care of a very bright oriental family in Plano.
Timber (was Alys, purple puppy collar) is living with a real hunting family, and was already making 30-yard water retrieves in February. She has been greatly admired by her local retriever club.
DeLouise (pink puppy collar, one white hind toe) has gone to live with Alex and Amy and their kids, and may get a chance to do some duck hunting.
Jessie (was Fiona, green puppy collar) is taking care of a family in Tulsa. She was the escape artist in the group picture - I think she may have been the brains of the litter.
Daphne (Lego-colored puppy collar) is Queen of her new household, where (don't tell your dog this) she sometimes gets ice cream for a bedtime snack!
Octavia (maroon puppy collar, white toes)
has relocated to McAlester OK, and is hoping to fetch some ducks this Fall.
Ripley (was Godiva, wide aqua collar or sometimes nothing at all).

Owners, please send news and pix occasionally, or let me know if you want less information about you and your dog here.

Both Sweetheart and I were new at the whelping game - click here for a fur-raising advent tale...

Sweetheart

Sweetheart (Ch. Native Texan's Sweetheart)

is my first dog since childhood, and has done a pretty good job of fingerwolf training.

Andy

(Redlion's St. Andrew Rhodius)

Andy's interests are ducks, fetching, swimming, affection, and (especially) GRRRLS! He's big, gorgeous, and very friendly. His fur is distinctly reddish, though NOT enough to be classified as sedge. He is OFA good, and his CERF is perfectly clear.