Chesapeake Bay Retrievers

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Tim.243 said:
Why the collar as things get hung up on them....?

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He only wears a collar when on the heather and never in woodland. He is only 7m old and it familiarises him to being on a lead. Collar is rarely on but it has a red LED on it that is good in the dark.
 
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I have seen a few of Chesapeakes over the years and none of them were very impressive as 'fowling dogs; ok there may be the odd exception but by and large a Lab is going to be a better all rounder than a CBR, easier to train, more intelligent, similar coat etc.

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I owned a bitch from American lines and she was excellent, used her as a all round keepers dog expected to do everything .She would pick Muntjac up whole and was completely fearless. The downsides were mainly a certain amount of aggression towards certain dogs and the tendency to guard anything she took a fancy to. She saved my neck a couple of times from poachers/badger baiters and just intimidated anybody she took a dislike to . She died at 9 from cancer and is sorely missed.
 
I have been trying to remember the name of the Lincolnshire guy who was a goose guide in Scotland I have shot with near loch leven many many years ago who had CBR. Named Red? Or some such. Quite well known. Bit dodgy but a big guiding and calling reputation
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sh1kar said:
I have been trying to remember the name of the Lincolnshire guy who was a goose guide in Scotland I have shot with near loch leven many many years ago who had CBR. Named Red? Or some such. Quite well known. Bit dodgy but a big guiding and calling reputation
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I know who you mean but I cant think of his name either. Probably age related memory loss
 
sh1kar said:
I have been trying to remember the name of the Lincolnshire guy who was a goose guide in Scotland I have shot with near loch leven many many years ago who had CBR. Named Red? Or some such. Quite well known. Bit dodgy but a big guiding and calling reputation
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I just thought Alan Murray but I'm probably wrong
 
One of my mates who I use to rough shoot with had one. Now he wasnt a man to waste to much time on training his dogs shall we say.
Now the thing I remember most is that dog running off with the brightest pair of pink testicles glowing in the twilight.😂
 
Christ but there's a lot of bollox spread about Chesapeakes . Granted, there are bad ones out there. Usually owned by bad, incompetent owners. Anyone who's owned and trained a pointer, BMH or similar strong willed dog can easily work one. The thing to remember is that if you loose your temper and try to force most dogs, you'll break them. A chesapeake is stubborn and will flatly refuse. They're dogs, plain and simple.

I've owned 4 Chesapeakes . My original was sourced from an American who bred from an Iron Duke Ch. He was a big soppy **** with the family, fiercely loyal and a hard worker. He was my constant companion whilst fowling in Kent and Essex.

I chose the breed purely due to their ability to resist cold and water better than most other breeds. They are also fantastic swimmers due to the webs between their toes. He often sat quiet and content whilst friends labs and spaniels would suffer. Yep, he could work in harsher conditions but that didn't release me from the need to care for him. He still got rinsed down with warm fresh water and a rub down with his towel. He had a neoprene jacket with a chest protector for working in extended trips when we'd sit out in exposed marshes over several tides or when working waters infested with trees under the surface.
 
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