GCH CoolWater's The Tide Is High - "Jesse"
I’m happy to report that Jesse won her 6th Best of Breed this year today. Her record for 2012, so far, is: 6 BoB’s, 6 Selects and 5 BoS wins in 17 shows – not too bad for a young girl.
CH Silvercreek’s Spiced Rum
Morgan is a very easy going Chesapeake and is the daughter of BISS AM/BIS CAN GCH* Silvercreek Casbar Cheers aka “Cheers” and Cabinridge’s Crack Me a Bud “Buddy.”
Morgan is the matriarch here at 11 1/2 years of age. She’s a medium brown in color and right in the middle of the Chesapeake standard at about 23″ to the shoulder and 65-70 lbs. She’s a nice size and isn’t overly done in any respect. She has a fabulous harsh coat that is very brillo like in feel and like her mother, she has fabulous movement which appears effortless. Morgan’s handlers often comment on how wonderful she is to show as she simply glides around the ring.
Morgan is very easy to live with. Like most Chesapeakes, Morgan is a wonderful marker and has great drive with a strong desire to retrieve and swim. She will often nudge you to throw a ball or bumper for her just one more time — she’d go all day long if you’d let her. She gets along well with other dogs but can be a little reserved with people she doesn’t know.
In 2007, Morgan took 2nd place in the Open Bitch class at the Chessie National Show Specialty in Colorado Springs, CO. In February 2008, she obtained her Champion title under judge Mr. Richard L. Bauer. In the end, she took Best of Breed over multiple male specials earning herself a 5 point major.
We often call Morgan “Wiggle, Wiggle” because when she’s happy her whole body just wiggles with excitement.
Cerf: CB-4838 09
OFA- Good: CB-8914G26F-VPI
Cardiac – Normal: CB-CA58/26F/P-VPI
Elbow – Normal: CB-EL1284F26-VPI
Thyroid – Normal: CB-TH66/26F-VPI
PRA: A
DM: N/N – Clear/Normal
OFA- Good: CB-8914G26F-VPI
Cardiac – Normal: CB-CA58/26F/P-VPI
Elbow – Normal: CB-EL1284F26-VPI
Thyroid – Normal: CB-TH66/26F-VPI
PRA: A
DM: N/N – Clear/Normal
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Cabinridge’s Crack Me A Bud |
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| CH Chesabar’s Mt N Bruiser CD, JH | CH Chesbar’s Star of Obadiahs |
| CH Chesabar’s Brittany | |
| CH Cabinridge’s Favorite Fergie | CH CHes-Shores Crazy As A Loon |
| CH Cabinridge’s Glowing Amber | |
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BISS Am/Can CH*Silvercreek Casbar’s Cheers |
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| BIS Am/Can CH* Silvercreek Remington Steele JH, WD | CH Pond Hollow Calico Key Largo |
| Am/Can/PR/World CH* Silvercreek I Love Lucy JH, WD, CGC/TDI ROMQ | |
| Mattamuskeet’s Diamond Maggie G | CH Sand Bar’s Cast In Stone |
| CH Mattamuskeet Lady of the Lake |
The History of the Chesapeake Bay Retriever
Very few sporting breeds of dogs have had as interesting a history as the Chesapeake Bay Retriever — which in 1964 became the official dog of the State of Maryland.
It is well documented that in the year of 1807, an English ship, trading between Newfoundland and England, was wrecked off of the coast of Maryland. The cargo and crew were rescued by an American ship on its way to Baltimore. Among the cargo taken aboard the American ship CANTON, were two Newfoundland puppies.
The male dog was subsequently named “Sailor,” and the bitch was named “Canton,” after the rescuing vessel.
The dog, which was red in color became the property of John Mercer of West River, Maryland. The bitch which was black and was given to Dr. James Stuart of Sparrows Point, Maryland, in gratitude for the hospitality shown the sailors of the wrecked brig. Both Mercer and Dr. Stuart were ardent hunters of waterfowl and soon discovered that the two dogs were exceptional retrievers.
Their retrieving abilities made their offspring much sought after by local duck hunters. By the mid-1800s the breed was clearly distinguishable. These dogs soon became legendary for their skill and stamina working in the ice-choked waters. Ducks and geese were abundant, but the icy water and rough seas of the Bay area made gunning a tough game.
During the mid to late 1800s the Carroll Island Gun Club, along the Gunpowder River northeast of Baltimore, was host to dignitaries from all over the world. Presidents and statesmen along with wealthy sportsmen who came to shoot over the famous dogs and watch them work. The club members bred “Chesapeakes” exclusively and the Carroll Island Gun Club held the pedigree of the “Chesapeake Bay Dog” for many years. Unfortunately, near the turn of the twentieth century a fire at the club destroyed all of the breeding records.
Many great lines of Chesapeake Bay dogs were taking shape as early as 1880. The breed went by many early names. The Chesapeake Bay Duck Dog, the Brown Winchester, the Otter Dog, the Newfoundland Duck Dog and the Red Chester Ducking Dog were but a few, but by 1887 a definite strain had evolved which were almost always dark brown, shading into a reddish brown. In 1890 the name was finally given as the Chesapeake Bay Retriever. This is when breeding records were started and Baltimore’s Chesapeake Bay Dog Club was formed.
The Chesapeake Bay Retriever was started by chance and developed out of the necessity for a special American purpose. The breed wasn’t developed in a structured breeding program by the wealthy as the Labrador was. Early on it was developed, largely, in an unrecorded, unsophisticated fashion out of the necessity of the times. From the beginning the Chesapeake was subject to rigid selection based solely on his efficiency. The poor specimen was soon discarded and the unsound and weak broke down under the relentless work in all kinds of weather conditions. Only the sound and strong survived to continue this unique American breed.