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seventy pounds of bone and sinew 
crashed into that bull like a thunder- 
bolt from the blue. Needless to say 
my presence was not needed. 
I offer these episodes to show the in- 
telligence and loveable characteristics 
of the dog and not in any sense to ad- 
vocate his use as a watchdog. Please, 
if you want only a watchdog, get some 
other breed. You wouldn’t consider 
purchasing a fine touring car for de- 
livery purposes, neither would you per- 
mit your private saddle horse to pull 
a cart; no more should you reduce the 
best natural retreiver to the humdrum 
existence of a four-footed watchman. 
T O return to the Chesapeake’s chief 
utilitarian quality, let me discuss 
for a moment his real “reason for 
being” — retreiving. This he does nat- 
urally, only requiring that you so guide 
him that he will not acquire any hunt- 
ing faults. For example, when Yank 
was only a puppy he used to bring me 
anything that he could find loose. From 
this play to the actual business of con- 
trolling retrieving was but a short step. 
On his first duck Yank waited all 
aquiver for the word to go and fetch. 
He was a finished product and that by 
a minimum of effort on my part. Since 
then we have hunted many localities 
and I have yet to see the place or set 
of conditions he cannot overcome. In 
the North I have seen him covered with 
sheets of ice, yet bringing in bird after 
bird without seeming effort or fatigue; 
in the South, courageously forcing his 
way through brush and cactus thicket 
to get a wounded duck that had drop- 
ped some distance from the pond. 
And the Chesapeake is as much at 
home in the water as the wily duck him- 
self. It is his business to retreive. If 
the duck remains on the surface, it 
is only a question of seconds until this 
powerful dog will outswim him; if he 
dives the inevitable is only prolonged, 
for the Chesapeake, too, is an adept 
in the art of diving. 
My pup, Yankee, was following a 
crippled sprig, who when Yank came 
close behind him would dive and start 
out in a new direction. Yank was equal 
to the situation. He would tread water 
and at the same time look to the right 
and left, awaiting the reappearance of 
the duck, when he would again take up 
the pursuit. This underwater ruse of 
the duck prolonged the struggle, but 
so weakened him that each dive was 
shorter. Finally Yank was inches from 
him. Down went the duck and down 
with him went Yank until neither duck 
nor dog was visible. It was but a few 
seconds before Yank came to the sur- 
face with Mr. Sprig tucked neatly in 
his jaws and started for shore. 
To emphasize the remarkable diving 
qualities of the Chesapeake let me re- 
late an incident that took place in 
Texas last year. I was informed that 
the town marshal wanted to see me, and 
on looking him up I was told by him 
that I would have to keep Yank out of 
the town park. Naturally I asked him 
why, whereupon he told me that the 
town was trying to keep some fish in 
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