December, 1918 
FOREST AND STREAM 
727 
AN ALL AMERICAN DOG 
THE CHESAPEAKE BAY DOG IS ONE OF THE TWO 
BREEDS ENTITLED TO BE CALLED AMERICAN 
A COUPLE of decades ago one of the 
best known and most prominent 
breeds of dogs in this country—and 
one of the two breeds entitled to be called 
American dogs—was the Chesapeake Bay 
dog. The popularity of the breed was not 
confined to bench show fanciers alone, the 
Chesapeake having many admirers among 
sportsmen, and particularly to those ad¬ 
dicted to the shooting 
of waterfowl, as no 
more perfect retriev¬ 
er from water has 
ever been bred by 
man, that seemingly 
being a natural at¬ 
tainment of the 
breed. With the lapse 
of time, however, 
there has been a grad¬ 
ual diminution of in¬ 
terest in the Chesa¬ 
peake Bay dog, until 
one hardly ever sees 
or hears of one, aside 
from a few and limit¬ 
ed sections of the 
country, and as far as 
bench shows are con¬ 
cerned they are more 
conspicuous by their 
absence than through 
their attendance, it 
being the exception rather than the rule 
to find one of this breed benched. 
A main reason for the great loss in num¬ 
bers of this important American breed of 
dogs has been a lack of concerted interest 
on the part of its admirers and it is a 
source of great pleasure for us to an¬ 
nounce that a specialty club has just been 
formed by fanciers in the Middle and Far 
West under the title of the American 
Chesapeake Club, with the stated object to 
“encourage the breeding of Chesapeake 
dogs by the holding of shows and in ad¬ 
dition to this its object shall be to promote 
the breeding of working dogs and to at¬ 
tach great importance to the dogs’ ability 
to retrieve game and the manner in which 
they retrieve it.” If the new club suc¬ 
ceeds in its purpose and elevates these 
useful dogs to the plane of popularity they 
had achieved in days gone by it will be in¬ 
deed a good work well done. 
The new club starts out with an active 
membership of twenty-five, and it is its 
aim to enroll under its banner every fan- 
:ier in the country interested in this great 
natural retriever. Its president is Earl 
Henry, of Albert Lea, Minn., while M. S. 
Barron, of Mason City, la., is treasurer 
iand W. H. Orr of the same place is 
secretary. 
The standard as adopted by the Ameri- 
;an Chesapeake Club and endorsed by the 
ALinerican Kennel Club and the Canadian 
Kennel Club follows: 
Head.—Skull broad and round, with a 
nedium stop; nose medium short, muzzle 
>ointed, but not sharp; lips thin, not 
)endulous; ears small, set well up on 
head, hanging loosely and of medium 
leather; eyes medium large, very clear, of 
yellowish color and wide apart. 
Neck.—Of moderate length, with a 
strong, muscular appearance, tapering to 
shoulders. 
Shoulders, chest and body.—Shoulders 
sloping, and should have full liberty of 
action, with plenty of power, without any 
restrictions of movement; chest strong, 
deep and wide, barrel round and deep; 
body of medium length, neither cobby nor 
roached, but rather approaching hollow¬ 
ness, flank well tucked up. 
Back quarters and stifles.—Back quarters 
should be trifle higher than shoulders; they 
should show fully as much power as fore 
quarters; there should be no tendency to 
weakness in either fore or hind quarters. 
Legs, elbows, hocks and feet.—Legs 
should be of medium length and straight, 
showing good bone and muscle, with well 
webbed hare foot of good size; toes well 
rounded and close pasterns, slightly bent, 
and both pasterns and hocks medium 
length; the straighter the legs the better. 
Stern.—Tail should be medium length, 
varying, males from twelve to fifteen inches 
and females from eleven to fourteen inch¬ 
es, medium heavy at base; moderate feath¬ 
ering on stern and tail permissible. 
Coat and texture.—Coat should be thick 
and short, nowhere over one and one-half 
inches long, with a dense, fine, woolly un¬ 
dercoat; hair on face and legs should be 
very short and straight, with tendency to 
wave on the shoulders, neck, back and loins 
only. The curly coat or coat with a ten¬ 
dency to curl not permissible. 
Color.—Should be as near dead grass as 
possible, varying from a tan to a faded tan; 
the dark brown or liver color is not per¬ 
missible, the dead grass color being correct; 
a white spot on breast or toes permissible. 
Weight.—Males, sixty-five to seventy-five 
pounds; females, fifty-five to sixty-five 
pounds. 
Height.—Males, twenty-three to twenty- 
Princess Pride, a typical Chesapeake—owned by Earl Henry 
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