Cheasepeke Bay Retrievers - Page 2

rubicon · #16 01-13-2005, 03:57 PM

I have two chessies, seven year old litter mates. They dont hunt but are very loyal and mild mannered. My problem is they shed 365 days a year and enough hair to make a new puppy daily. They are big dogs, the female 105 lbs and the male140 lbs and not fat. These dogs do love the water and will sneak across the road and into the river no matter how cold. They dont dry off quickly like my lab does. And they howl when they get bored.When they go off I am proud of how well they irritate my treehugging neighbors.

losthwy · #17 01-29-2005, 12:56 PM

They are more aggresive and harder to train than a lab. Most folks
should and do look else where for a hunting dog.

rubicon · #18 02-20-2005, 07:40 AM

Ive been reading these posts thinking you all are giving Chessies a bad rap as I have 2 six year old Chessies that are big babies (105 and 135 lbs) and have never shown any aggression to people or other dogs since they were pups UNTIL LAST WEEK.
I took them out to do their thing in the dusk of early morning. I never put their leashes on until I get them outside as if I touch them its an instant accident so routine for years has been open door, dogs run out and squat, snap on leashes, and good to go. But when I opened door both dogs ran out and across yard into street and got into a fight with a dog being walked by a lady. The other dog is a very mild mannered dog and didnt even attemp to defend himself and ended up with a big open wound on his side. long and short of this I accepted responsibility for several hundred dollars of vet bills, I think the other dog is going to be ok and my Chessies and I parted company.

fabsroman · #19 02-20-2005, 10:59 AM

My Lord, you have a bunch of bad news this morning with this post, the one about Moose, and the one about AARP. Granted, I think the post about Moose is worse than the dogs, and the dogs are worse than AARP. If I am not mistaken, the maximum liability for any animal is $2,500, so don't pay more than that, unless of course you would want to do the right thing. That would be the attorney in me.

Am I correct in assuming that you got rid of the dogs because of this incident? I don't know if I could get rid of Nitro just because he got into a fight with another dog. He has been really good with other dogs, but I guess he could always get into it with one of them for some reason.

I am truly sorry to hear about this incident and of Moose's passing. If it were still goose season, I'd invite you for a hunt. Then again, the way my hunting season has been going you might have another bad thing to post about.