• CHIC – Requirements for Chesapeake Bay Retrievers

    OFA is one of the few places you can look up a Chesapeake Bay Retriever’s pedigree. Most, of the well breed conformation and field dogs will have multiple generations listed. Unfortunately, it’s also common to find holes or missing dogs in the lineage because owners failed to report test or just didn’t have them done. The real…

  • Adventures of Vinny – Retrieving Once Again After Surgery

    Post Surgery Workout Vinny could hardly contain himself, quivering with excitement as he sat at the line, ready to make his first retrieve in weeks after surgery. His desire nearly overwhelmed him, as the bird launched into the air.  Still, he sat steady not moving an inch forward. His eyes locked in on the area…