Chesapeake Bay Retriever Club

The Chesapeake Bay Retriever Club Open Show 14th September 2025

Thank you very much to the club for asking me to judge and I very much enjoyed my day with some very nice exhibits to go over. There was a lovely atmosphere and competitors accepted my placings with good humour and sportsmanship. Thank you to my two excellent stewards. Several exhibits were out of coat on the day which after a long hot summer was not surprising. Most dogs were very nice in profile with otherwise good coats and correct pigmentation to harmonise with their coat colour. Although at speed it is expected that legs will converge many exhibits were moving overly close behind although other wise moved well so something in the breed to keep an eye on.

PD (1 1)

1 Mahon-Hunns, Middleton and Haskin’s Susquidilla Yankee Shadow (imp USA) 8mo dog with very nice head correct eye placement and good colour. Excellent coat. Correct depth of chest and spring of rib. Well boned with good strong feet. Good front angulation I would prefer a little more hind angulation and moved a touch close behind although otherwise sound on the move. RBPIS

JD (0 0)

PGD (0 0)

LD (2 2)

1.Playle and Thomas’s Riptide Gentleman’s Relish Very well balanced 2yo with correct angulation front and rear. Excellent coat topline and tail set. Good depth of chest and spring of rib. Moved particularly well in profile on good bone and strong feet. He has quite a strong (for me) masculine head but he has a nice expression and his muzzle and head length are spot on with correct pigmentation. Overall, a very nice boy and very typical of the breed. Pleased to award him BOB 2 Royle’s Battsrock Are you Ready Well constructed 4 yo with good angulation. Pleasing head, Good spring of rib and depth of chest. Good strong feet and bone. Moved a bit close behind and the first placed was in better coat today.

OD (1 1)

Boyles G & T Sh Ch Pixiesrock Mr Tumnus by Migwell 3yo very nice masculine head but not overdone. Kind expression good eye colour and placement. Good ear placement. Very good front and hind angulation and well balanced. Good depth of chest and spring of rib moved well on good bone and feet. Well deserved RBD

VD

Rigby’s SH Ch Chesepi Waco Dark Brown 7 yo. Although not in his best coat today I could see that it is normally there. Very good head and expression. Good depth of chest. Well-constructed all through and moved well. Good topline and tail set. Good bone and neat feet. 2. Murray’s Takoda Nathan VW Mid Bown dog. kind head well proportioned. Good bone and feet and length of leg and excellent coat. Just preferred the front of the first placed. 3. Griffin Woods’s Ch Migwell Soloman’s Puzzle (AI) Darker Brown Good Bone and strong feet on good length of leg. Nice skull shape and ear set on with good wide nostrils although muzzle was slightly wide for me. Not the coat of the others in the class today.