American Chesapeake Club

Established 1918

Articles

Welcome to our library of articles. We welcome contributions to the library. If you have written an article or feel motivated to write about a topic of interest to our breed, please contact us. We might be interested in publishing it here. If you know of a published article that may be relevant to our breed, let us know. We can reach out to the author/publisher to request permission to share it here. 

General Articles
 
Showsight Articles – July, 2020 by Emelise Baughman, JoAnn Colvin, Betsy Horn Humer, and Nathaniel Horn
 
Showsight Breeder Interviews – July, 2020 by Karen Anderson, Diane Baker, Dyane Baldwin, JoAnn Colvin, Brian & Angie Cox, Gina Downin, Linda Harger, Polly Henshaw, Michelle & Dave Keehn, and Kathleen Luthy
 
The Chesapeake Bay Retriever: Beyond the Myths by Emelise Baughman. Published in the Feb/March 1991 issue of Gundog Magazine. Permission to share granted by Gundog Magazine.
 
Articles Related to Conformation and the Breed Standard

Coat and Weight by JBEC 2012

Color in the Chesapeake Bay Retriever by JBEC 2014

Inside the Outline by JBEC 2021

Judging Chesapeake Bay Retrievers by Nathaniel Horn

Judging the Chesapeake Bay Retriever by Betsy Horn Humer

Outline by Janet Horn

Size and the Working Chesapeake by Dyane Baldwin

Size Matters by JBEC 2021

The Dewclaw Dilemma: Rear Dews and Don’ts by JBEC 2021

The 1993 Revision to the Breed Standard by the Standard Revision Committee

The Swimming Dip: Another Piece of the Puzzle – Knick by Betsy Horn Humer

Type and the Chesapeake Head by Janet Horn

Please note: These articles are provided for the benefit and convenience of our members and others interested in the Chesapeake Bay Retriever. Their inclusion on this web site should not be interpreted as an endorsement by the ACC of any organizations or of any opinions or positions expressed within.