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The Chesapeake Bay Retriever. Edited by Dyane Baldwin. Published by the American Chesapeake Club. ©1997.
The New Chesapeake Bay Retriever by Janet and Dr. Daniel Horn ©1994. Of particular interest here are the chapters on breed history, Mrs. Horn’s personal commentary on the standard, and the section from various breeder judges on standard interpretation.
The Complete Chesapeake Bay Retriever by Eloise Heller Cherry ©1981.
Chesapeake Bay Retrievers, Decoys, & Long Guns: Tales of Carroll’s Island Ducking Club by C. John Sullivan Jr. ©2008.
The Chesapeake Bay Retriever by Arthur C. Beaman ©1981.
Iron Men and Their Dogs by Ferdinand Latrobe ©1941. Chapter 3: Information on hound & spaniel crosses; lists the three classes of CBRs. Good photos of working settings; head photos pg.32 shows longer coat & correct stop.
The Outlaw Gunner by Harry M. Walsh ©1971.
Bird Dogs by Ray P Holland ©1948. Pages 79-89. Good description of Chesapeake personality.
American Duck Shooting by George Bird Grinnell ©1901. Pages 406-410, 474-489, 515-521, 611-616.
The Bird, The Dog, The Gun by Ledyard Sands ©1939. Pages 453-457. Comments on size in hunting, double coat and describes goose hunting conditions.
Training the Hunting Retriever: Labrador, Chesapeake, and Golden by Thomas R. Cofield ©1959.
American Sporting Dogs Edited by Eugene V. Connett ©1948. Walter Roesler on the Chesapeake Bay Retriever pages 220-232.
The American Book of the Dog ©1891. Pages 357-371. Good early writing on the breed.
Bob Becker’s Dog Digest: Authoritative Illustrated Guide to All Popular Hunting and Companion Breeds ©1947. Pages 26-28. Written by CBR breeder F. Bunte. Photo of Ch The Second Cocoa is a good example of correct type & size.
The Dog Book by James Watson ©1916. Good information on early development of the breed. Pages 320, 325-331.
Retriever Gun Dogs by William F. Brown ©1945
The Hunter’s Encyclopedia by Raymond R. Camp ©1948.
Hutchinson’s Dog Encyclopedia by Walter Hutchinson ©1935. Good photos of working type. Note size. Pages 289-291.
The Sporting Dog by Joseph A. Graham ©1904. Photo on pg. 45 provides a good illustration of head in areas of stop & muzzle shape. Note weight. Pages 145, 156-163.