Brown Dogs

[Baydog]

Goose Lake, Harvey, ND early October 2009. Diesel's first season. 1 1/2 year old Chessie, trained by Mike Sommers, JH after 5 tries. Retrieved this Can on his second day of "real" hunting. I love these dogs - have 5 but will admit they definitely are not for everyone! If you want a retrieving machine get a Lab! If you want a best friend that will protect you with his life get a Chessie.

[hunt-chessies]

Nice looking pup!! Welcome to UW-F too.... what part of the state are ya in?? There are only a few of us Chessie guys around here

[hunt-chessies]

Hopefully more soon.. Your not going to the dark side are ya?? I thought you were looking for a trained lab??

[Randy Clark]

Goose Lake, Harvey, ND early October 2009. Diesel's first season. 1 1/2 year old Chessie, trained by Mike Sommers, JH after 5 tries. Retrieved this Can on his second day of "real" hunting. I love these dogs - have 5 but will admit they definitely are not for everyone! If you want a retrieving machine get a Lab! If you want a best friend that will protect you with his life get a Chessie.



dang they could be brothers
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p208/lakejessup/DSCN0586.jpg


oh wait he's half lab half pit:smileinbo
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p208/lakejessup/DSCN0587.jpg


got to love those brown dogs

[Baydog]

Pretty popular cross in Louisiana. They call them Levee dogs there. Locals claim they can hunt hogs and retrieve ducks too! I know for a fact they will guard your truck or boat when you stop for a beer! Also a good dog to leave with your stuff when you check in at the STA in the morning.

[Randy Clark]

hey baydog your right there you'd have to be high or stupid to reach into griz's territory:occasion14

[Capt HiC]

Welcome! Luv them Brown Dogs....
Capt HiC and Tank

[Randy Clark]

man i need to get me a brown dog...

heck that should be an easy problem to solve. hope you find a great companion:occasion14

[Capt HiC]

They aren't for everyone but I got lucky with Tank

[Baydog]

There's a 10-month started chessie on Gundogbreeders.com. I own a littermate to this dog. Though she hasn't had any real hunt training yet, she is very birdy. This is my little girl back in October during our N. Dakota hunt.

[Baydog]

Now that we started this thing I just have to show you guys "Bear". He's my once-in-a-lifetime chessie. I've owned 10 chessies over the years. This guy is a person in a dog suit. He's my best friend, constant companion and personal bodyguard. He's never had any hunt training. The little retrieving he's done for me is done Eastern Shore style (throw a rock!)

I love this dog. He's a great ambassador for the breed.

[Randy Clark]

now thats a cool looking brown dog. :occasion14:occasion14

[Maysport]

Welcome! Those are some nice dogs. As a reminder, there's other dogs that are REALLY brown and won't rock the boat:

http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc47/Maysport/gundog_2092_1397805147.jpg

And pretty versatile:

http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc47/Maysport/ChiefCooper2.jpg

[Randy Clark]

some pretty dogs there:occasion14

looks like somebody had a good day gunning in the field

[Capt HiC]

Just got back from N. Fl. Took my Brown dog to finishing school. With Kathy Luthy.

Thanks Hunt Chessies


Capt. HiC

There is No Offseason...

[hunt-chessies]

I wish you guys (baydogs and Hi-C) lived a little closer to jax. We had a training day this weekend for our retriever club, 6 chessies were there!!! It was nice to have some brown dog numbers around for a change

[Randy Clark]

I wish you guys (baydogs and Hi-C) lived a little closer to jax. We had a training day this weekend for our retriever club, 6 chessies were there!!! It was nice to have some brown dog numbers around for a change

i see how you are dont like my brown dog huh? :smileinbo

[Maysport]

Just got back from N. Fl. Took my Brown dog to finishing school. With Kathy Luthy.

Thanks Hunt Chessies


Capt. HiC

There is No Offseason...

Is Kathy Luthy a professional trainer? Where is she located?

[Hootie]

Just a couple of pics of my brown dog,Bruno.

[Maysport]

Beautiful! Now THAT's a Brown Dog!

Who makes the DU vest? A lot of Boykin owners have a hard time finding a vest that fits very well without extra tailoring, except for the Avery in extra small.

[Hootie]

The vest is a Avery Large 18" neck and 28" chest. He was the pic of the litter and weighs 40 lbs. Bruno will be 4 years old this June and is one of the best. Right know he's eyeing me as I picked his vest up he thinks he's going hunting. He's a good boy....Hootie

[Maysport]

He's at the upper end of the Standard, while Cooper is at the lower end at 30 lbs.

http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc47/Maysport/Cooper2atBackwoods.jpg

Where is your Boykin out of?

[Capt HiC]

Nice Brown Dogs . Tank's weighing in at 100lbs.

Kathy and Alan are in Crest Veiw. Hunt Chesies recomended her to me . I did a bunch of looking for a trainer to Finish Tank. and settled w Kathy she specializes in Chesepeaks.
Rippling Waters Kennels
Capt. HiC

[Baydog]

We love Boykins, too! Dogs are like ice cream - most people love all flavors, they just prefer soime more than others. Hootie's Boykin, Bruno, is a great dog. Lives to retrieve birds, travels good in the truck, and is a great companion. I guess I'm just hung up on chesapeakes. Grew up around a few my friends had in the 60's. Never got over them. They just have a little easier time with some of the 18-20 lb. giant Canadas we shoot in the fall.

[Hootie]

Maysport, my boykin comes from Alamo, Ga. Thre's a woman that breeds them. What was cool is when I went to pic out my dog she had a baby pool full of water and the whole litter was in the water swimming. It was funny as heck. They were raised outside on a farm near the tractor shed because of the loud noises, he was never gun shy. Tell you the truth he was a natural. He's a little stubborn on the hand signals until he gets fustrated. He wants to find the bird on his own. He has a good nose.

Maybe we should have a brown dog day and all meet up. I go thru Jacksonville about every other week...Hootie

[backcast]

Hootie, I think I may have met you this past year at a gas station. I can't remember if I was fishing or hunting, but I talked to a guy with 2 boykins and either one of them was named Bruno, or he was making reference to Bruno's lines.

[Hootie]

Backcast, could have, I just don't remember, I'm normally in a silver/gray ford f-250.

[backcast]

My memory fades after long days fishing/hunting. I don't remember either. They were great looking dogs! I was asking about how much they shed. Maybe I was in the Melbourne area....

[Capt HiC]

MY Rumba takes care of the shed hair .
Here's a bunch of Brown Dogs

[Maysport]

Capt HiC - is your Chessie the same size as Jeremy's Huntley?

[Capt HiC]

I've only seen pictures of Huntley
Tank weighs 86 lbs today after three months of Training.