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| Name: |
Charger
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Age: |
Seven years old
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| Gender: |
Male |
Breed: |
Chesapeake Bay Retriever |
| Home: |
Atlanta, Georgia, USA |
Charger
is a seven-year-old Chesapeake Bay Retriever who really lives up
to his name! He loves "charging" through the surf and is most at home in
any body of water. These pictures are of him swimming and romping in a
cool North Georgia lake, just outside of Helen, GA. Charger lives in
Atlanta, Georgia, but was born in Pungoteague, Virginia on the shores of
the Chesapeake Bay. The Chesapeake breed is one of only a few breeds to
originate in America, the story goes that in 1807 there was a shipwreck -
the English vessel's crew and two dogs survived the wreck and landed on
the shores near Chesapeake Bay, Virginia. These two dogs were St. John's
water dogs, which were then cross-bred with Curly Coated Retrievers, Irish
Water Spaniels, several setter breeds, and coonhounds - all in an attempt
to achieve the ideal cold-water duck hunting dog. The dogs that descended
from these two original shipwreck survivors ultimately became collectively
known as Chesapeake Bay Retrievers.
Charger has a wooly, curly outer coat and a soft, dense under coat, which
makes him shed all year round - keeping the nesting birds in our
neighborhood very happy! This coat enables him to swim all year round,
even in the chilly winter months. The hardest part of taking him to the
lake is getting him to dry off, because every time I try to walk him
around the lake trail he inevitably finds the temptation too great and
lunges back into the surf! He is friendly to everyone he meets, both human
and canine, and has a very cute behavior that is a trait of the breed
where he "smiles" or as we call it "schniggas" - when he greets you or is
embarrassed. He'll wrinkles up his muzzle, showing as many teeth as
possible, with his ears back, tail wagging feverishly and then let's out a
song of "Roo-Roo-Roo." It really does make your day when you get a
greeting like that!
He's a loyal friend and good family member, we love him with all our
hearts!
See more images of Charger!
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