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About the Chessie Breed
The Chesapeake Bay Retriever is a powerful, muscular dog. The head is broad with a medium stop. The muzzle is about the same length as the skull, tapering but not to a point. The wide-set eyes are yellowish to amber … Continue reading →
Progressive Retinal Atrophy (PRA)
Progressive retinal atrophy, or PRA is a hereditary, blinding disorder. in all . PRA is a disease of the retina. . In all canine breeds PRA has certain common features. Early in the disease, affected dogs are night blind, lacking … Continue reading →
Buddy
Buddy, a friend of Chessie Rescue WI was fondly known as “Blind Buddy” . I first heard of Buddy years ago when I was contacted to see if we could take him into rescue. I said we could-but then was … Continue reading →
Hunter
Hunter came into rescue about 1 week after Nestle left us for the Bridge. When we went to pick Hunter up, it was love at first sight. He was a big bone head, full of love and had the cutest … Continue reading →
Sophie
My name is Peggy Behnke. My husband Terry & I adopted Sophie in July of 2004. We want to write a tribute to our beloved Sophie. She went to the bridge on April 6th, 2009. We lost our little sweetheart … Continue reading →
Canine Breast Cancer
Breast cancer: Estrogen is one of the primary causes of canine breast cancer, the most common malignant tumor in dogs. Animals that are spayed prior to one year of age very rarely develop this malignancy. However, it is very common … Continue reading →