"He just loves belly rubs and will roll over for one when you pet him," said BASS President Ellen Ribitzki of this 1-year-old Chesapeake Bay retriever mix. BASS trainer Jaimee Wenzel is working with Boomer so that he'll acclimate well to a new family and ...

Why not? What makes a pet any different? That’s what happened to Gus, our chocolate Chesapeake Bay retriever. Oct. 29, 2011, was only the second time in his 4 years to jump the gate and go on a walkabout. We were tracking him 30 minutes behind ...

When Charmaine and her husband adopted Toby, a five-year-old Chesapeake Bay retriever, they figured he might need some adjusting time, but they certainly didn't count on what he'd do in the meantime. Soon after he entered their lives and home, Toby proved ...

My two canine companions, Hobbes, a 9-year-old yellow Labrador retriever, and Raymond, a 6-year-old chocolate Labrador/Chesapeake Bay retriever mix, came along. It wasn’t long until we ran into snow. As I’d hoped, it was frozen hard enough that both ...

I was running an errand in Portland, my husband was working in the yard. Gus, our 4.5 year old chocolate Chesapeake Bay Retriever was following “dad” all over the yard. We never walked alone around the house because Gus always followed us.

He brought Dinozzo, a brown dog who’s a mix of Doberman and Chesapeake Bay Retriever and who is in foster care. Five judges picked the winners: Vinny the dog for best costume, Lilly the dog for best trick, Al the Albino Frog for most unusual ...

Also on board are Smith's husband, her parents, and two dogs, a Labradoodle called Caine and a Chesapeake Bay retriever named Turk. Caine likes to pad up and down the aisle, and when the door opens, cranes his neck to peek out. The hours drag in this final ...