THE CHESAPEAKE BAY DOG.
Robt. Millbank’s, 154 West Forty-eighth Street, New York.
Pride.
Origin.—Not known positively, but probably a cross between the two Labrador dogs that swam ashore from a sinking ship in Chesapeake Bay and the English water-spaniel.
Uses.—Retrieving wild fowl from the water. There are three classes of these dogs: the otter, tawny, sedge-colored, with very short hair; the curly-haired and the straight-haired, each red brown; a white spot is not unusual.
[*] Scale of Points, Etc.
| Value. | |
|---|---|
| Head | 15 |
| Neck | 5 |
| Shoulders | 10 |
| Chest | 15 |
| Size | 5 |
| Loins | 10 |
| Coat | 15 |
| Tail | 5 |
| Feet | 10 |
| Legs | 10 |
| Total | 100 |
Weight.—Dogs, 80 pounds; bitches, 65 pounds.
Height.—About 25 inches in dogs; 23 inches in bitches.
Measurements are as follows: from fore toe to top of back, 25 inches; tip of nose to base of head, 10 inches; girth of body, 33 inches; breast, 9 inches; around fore foot, 6 inches; around forearm below shoulder, 7 inches; between eyes, 2¼ inches; length of ears, 5 inches; from occiput to root of tail, 35 inches; tail, 16 inches long; around muzzle below eyes, 10 inches.
The Standard says nothing as to the dog’s conformation. The illustration, therefore, must be the guide.