This is “Wrangler.” He’s a Chesador, a cross between a Labrador retriever and a Chesapeake Bay retriever (known in all good gun dog histories as the “Chesapeake Duck Dog.”)
Chessies come in true liver, reddish gold, and cream (which is called “Deadgrass.”) All Chessies have brown skin pigment. This dog has a black coat, but the rusty color comes through in a certain light. It’s really an attractive dog, but it’s also a hard driving duck dog, as one could expect from a Chessie/Lab cross!
I love watching retrievers work. I don’t care what the breed is.
Do you have any information where someone could find these type of dogs ? I have looked on the internet but have not found any good sites.
I have no clue where you can get one. I would guess that people are not regularly interbreeding them, because the Chesapeake is not that common.
I have a chesador. He is 7 years old, beautiful orange, and an outstanding dog. I have had him, since the day he was born. Mother was a chesie, and the father was a brown lab. General is his name, and he loves to retrieve, but really has not been used as a bird dog. Unfortuntly, General has a little “black” dog anger problem. He has been antaganized by the little black dog up the street, and hates all little black dogs to the point that he has attacked my next door neibors little black poodle 2 times. This last incident, he almost killed the little thing, (which by the way, is not the dog that antaganizes him). He is so gentle with our other dog, a small toy palmorainian mix. He is also great with kids. Do you get the felling that I am trying to sell him up? Yes, my best friend, has to be given away, or put down. He’s free to a good home, if you want him. I know that you probably are looking for a younger dog, but General is great. Also, when I went to the vet the other day, a woman had a chesador pup. Might call the vet and see where this woman got it. If interested, e-mail me back.
I have a Chesador, Botan, living in Valencia, Spain. You can see more pictures at http://atsea.wordpress.com
I realized that he is a chesador as the guy who sell it to me told me that it was a mix between an english lab and a american lab. I ask him for pictures of the father and the mother and I discovered that it was a chesador. He is a lovely dog, crazy about water and swimming.
Chesapeake Bay retrievers look like American field Labs that are chocolate, but they are bit different. Your dog has the red liver coloration that Chesapeakes are famous for. The first two Chesapeakes were St. John’s water dogs or “Newfoundlands” that survived a ship wreck in Chesapeake Bay, not far from Baltimore. The female was the typical black color. The male, “Sailor,” was a rusty, red liver color, just like your dog.
Most St. John’s water dogs looked like these dogs: http://retrieverman.wordpress.com/2009/04/10/the-last-pair-of-st-johns-water-dogs/
These two dogs were the last pair of this breed to exist. They died in Newfoundland in the late 1970’s or early 1980’s. Both were male, and no one bred them.
This breed is the ancestor of all retrievers. It was used to haul fishing nets, bring in the long-lines that were used on the fishing dories, and retrieve shot ptarmigan and seals.
You have a lovely dog there. Chesapeakes must not be all that common in Spain, because they aren’t very common in their native country.
Owned a Chesador for 15yrs. Best dog I’ve ever owned. Being a cross breed, seems the Labador part had made the Chessie part not quite as stubborn/hard headed. Still a very hardy gun dog, great watch dog, but friendly and great with my two children. If she were in my truck, never had to worry about it getting stolen – she owned the truck.
Highly recommend a Chesador..
I’m getting a 9 week old chesador this afternoon because my husband wants a hunting/fishing dog. We have a 9 month old dachshund who is a wonderful dog, but wants a friend.. I’m eager to get this pup and train him, if y’all have any training tips please let me know! I’ve been reading up on the cross breed and I’m hoping it will be a good addition to our family
I have a Chesador who is a year old. It seems his fur is thin. Do they tend to get cold in the winter. We live in Nova Scotia and he loves swimming and the snow. I am really hoping he has an undercoat.
Some Labradors don’t have undercoats, which could be a concern for you. I think it’s a dominant trait, too.
So if you bred a Labrador with no undercoat to Chesapeake, the offspring wouldn’t have it.