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Chesapeake Bay Retrievers Expose UVA as Overrated Chumps

March 25, 2018 by 1 Comment

No retriever has ever won best in show at the Westminster Kennel Club, a competition that began in 1877. Despite this overt snub of gun dogs, the 16th-seeded University of Maryland-Baltimore County Chesapeake Bay Retrievers exacted some revenge by defeating the top-ranked University of Virginia in the NCAA basketball tournament. The Chessie is also the state dog of Maryland.

According to the American Kennel Club, Chesapeake Bay Retrievers were ranked the most popular dog in America for 25 years.

Known for their webbed feet, and an oily, wavy coat that helps make them extremely agile in the water, Chessies are strong, powerfully built gundogs standing anywhere from 21 to 26 inches at the shoulder. A male can weigh up to 80 pounds.Chessies are solid-colored, either chocolatey brown, sedge or dead grass, with keen yellow-amber eyes.

Chessies are more emotionally complex than the usual gundog. They take to training, but they have a mind of their own and can tenaciously pursue their own path. They are protective of their humans and polite, but not overly friendly to strangers. Chessies make excellent watchdogs and are versatile athletes. A well-socialized Chessie is a confident companion and world-class hunting buddy.

In this Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018, photo, Hope, a Chesapeake Bay retriever competes in the sporting group during the 142nd Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, at Madison Square Garden in New York. Retrievers have never fared well at America’s most prestigious dog show at the Westminster Kennel Club. But retrievers everywhere can wag their tails proudly after the underdog UMBC Retrievers pulled off a stunning upset in the NCAA basketball tournament by beating top-seeded Virginia. The mascot for UMBC is a (Mary Altaffer / AP)

Overall, Chesapeake Bay Retrievers have recently ranked among the 45 most popular purebred breeds in the country.

UMBC’s first class in 1966 picked the Chesapeake Bay retriever as the school mascot. A 500-pound bronze statue of a Chessie named True Grit is on campus, and students like to rub his nose for good luck during finals week.

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  1. Popcorn says

    March 25, 2018 at 8:23 pm

    Thanks for the lame history on CB retrievers. I bet you have a small terrier, or some other small rat terrier type of dog. What happened to north that caused you to come down and further ruin the lovely ESVA. If you’d like to meet one of the chumps, I’m there a few times a year.
    – Popcorn.

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