breeding these dogs I have been able to carry forward and increase the original working qualities in this famous old line of Chesapeakes. It remains and has always been the responsibility of the breeder to attain and maintain the purity of the gene pairs that determine desirable attributes of the breed.
My original female Silverdarts Golden Nox, while she did not have quite as famous a background, was also line bred and doubles on Can. F.T. Ch. Conroy’s Golden Arrow and Can. F.T. Ch. Midnapore’s Copper Mtn. Chum. She proved to be a great out cross to Rusty and gave me a great combination of Chesapeakes. My breeding's are now six and seven generations from my original dogs, and I continue to selectively breed these reliable old bloodlines. These bloodlines were heavily line bred at the time I started breeding them and included just about every great Chesapeake of early Field Trials, many of which were shown to their bench championships as well. The strong depth of their genetics were what made them so influential and so able to stamp their type on their successive generations. I have always based my breeding program on dogs with the best field and hunting ability, preferring those with the most drive and who love to work. That I like a very good looking dog I think should speak for itself as one has only to look at my generations of dogs who with very few times out are able to easily get their Bench Championships.
I remain both amazed and astounded at times with the ability, intelligence, and trainability I have been able to reproduce in these dogs. While I in no way would ever take any credit for their fine working and hunting abilities, as these qualities were already there when I began to breed these dogs, I do feel I have been able to influence consistency of both physical and mental attributes. I have increased the purity of the gene pairs that determine the desirable qualities of the breed. It is through careful selective line breeding's that genetic influence becomes fixed, influential and able to be carried forwards in the line. I have always felt that these dogs should remain both physically and mentally useful. They should have great physical courage and be awe-inspiring in any work they may be asked to perform. It is with this in mind that I continue to breed Chesapeakes who will be able to carry forward their unique and wonderful characteristics into the future.
Su e Brown