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.