Recent content by Leslie + Chessies

If you want a dog with a Lab-like temperament, the Chessie is not for you. As a breed they have a few features that some people find charming, but that some people find mildly unpleasant and some people find downright intolerable. Chessies are soft yet stubborn, which often makes training...

Sandy=Dirty, right?

Welcome Amanda!

A belated welcome to you, Gina! :D

Yay! One more place to view photos of the handsome Xerxes! Welcome!

welcome!! what brought on this exodus?? lol

Oh wow! Just noticed the migration!! Welcome!!

Congrats on your new addition!! You'll soon adore your little guy! I have a female parrotlet who is definitely the boss of the household. When my 35 gram parrotlet goes after my 100lb dogs, they run in terror. It certainly is a sight!! Here's my Kiwi. The females have no blue and tend not...

Sooo cute! Love the legless piggies!!

I am quiter fond of Sharpei Bay Retrievers...

During one of my son's soccer games, the ref walked up to me and told me I had a beautiful "Weimer-hammer". I told him that Jasmine was not a "Weimer-hammer" but a Chesapeake Bay Retriever, and he told me that he owned "Weimer-hammers" all his life and this was a full blooded "Weimer-hammer"...

Here's Jasmine amoungst the flowers...

Is it normal practice to x-ray the dog during a dental cleaning? I would be annoyed if they performed x-rays that were unauthorized.

You do indeed have a dudley lab. Though they are not "correct", they are beautiful. They are basically a yellow lab with chocolate or lack of pigmentation. Woodhaven Labradors has some great articles: http://www.woodhavenlabs.com/yellow-pigment.html Here are some informative posts in a...

When I switched to EVO, one dog did fine while the other did not. Mordy suggested I switch to EVO RF. Made all the difference in the world. They both are fine now.