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THE
CHESAPEAKE
BAY
RETRIEVER
in Review
DYANE BALDWIN
We make our home in Central Pennsylvania on 14.5 acres. I am an active gardener and enjoy traveling especially to dif- ferent cultures and countries. Encouraged by the breeder of our first registered Chesapeake, I began showing in 1977 and bred our first litter in 1979. I was invited to judge the Swedish Chesapeake Specialty in 1996. In order to award CCs I had to be an AKC approved judge—thus the beginning of my judg- ing career. I currently judge the Sporting group and BIS while
working on the Non-Sporting group. I have been involved with dogs since 1977 and always Chesapeakes. I have bred 175 AKC champion Chesapeakes as well as 150 performance titled Chesapeakes including AKC field trials. I have person- ally trained and titled dogs in conformation (group wins and SS wins), obedience (all levels) and hunt tests to SH level. I have edited a book on Chesapeake Bay Retrievers and have given numerous seminars here and abroad. I have authored articles on the Chesapeake in numerous magazines. I have judged Chesapeake National Specialties in the US, England, Germany, Sweden and Czech Republic. As well I have judged the breed in Ireland and Switzerland. I have also judged AKC
