Chesapeake Bay retriever
noun
Ches·a·peake Bay retriever
ˈche-sə-ˌpēk-ˈbā- 
: any of a breed of powerful brown sporting dogs developed in Maryland and having a dense oily water-shedding coat
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On Tuesday, Tucker, a chocolate Labrador retriever and Chesapeake Bay retriever mix was presented with a $2,000 cash reward by Warren Crime Stoppers for his role in recapturing prison inmate Michael Charles Burham, who escaped from a Pennsylvania prison using bed sheets on July 7.
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Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 19 July 2023
The dog, a 2-year-old Chesapeake Bay retriever named Apollo, ran away from the owner above a steep, rocky slope, triggered the avalanche and was swept over the cliff and through several trees before disappearing into the sea of snow.
—Jeffrey Cook, ABC News, 3 Jan. 2022
But Maryland’s high court turned down an effort this week to treat pets as more than property in the case of a brown Chesapeake Bay retriever named Vern who was shot and killed by a police officer in his family’s driveway.
—Washington Post, 10 June 2021
Another dog, Dylian, a pool-loving Chesapeake Bay retriever from El Paso, Texas, was selected by editors of the magazine as the overall winner.
—Michelle Matthews | Mmatthews@al.com, al, 3 Nov. 2020
Take the Chesapeake Bay retriever, for example.
—Tony J. Peterson, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2020
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Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 19 July 2023
The dog, a 2-year-old Chesapeake Bay retriever named Apollo, ran away from the owner above a steep, rocky slope, triggered the avalanche and was swept over the cliff and through several trees before disappearing into the sea of snow.
—Jeffrey Cook, ABC News, 3 Jan. 2022
But Maryland’s high court turned down an effort this week to treat pets as more than property in the case of a brown Chesapeake Bay retriever named Vern who was shot and killed by a police officer in his family’s driveway.
—Washington Post, 10 June 2021
Another dog, Dylian, a pool-loving Chesapeake Bay retriever from El Paso, Texas, was selected by editors of the magazine as the overall winner.
—Michelle Matthews | Mmatthews@al.com, al, 3 Nov. 2020
Take the Chesapeake Bay retriever, for example.
—Tony J. Peterson, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2020
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Chesapeake Bay retriever
noun
Ches·a·peake Bay retriever
ˌches-(ə-)ˌpēk-ˌbā-
: any of a breed of powerful brown bird dogs developed in Maryland
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