Thank you. We enjoy the chessy breed as they can cope with our wether. It's been freezing rain or 20 degrees n snowing. She still curls up outside my our our grandsons bedroom window at night instead of sleeping in her insulated house with a cushion. Typically chessy. And wear your arm out fetching. I have her on hand control now for retrieving. Come to my whistle, sit, back, wait, hunt it up.
Her body is developed enough to put a dog freight harness on her now. I would like to see if she will weight pull. She will get trained to pull a sled with the grandkids. Our kids had their chessys on a hike command. Seems as long as you're willing to share time with them doing what you do they are all in. Doing whatever you want them to as long as you're playing with them.
Hey I would like to share some things we've learned about dogs that can develop hip problems. We feed science diet dog food with the thought that the extra cost now saves in vet bills in the long run. And helps to keep proper weight in check. But more importantly in my non pro opinion is that she has a soft bed in her dog house. When she uses it. To help her hip bones n muscles relax better. And I feed her Ester C vitamin capsules in each feeding. We buy the close dated ones off the net. Lots of chew toys that we rotate through to keep them fun. And moose antlers make the best chew. We generally keep one for times when she can get more excited like the new years n fireworks are exploding. She could care less about the noise but barks with the neighborhood dogs.
Chessys are a unique breed. And fit our lifestyle perfectly