About Us

When my first Chesapeake was about 6 mos old, I started to take her to obedience classes for socialization.   We were doing well and we were having fun.  I decided to continue with obedience and began showing competitively when she was 14 mos. old finishing her CD title at 2 years of age.  Obedience is so important for every area that you may ever do with your dog.  Get a good foundation and it will help towards all your goals.

That first year that I had Nyagwai, a friend told me, “If you have a Chesapeake you need to take her duck hunting !”   So they introduced me to duck hunting and I am hooked.  I became a member of our local North American Hunting Retriever Club (NAHRA) known as the Presque Isle Retriever Club in the spring of 1994.  I  was elected to the board in 1998 - 2005 and served as President of the Presque Isle Retriever Club during 1999, 2000 and 2001.

 It has been a rewarding experience training and handling my dogs in the different levels of competition. Currently, I am handling my dog in NAHRA Senior (Master Hunter level) and AKC hunt test program. I enjoy helping others to learn how to train and handle their dogs too. I’m involved in running the Presque Isle Retriever Club monthly fun trials for several years now.  I would highly recommend to anyone to find a local training club.  It is certainly helpful in learning how and what you need to train to develop a great hunting partner.  The hunt tests are a great way to have fun and to evaluate yourself and your dog.  You certainly meet some great people who encourage you along the way. 

Since my first introduction with duck hunting, I have become a serious duck hunter and usually go out hunting at least several times a week now with my family and friends. Whether it is hunting for puddle ducks, hunting Lake Erie for divers or pheasant hunting, I enjoy it all.  My sons and husband have become involved with the sport of duck hunting. Curt and Anthony train and handle the dogs in hunt tests and while they are hunting.  It is great to see the partnership that develops as they become a team working towards the same goal.

Handling my dogs in conformation shows is enjoyable too. My youngest son is involved  in Junior Showmanship as well as taking turns handling our dogs in the regular classes.  We are doing quite well and it is a nice accomplishment to be doing the showing ourselves.  In this arena we have also met many friendly people.

The summer of 2000 we tried out agility and had a ball.

As you can see, things have mushroomed since my first Chesapeake Bay Retriever, from just having a wonderful family companion, to having four family dogs and being actively involved in a variety of areas with them.  The Chesapeake Bay Retriever is a very versatile breed.  It is important to me to keep these attributes in my dogs.

Anna Marie Senita

Concordcreek
Further Information
Hunting / hunt test training classes are available during March through Sept and private lessons are available year round.