http://www.vetmed.wsu.edu/features/Chocolate/index.aspx
Every once in awhile I'll recieve a link to a really heartwarming story about a chessie. Usually it involves them helping their humans in some way, this one just reminds me how smart these dogs are.
Good breeders advise that most ppl probably aren't capable of being good chessie owners. It takes a certain kind of leadership and high level of commitment to give them what they need. I have heard it many times, if you think you can handle this laundry list of things and take a chessie into your family, you will never want another kind of dog. Being newbie dog owners when Marty and I bought Kuma, we just jumped in. We didn't care and just knew we wanted a chessie, for everything about the breed standard was just what we were looking for. Kuma definitely gave us a run for our money, he exhausted us, and just when he was beginning to mature and we were about to reap the rewards (chessies tend to be a TON of work in the early years and then are known for being the BEST dogs after about age 3-4), he died.
Now Sunny is 3. We've been given a mega break with her. She has been sooo willing to do whatever we want from the beginning. She was a little overly submissive, expressed in the form of sprinkles, at times, but as she matures she is growing out of that. She is so loyal and an amazing companion dog.
Many of you who have met Sunny don't really see this side of her. Chessies attach to their pack and are very aloof with others. I wish you all knew how amazing it is to have such a great companion. The only way to really know is to have your own.
I love my brown velcro dog.
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