Capt. JG wrote:
My old black lab used to dive right in when I was down in San Diego... go
right after the seals. Of course, no way could he catch them, but it was fun
to watch. They would bob there looking at him, and wait and wait, and then
disappear when he was 10 feet from them. It drove him crazy. At one point,
he tried going under himself, which scared the crap out of me.


One nice thing about the Chesapeake. Not easily excited by anything
except ducks or geese. They love to dive, too... it is scary when you
see your dog take a gulp of air and disappear for a minute, especially
when you suspect he's trying to fetch the anchor.

One hunter/wildlife writer said that when he moved to a waterfront
neighborhood, his Chesapeake spent all day every day swimming, and
discovered a great sport of chewing thru other people's boats dock lines
& towing the boat home.

DSK