Whiskey Creek Chesapeakes
is a small kennel that strives to breed excellent quality animals.
Our philosophy is:
"Breed
to improve the breed, not just to produce another litter of puppies."
| Breeder Kathy with two of her girls |
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| Photo complements of BrownDog Photography |
We feel that to "improve the
breed" you must prove that your dogs are worthy of being bred. We feel that by showing, hunting and having our dogs in
performance sports (obedience, agility, dock jumping, and tracking just to name a few) makes them well rounded animals that
are versatile and good examples of America's oldest breed.
The health of our dogs and the potential
puppies are also of the utmost importance to us, hence we do extensive testing on all of our dogs. On each dogs page
you will see a link to their individual Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA) page showing each of the health tests
that have been performed on each dog. Simply click the "Health Clearances" portion and each of the individual
dogs health information will come up in a separate window.
At Whiskey Creek we know that the
"average" person is looking for an excellent quality animal that blends in well with their family. We strive to
accomplish that. But we also know that our dogs can and do compete in a variety of performance activities. Dogs that
Whiskey Creek owns compete in many different venues from Conformation to Agility and Rally Obedience. Dogs
that have been bought from Whiskey Creek have become valuable family companions, hunting partner, and competition dogs.
Whiskey Creek keeps our dogs active in AKC and UKC activities. The three mature dogs (Sydney, Walker,
and Brier) that Whiskey Creek owns are titled in multiple AKC and UKC venues. The younger girls (Twiggy and Reid) are
following nicely in the paw steps of their sire and dam, Walker and Brier.
Not only are we active in AKC and
UKC activities, but also a member of our breeds parent club, The American Chesapeake Club (The ACC). We have been active members
for over 10 years and follow the ACC
"breeders code of ethics."
We are also members in good standing with the Asheville Kennel Club, the Obedience Club of Asheville,
and the Owner Handlers Association.
Please feel free to come out and visit Whiskey Creek Chesapeakes
and see what makes us stand out from other breeders. Dedication and devotion to the breed as well as being an active participant
in promoting what we consider the greatest truly American breed,
the Chesapeake Bay Retriever!
| 12 year old Sydney with yearlings Reid and Twiggy |
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| Photo complements of BrownDog Photography |