Pond Hollow Chesapeake Bay Retrievers

Pond Hollow Chesapeake Bay Retrievers provides extensive training material and information to puppy buyers to help them establish proper leadership and train their Chesapeake Bay Retriever from puppy-hood. They emphasize consistency, firmness, and the use of physical correction and choke chain collars during training. They highly recommend puppy kindergarten and formal obedience classes for their puppies.

Pond Hollow Chesapeake Bay Retrievers is a highly regarded dog breeding business specializing in Chesapeake Bay Retrievers since 1976. Led by Dyane Baldwin, the business focuses on producing healthy and temperamentally sound puppies suitable for various roles including hunting, conformation, field competitions, obedience, tracking, agility, and companionship.

The kennel is located on 35 acres in Central Pennsylvania, providing a stimulating environment for their adult dogs and puppies. While primarily breeders, they offer extensive support and guidance to puppy owners, including training information and materials to help establish proper leadership and train their Chesapeake Bay Retriever from puppy-hood.

They emphasize the importance of early training and socialization for the breed, recommending puppy kindergarten and formal obedience classes. They also provide recommendations for professional trainers specializing in hunting work for those interested in advanced training.

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Pond Hollow Chesapeake Bay Retrievers, founded in 1976 by Dyane Baldwin and her late husband Bill, has 42 years of hands-on experience in breeding Chesapeake Bay Retrievers. They are nationally and internationally recognized for producing outstanding puppies with excellent health and temperament, suitable for hunting, conformation, field competitions, obedience, tracking, agility, and companionship.

Dyane Baldwin has personally titled numerous Chesapeakes to JH & SH titles and has judged retrieving competitions, demonstrating deep expertise in the breed’s working abilities. The Pond Hollow kennel name frequently appears in pedigrees of other kennels, reflecting the exceptional quality of their breeding program. Dyane has also authored several illustrated articles on the historical discussion and field influences of the Chesapeake breed.