goflippr wrote:
I wouldn't really consider a chessie a high energy dog.

We had all kinds of hunting dogs - several german shorthairs, labs, english setter, gordon setter, a chessie, some kind of spaniel.  I'd say the chessie was at the low end of the energy scale of these dogs.  More like a lab but a little more hard headed.  The german shorthairs were psycho. 
I will agree with this.  A well-bred Chessie is a lovely dog.  I'd consider them 'medium' on the energy requirement scale.  Like a lot of hunting breeds, though, you get people breeding for hunting ability only and as a result end up with a psycho dog with no off-switch if you aren't careful.

German Shorthairs and Weimeraners tend to drive me nuts... I know they must be out there, but I have yet to meet one that I would want in my home.


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