CBRR&R is dedicated to finding responsible and loving homes for Chesapeake Bay Retrievers. Our goal is to educate the public, breeders and fanciers on responsible dog ownership including spaying and neutering of pets, behavioral guidelines to ensure problem behaviors are dealt with before the dog is abandoned and to inform prospective Chesapeake Bay Retriever owners of the special qualities, characteristics and requirements of our breed before they acquire a Chesapeake Bay Retriever. With proper education, we hope to eventually eliminate the purebred Chesapeake Bay Retriever from any and all rescue programs. It is imperative as owners of Chesapeake Bay Retrievers that we make every effort to care for our own breed. This organization is not officially supported or sanctioned by any particular Chesapeake Bay Retriever breed club or breed organization. You may freely include links to this site and any of its pages but please don’t reproduce the information without the express permission of Chesapeake Bay Retriever Relief & Rescue or the original author. You may, without permission, use a single hard copy of any of these pages for your own use or display at a rescue event, dog show, fund raiser, etc. Permission must be obtained however for distribution or modification.
Application - Please complete our online adoption application to be considered for a rescue chessie. Submission of an application & fee is not a guarantee of getting a CBRR&R dog. Home & Vet Check - When you are being considered for a dog, a volunteer will contact you. We'll likely schedule a home visit & perform a veterinarian reference check. Selection - Our approval process helps guide us in finding the appropriate home for each dog. If you’re a good match to adopt a particular CBRR&R dog, we will approve your application. Contract - When you are finally matched and ready to adopt, the adoption will be completed by a volunteer. We will present you with an Adoption Contract and the adoption fee will then be due at the same time.