Sandy Oak Chesapeakes
All Sandy Oak Chesapeakes breeding stock are tested and certified. Current dogs are as follows:
Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA): Shaina/Good; Jazz/Fair; Jessica/Good; Sara/Good; Fire/Excellent Hips & Normal Elbows. All ancestorial dogs to these dogs also hip certified back to 1975 to the foundation bitch for Sandy Oak Chesapeakes, Ch. Baron’s Sandy Bay CD WD and her father, Baron’s Mike II.
Canine Eye Registration Foundation (CERF): All breeding stock tested & current on CERF. All ancestorial dogs tested usually through 10 years of age and clear back to our foundation bitch. Our Ch. Baron’s Sandy Bay CD WD, was the 8th Chesapeake in the breed to obtain an eye certification from CERF.
Optigen (Genetic Testing). Sara is a DNA B1. Fire is an A by parentage. All other dogs not tested by Optigen bred only to Optigen Tested A dogs or A dogs by parentage.
All of our dogs are identified with permanent identification of a tattoo and/or microchip prior to obtaining certifications.
All puppy buyers are provided with a binder that includes a sheet on vaccinations, wormings, and feeding instructions as it applies to specific litter; general health information, specific breed information & pedigree for the litter, training information including a booklet on puppy training; breed club information and a membership application for The American Chesapeake Club (ACC); excellent training books, trainers in the area, and AKC member training clubs in Northern California.