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Koda Rescued in the Northwest Region

About Us

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.

Buddy North Central
Buddy Rescued in the North Central Region

Mission

The mission of Chesapeake Bay Retriever Relief & Rescue, Inc. is the rescue of Chesapeake Bay Retrievers (CBRs) and Chesapeake Bay Retriever mixes through an international, volunteer rescue network. Our network provides education and assistance to CBR owners, animal shelters, potential adopters and the general public to support training and re-homing of CBRs in need. CBRR&R Members are dedicated to finding responsible and loving homes for Chesapeake Bay Retrievers. The goal of CBRR&R is to educate the public, breeders and fanciers on responsible dog ownership. This education includes the benefits of spaying and neutering of pets, behavioral guidelines to prevent and treat problem behaviors, and to inform prospective CBR owners of the special qualities, characteristics and requirements of the breed before they acquire a Chesapeake Bay Retriever.

Chesapeake Curly
Curly Rescued in the Southeast Region

Regional Directors

CBRR&R operates 8 unique areas within the US known as Regions.

Each is managed by Regional Directors who oversee the volunteers and dogs throughout the area. The Regional Directors report to the Board of Directors who manage, plan and facilitates the organization overall.

See our interactive map below:

Find a Rescuer Map

2024 Board of Directors

Board of Directors:

President – Liz Krizenesky
Vice President – Sarah Scheel Cook
Treasurer – Dianna Haley
Secretary – Lisa Nicol
Member – Lisa Bernardez
Member – Paul Shank
Member – Richard Wootten
Member – Bert Keldgord

Board Members are voted on annually

Rayne South Central
Rayne Rescued in the
South Central Region