Breed profile · Chesapeake Bay Retriever specialty history
Chesapeake Bay Retriever specialty history
The full record of the Chesapeake Bay Retriever’s national and regional specialties, year by year — dates, venues, judges, entries, and winners, with sources. The current year is shown in full on the breed profile; this page is the archive.
← Back to the Chesapeake Bay Retriever breed profile
2026
National specialty
The 2026 ACC National Show Specialty — national week Monday, October 5–Saturday, October 10, 2026, at Under The Sun, 6540 Vincent Dr, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Conformation ran Friday–Saturday, October 9–10: sweepstakes and bitches on Friday, dogs and intersex/Best of Breed on Saturday, with the banquet Saturday evening. The week opened with the working dog WD/X/Q event in Franktown on Monday, October 5, followed by AKC Fetch and dock diving Tuesday, agility and the Top 20 reception Wednesday, and obedience, rally, Canine Good Citizen, Trick Dog, and the Welcome Party Thursday. The national was chaired by Renee Wolfe. The show was originally announced for Elevate Ranch in Bennett, Colorado; the club moved it to Under The Sun in Colorado Springs.
The National Field Trial Specialty — a separate field event, not the conformation national — ran September 22–24, 2026, in Kevil, Kentucky, chaired by Linda and Mitch Patterson.
Results (2026 national). Best of Breed and the other top winners had not been published in an official source as of November 2026 and will be added here when they are.
Regional specialties
No 2026 regional Chesapeake Bay Retriever specialties were verified from club or AKC sources as of November 7, 2026. Regional specialties will be added here as their programs are verified.
2025
National specialty
The 2025 ACC National Specialty — Thursday, October 23–Friday, October 24, 2025, at the Greater Ocala Dog Show Grounds, Ocala, Florida. Best of Breed was GCHP CH Next Generation’s Accelerate (Cota), who also won Best of Breed at the 2024 national. Best Junior Handler was Isabelle Muir. Entries closed Wednesday, October 8, 2025. Event Chair: Lea Plaut. Superintendent: Executive Dog Shows, LLC. Rally ran Wednesday, October 22, 2025.
Results (2025 national). Best of Breed was GCHP CH Next Generation’s Accelerate (Cota). Best of Opposite Sex and the other top winners had not been published in an official source as of November 2026.
Regional specialties
No regional specialties recorded for 2025.
2024
National specialty
The 2024 ACC National Specialty — Wednesday, August 28–Saturday, August 31, 2024, at the Roberts Centre, Wilmington, Ohio. Best of Breed was GCHP CH Next Generation’s Accelerate (Cota). The National Specialty Show ran Friday–Saturday, August 30–31, with Carl Liepmann judging the dog classes, intersex, and Best of Breed, and Richard Powell judging the bitch classes and junior showmanship; Karen Anderson judged sweepstakes, and Robyn Haskin the 4–6 Month Beginner Puppy. Entries opened July 15, 2024, and closed at noon on Wednesday, August 14, 2024. Event Chair: Patty Martin. Superintendent: Executive Dog Shows, LLC.
The week also ran agility on Wednesday, August 28, obedience and rally on Thursday, August 29 — obedience judged by Kathleen Cook and Anita Eisthen, rally by Katie Maess — and the 4–6 Month Beginner Puppy competition on Thursday. The official photographer was Steve Surfman.
Results (2024 national). Best of Breed was GCHP CH Next Generation’s Accelerate (Cota). Best of Opposite Sex and the other top winners had not been published in an official source as of November 2026.
Regional specialties
No regional specialties recorded for 2024.