CHES-SHORES reviews and complaints

I also bought a Chesapeake from Loura. The dog is a great addition to our family and I wouldn’t trade him for anything, however he has had problems health wise! He had worms really bad on his first visit to my vet after she told me he was dewormed and had no worms! Also he has anxiety really bad any loud noise like thunder of fireworks he shakes really bad and hides so that pretty much rules him out as a hunting dog because of gunshots! He has seizures every couple months and two in the last three weeks! And as for the akc registration papers, I finally quit trying! After two years of her telling me she was busy and forgot that they would be in the mail within a day or two she quit replying to me and answering my phone calls! Like I said I love my Chesapeake, but for $1200 I feel I should at least get his registration papers! And the health problems he has may or may not be associated with his breeder but as I’ve read some of these complaints it seems to be a problem with other dogs as well so you can form your own opinion on that subject! I have!

Unfortunately, I too am a Loura Waid victim. I purchased my female Chessie from her at 9 weeks of age in 2017. My very heard an irregular heartbeat which was confirmed as congestive heart failure. My dog is on medication for the remainder of her life (howevever long that may be) and cannot be spayed because of the risk with anesthesia. I, however, hounded Loura and did receive AKC registration after about 6 months and the threat of suit (I'm an attorney). I told her of my dog's condition and never received a response. She has since moved from the Elkton location and now lives in Virginia, I believe, and is no longer breeding dogs.

My daughter purchased a chessie from Loura Waid a year ago. The puppies was supposedly 5 months old but weighed only 14 pounds. According to her he was part of a litter of 13 and may not have gotten what he needed from the mother. He was knocking under and she said that would clear up with the right food. As it turned out the puppy had a very bad case of worms and a several other problems when my daughters vet saw the puppy. The vet also indicated that the puppy had a hip problem. My daughter asked for Loura's vets name and records from her vet since she sold the puppy as being healthy. My daughter could not get any of this info from Loura and could never get the AKC papers that were promised. Loura Waid is a fraud and a liar. My daughter still has the chessie and has been to vet for many problems over the last year. The vet said the dog has a hip deformity that can not be fixed. My daughter says he is her Chessie rescue. There will always be health problems with the dog but my daughter is glad she got him away from this breeder. Don't ever purchase a dog from this woman. Hope someone has reported her to the AKC.

We bought a Chess from Loira Waid. He is an amazing dog and he is four years old now. Healthy, handsome, attentive, likes people but is protective enough to make us feel safe. Great with kids and on and on. At first we were concerned and emailed her because he was not acting right as a puppy. She said we could return him for a full refund because she did not want to sell a sick dog. She always responded to emails and phone calls. She LOVES her dogs. She was devastated when she had to move houses. And yes, she had some of them in the basement, but we met them in the basement and then they came out. They all seemed like good dogs full of love and playfullness. Our family was there two times and the second time a previous customer came with his big male to board him there for a week. When buying my dog she made me sit in the kitchen with her for almost an hour and a half giving me SO MUCH information on how to care for the dog. I just sat and listened. I grew up with Show weimeraners so I've seen She and her husband have their hands full but there was full access to the house and basement and I felt not at all like she had anything to hide. As far as the male dog that the man is referring to that she had to buy back because they were trying to make money off breeding him. I met that dog. That dog was skittish - perhaps from the bad experience he endured as a "stock" male. At one point two puppies where running through the yard- huge many acres with plenty of open spaces as well as shade, and one of the puppies ran right off an embankment. Loura instantly gasped and ran off to save the puppy-- she was so concerned like a good breeder should be. You can't fake that. We came to see her at a show and her dogs were great. The temperament and intelligence of my dog is superior. She knows what she is doing and I trust her.

Laura talks a good game, she got us for almost 2, 500$ between the airfare and the dog and breeding rites. and no paper s no phone call back or e-mails nothing SILENCE

My name is Jan Reible, I live in Wiscons. My husband and I bought a dog from Laura Waid in June 2012. 1st off the dog smelled like poop when we picked her up from the airport and mind there was no poop in the kennel, 2nd she came to us with a hernia, 3rd the dog wont hunt hunt and the had the nerve to say that was our fault. My husband hunts upland and waterfowl like you wouldn't believe and has trained both our german shorthair pointers and my male chessy hunts like crazy ( we had to get another chessy cuz the we got from laura wouldnt hunt and my husband was not having going hunting without a dog).
laura has no business ethic, we paid her all this money from our chessy and the breeding rights and have not received her papers. In lauras contract it states u have to get an a.k.c title, but you cant get a title with a.k.c papers what the hell. ive tried to call, e-mail, text and this wont get back to me shes AVOIDING ME. my next step with this women is sueing her. if shes not gonna give me papers then give me my back. SHE IS A BAD BREEDER AND HAS MY PROBLEMS, I HAVE HAD ALOT OF ISSUES WITH MY CHESSY FROM LAURA WAID. my chessy from her has issues with anixity like crazy she cant be any people shes aggrivess and I have 2 other chessys and they are nothing like her. I even have 1 off her puppys (by accident little) and she has no issues. Look all I want from Laura is my chessys papers and let me pursue with my plans and my kennels (SHORT AND KURLY KENNELS COMING SOON) so if laura contuines to avoid me I will be sueing her. thankyou to whoever put this sight up cuz people need to no about BAD DOG BREEDER LAURA WAID

I also bought a Chessie from Loura 3 years ago. great hunting dog! However, she swore up and down the pup had no issues..ear mites and worms right off the bat. I also had my money taken for AKC registration and after several years and phone calls/emails still haven't received them. And yes she operates out of the location in elkton in the middle of the woods

Pretty comical. She obviously is emBarrassed by her current situation... Ches-shores was probably once a great breeder. They were at the location in wye mills but had to foreclose. Look it up on md judiciary case search. She does keep the dogs in wire kennels in the basement in elkton. The house is a pig sty too.

Beautiful chessies though.

This lady is an idiot. We bought an animal from her years ago and within a month of picking up the dog fell over dead. She would do nothign about it, but scream at me on the phone. She wouldn't even give me my money back, the 1000 i spent on it. DO NOT TRUST THESE PEOPLE!

"Brian" is clearly not the sort of person who should ever be allowed near animals or children. Note the increase in obscenities and grammatical errors as his bizarre rage escalates. If any harm ever comes to Loura Waid or any member of her family, we will know who is to blame.

By the way, Ms. Waid owns two houses (both surrounded by considerable acreage) is home schooling her children and completing a degree in psychology while breeding one of the most famous lines of Chesapeake Bay Retrievers in the world. Mt advice to those of you who want a dog: go to shows and field trials, talk to all breeders and owners, ask why one dog wins over another. You can even look the dogs up, by name, on the internet! Enjoy!