Brave Retriever Dives Underwater For Large-Sized Rocks

Clara the Chesapeake Bay Retriever dives for rocks in Lake Huron, Manitoulin Island in Canada. Check out her impressive skills!

On Manitoulin Island in Canada, dogs don't chase tennis balls or Frisbee's like other dogs around the world, well at least not this Chesapeake Bay Retriever names Clara. Clara likes to chase something else and you won't believe what it is....or how big and heavy it is!

Watch as Clara swims around the waters of Lake Huron looking for the rock her owner has thrown for her to find. She has impressive skills when it comes to finding the exact rock that has been thrown and will swim for hours until she can find it and bring it back to shore.

These aren't regular rocks or pebbles either! They are big, heavy rocks that have sunk to the bottom of the lake. Watch as Clara swims around expertly scanning the lake bottom for her prize rock. Once she finds it, she takes a big breath and actually dives to the bottom of the lake to retrieve it. We guess that is there they got their name! Chesapeake Bay Retriever!

This video shows her not only swimming above the waters of Lake Huron, doggy paddling around in the waves, but the video camera actually follows her down to the bottom of the lake so you can see exactly what she is doing, and it is incredible. The rock she retrieves is so large and heavy, you will think that there is no way she will be able to grasp it in her teeth. But effortlessly, she picks up the rock in her mouth and swims to shore. With the giant rock in her jaw, you would think that she would immediately sink to the bottom, that is how heavy it looks! Yet she swims like she is carrying around a cotton ball and it is light!

Chesapeake Bay Retrievers are a large sized retriever arriving in the 19th century. Their history actually can be traced way back to 1807 when two puppies were found on an abandoned ship in Maryland. After this amazing rescue, the Chesapeake Bay Retriever were officially declared the dog of Maryland in the year 1964.

They are known for their sporting abilities and respected for their abilities and love for the water and hunting. These traits of the Chesapeake Bay Retriever explain a lot about the way Clara likes to play fetch, doesn't it? She loves the act of finding the object that was thrown and even more so loves that she has to swim in the deep waters to find that object!

This breed has a very happy and intelligent disposition, making them amazing companions and family pets. They love to play games, especially ones that involve swimming and fetching! They are also known to be great hunters, especially with waterfowl. Particularity when they have to swim out into a lake or a pond or any other body of water to retrieve a bird after being shot down.

Have you ever seen such a strong swimmer? These dogs are amazing, but it is in their blood and this is what they live for!