Chester's canine pedigree

The American Field Publishing Company of Chicago has been following field trials since 1874, and has produced the field dog stud book for 133 years. Chester's breeder presented me with papers recognizing his ancestry and I have decided to enroll him in the Field Dog Stud Book, which tracks registered names, breeding records and documents ownership. Chester was whelped on 8/6/08, whelped being the canine term for birthed, and his parents were both registered English Setters. The sire was named Carolina Crockett Slick and the Dam (or bitch) was I'm Roxie Too. The Sire's Sire was Crockett's Rocket Boy and the Sire's Dam was Stewart's Dixie Mist. The Dam's Sire was Mr. Slick and the Dam's Dam was Hot Crockett's Tag. The term Crockett applies to English Setters that were bred to hunt, not field trial, and thus were bred to be smaller dogs with shorter haired coats. Chester's registered name is Chester Bandit Crockett because he is from Chesterfield County, possesses racoon-like markings over his eyes and has the body traits of a Crockett. His tri-color markings, brown and black on the face, lead some to speculate that he has some Llewellin blood in him. The average weight for a Setter with Crockett traits might be 50 pounds. Chester is roughly 35 pounds and is not quite six months old. The picture shows Chester and Jeff in between hunts.