I agree with versdog. I have had Chessies for years but went with a Jagdterrier. These little dogs aren't big enough to hunt geese but will hunt everything else. I have hunted hogs , quail, ducks, pheasants, and grouse with mine. I am training him to blood trail wounded game. I think one would have to look far and wide to find a better producer of fur. He wieghs in at 22 lbs and can kill a 30 lb raccoon by himself. I know, big hounds get run off by raccoons but he doesn't. He hunts. That's what he lives for. His parents were tested in Europe so he has a strong prey drive and desire. I can't say enough about this breed or this dog. He does his deal in the water, under the ground, in the uplands, swamps, anywhere I have taken him he has produced.
This is my long winded .02 worth

Dr Fatguy