#ChesapeakeBayRetriever #Chesapeake #Retriever #Gundog #Dog #CatsandDogs #Pets Though Labs and Chesapeakes both descend from the same base stock, several differences have evolved. Sportsmen in Victorian England preferred black dogs, while Americans wanted dogs who blended into the grass. The British wanted friendly dogs to take with friends on sporting shoots; Americans needed a more agressive one-man dog who would guard their kill from thieves.