Rankin Brook Retrievers

06/08/2026

Maine Retriever Trial Club spring hunt test this past weekend in Pittsfield, Maine. Thank you to the club, judges, workers, and landowners for making it all possible.

Senior passes:

Rankin Brooks Chief “Chief” owned by Bart Flanagan

Chugach’s Tikishlas Illiamna “Illy” owned by us

Mill Ponds Sea Jay “Sea Jay” owned by David Eaton

Looking forward to what this group of young dogs will do this year.

05/20/2026

05/20/2026

🔥 Repeat Breeding 🔥

Blacks and Yellows expected July 19

FC Docheno Original Ford MH (Duke) x Bowens Black Creek Bella SH (Bella)

We are looking forward to this repeat pairing. Puppies from the previous litter are doing phenomenal in detection, hunting, and as active companions. I have personally trained several form this breeding and it flat out worked.

Please contact us to get on the list.

More information in the link below

https://www.huntinglabpedigree.com/puppy.php?ID=62801

04/24/2026

One of our started dogs doing big things in Texas 🇺🇸

04/18/2026

We are Looking forward to these two Chesapeake breedings this fall.

These are both great outcrosses with phenomenal field performance pedigrees along bringing excellent confirmation back into the mix.

CH Barret QA2 x Poppy MH

Chief x Illy (pending OFA Hip and Elbow results)

Barrett x Poppy is a repeat breeding. The first litter was small but I liked everything it threw. I personally trained one as a gun dog and one of the female puppies has derby points mater passes and QAA placements. These puppies will have the looks and the go.

Chief x Illy both very talented young dogs with tons of potential. This breeding is pending OFA hip/elbow results. They both have everything we look for in a hard charging capable hunting and competitive dogs. Both very strong in and around the water and great attitude in the yard. They both have happy go lucky goof ball temperaments and will progress greatly in hunt tests this summer. This is a very nice pedigree with very strong proven producing bitch lines.

If you are interested in either of these litters please reach out sooner than later to get on the list!

03/24/2026

🔥 Rankin Brook’s MMRK Twi### 🔥

Twix is one of our females out of our most recent
CH Odie MH QAA x Poppy MH litter

02/10/2026

Rankin Brook’s Merrymeeting Margo

2025 American Chesapeake Field Trial Specialty puppy stake.

She is out of Chugach’s Thumping Jago QA2 MH x Delaware River’s Little Dixie QAA

Photo credit to Doreen Palmer

12/21/2025

Rankin Brook’s Chief

09/24/2025

Trouble

09/19/2025

Rankin Brooks Chief owned by Bart Flanagan earned a 4th at the American Chesapeake Specialty Field Trial Specialty this past week held in Pittsfield, Maine.

Chief is a dog I bred out of Rankin Brooks Jacketed Peacemaker MH (Pope) x Rankin Brooks One Too Many MH (Mally). He is a Henley grandson

I have been fortunate to have trained Chief from his basics all the way through to now. He is hands down one of the nicest animals I have ever stood beside and has everything I have ever looked for in a Chesapeake. Thank you Bart for being a huge part of this success right from the beginning along with all of your time in the field and on the road throwing for us.

Huge thank you to all of the workers, judges, and the landowner Mike Coutu for making this event possible.