Soap Stone Ridge
- Jetersville, VA
- Responds within a day
Meet the breeder
I'm Andrew J., the breeder behind Soap Stone Ridge located in Jetersville, VA. Our dogs are bred for temperament, obedience, hunting, and conformation. We also breed to have healthy dogs with the most up to date health testing for chessies.
Q. & A. with Andrew
Why did you start breeding?
Decided we wanted to continue on our line from our first male Scrappy and female Velma since they have been such spectacular Chessies. Scrappy introduced me to my wife and is the reason we met.What makes your program special?
We breed mostly looking for the Dual Champion lines where the ancestors were both show and field champions which is very rare. We breed for high drive, good temperament, and trainable dogs. These will be very energetic, high drive, easy to train dogs. We also believe in extensive health testing and trying to keep the interbreeding as low as possible.What are the different breed coat colors in your program?
Our puppies include light deadgrass, light brown, dark brown, dark deadgrass, deadgrass, brown, and sedge. Colors will vary depending on the parent dogs.Where do your breeding dogs live?
They live in my home and a kennel on my property.
Getting a puppy from Andrew
Andrew has been certified by Good Dog's screening team for responsible and trusted breeding practices. When you're ready to reach out, feel free to ask any questions about the breed, their program, or specific puppies.
Together, you’ll choose the puppy that’s right for you, stay in touch with regular updates, and plan how to bring your new puppy home.
Price
"price includes our contract with a 24 month health guarantee, full AKC Registration, microchip, first vaccination, dewormings every 2 weeks, rear dew claw removal if they have them, and many others. The deposit will be refunded if you tell us you are looking for something specific or have a serious reason for backing out. We want all of our pups to go to their furever homes the first time."
Contract & health guarantee
Andrew may provide a written contract or health guarantee when you purchase a puppy. This helps protect both you and your breeder, ensuring that you both have a clear understanding of the terms of your puppy purchase. If Andrew offers a contract or guarantee, the details will be personalized by them. If you have any questions or want to know more, don't hesitate to reach out to Andrew directly.
What's included
From Good Dog
- Lifetime support from Good Dog’s Care Team
- 10% lifetime discount on Figo pet insurance
- Puppy Training Program & private community
Enrichment & socialization
- Various sounds
- Car rides
- Surface & tactile stimulation
- Scent introduction
- Daily handling
- Socialized with other dogs
- Introduced to people of different ages and appearances
- Socialized with other animals
Puppy health practices
- Vet check
- First round of shots and deworming
- Vet records
- Microchip
Extras
- Blanket with mom & littermates’ scent
- Registration
- Initial potty training
- Puppy starter kit
- Toys
- Food & treats
Location & pick-up
You can drive or fly to pick up your puppy from Andrew.
Breeder's location
Meet in Jetersville, VA
Other pick-up locations
Meet at Richmond Airport (Byrd Field)
Meet in Richmond, VA
More about Andrew
Club memberships
Andrew is a member of United Kennel Club, American Kennel Club, Hunting Retriever Club, and American Chesapeake Club.
Andrew has been a member of Good Dog for over 1 year
Andrew was screened for responsible practices and has been a member since 2024.
Andrew is a trusted Good Dog breeder
Soap Stone Ridge meets or exceeds our community standards in these areas:
- Responsible breeding practices
- Health of breeding dogs and puppies
- Puppy environment and enrichment
- Buyer education and policies
Parent dogs
Shaggy, dad
Chesapeake Bay Retriever
About Shaggy
Shaggy is a male Chesapeake Bay Retriever 11 months old. Carefully selected as a great representative of his breed, Andrew decided to make him part of their program. Andrew has passed Good Dog’s screening process, which involved a review of their breeding practices, environment, and the mental and physical health of their dogs.
Uploaded health tests
Exercise Induced Collapse (EIC), Degenerative Myelopathy (DM; SOD1A), +4 more.
Marcie, mom
Chesapeake Bay Retriever
About Marcie
Marcie is a female Chesapeake Bay Retriever 11 months old. Carefully selected as a great representative of her breed, Andrew decided to make her part of their program. Andrew has passed Good Dog’s screening process, which involved a review of their breeding practices, environment, and the mental and physical health of their dogs.
Uploaded health tests
Exercise Induced Collapse (EIC), Degenerative Myelopathy (DM; SOD1A), +3 more.
Daphne, mom
Chesapeake Bay Retriever
About Daphne
Daphne is really doing well in the field training for hunt tests, field trials, and hunting. She is a big water entry like her momma(Velma), and a smarty pants like her daddy(Scrappy). Daphne has some masking that is hardly visible unless you use your camera to accent the colors some. She gets that from her daddy. Daphne is a bit timid at first like her mom but opens up once she gets to know you. She has an extremely high drive and desire to retrieve. Her marking skills have been phenomenal a bit before where she should be at her age. We are expecting great things from Daphne :)
Uploaded health tests
Chondrodysplasia/Dwarfism, Exercise Induced Collapse (EIC), +5 more.
Velma, mom
Chesapeake Bay Retriever
About Velma
Velma leaps into the water like a rocket very hard charging and fast. She hunts waterfowl, upland and does hunt tests. Very good temperament that takes a minute to size you up before wanting to be loved on. Velma is an AKC Senior Hunter and UKC Seasoned Retriever (HR). She is two passes from her Finished title(HRCH) which we hope we can obtain in the spring of 2025.
Excellent health testing
Exercise Induced Collapse (EIC), Degenerative Myelopathy (DM; SOD1A), +6 more.
Scrappy, dad
Chesapeake Bay Retriever
About Scrappy
Scrappy has his AKC Senior Hunter title, ACC Working Dog Title, UKC Seasoned Title(1 pass from Finished). He is the most dependable dog i have ever owned and always up for anything we do. Hiking in the mountains, crabbing in the Chesapeake Bay, fishing on the river, camping, hunting, going to work etc. Very good temperament for a male. He is Deadgrass with some hints of Sedge on top and has masking on his head which used to be a desired trait. He is a healthy 85 pounds in training / hunting weight.
Excellent health testing
Exercise Induced Collapse (EIC), Degenerative Myelopathy (DM; SOD1A), +6 more.
Parent health testing
Excellent level
Soap Stone Ridge reports to performing the health tests below on their breeding dogs. Ask your breeder about the tests performed on the parents of your litter. Learn more about health testing for Chesapeake Bay Retrievers.
Hip Dysplasia
Hip testing reduces the chance of passing down hip dysplasia, which is primarily found in large breed dogs and can cause hip pain and the eventual loss of the function of the hip joint.
Elbow Dysplasia Finals (OFA, BVA, SV, FCI)
Elbow testing reduces the chance of passing down elbow dysplasia, which is primarily found in large breed dogs and can cause arthritis in the elbow joint and front leg lameness.
Eye Certification (CAER, registered with OFA)
Eye testing reduces the chance of passing down a wide range of hereditary eye illnesses including retinal dysplasia, lens luxation, and glaucoma, which can cause impared vision or blindness.
DNA Disease Panel, Degenerative Myelopathy (DM; SOD1A), PRA, Rod-Cone Degeneration (PRA-prcd), Exercise Induced Collapse (EIC)
Genetic testing reduces the chance of passing down a wide variety of hereditary diseases of differing prevalence and severity such as Progressive Retinal Atrophy (an eye disease) and Von Willebrand's Disease (a blood disease).
