His lineage may be rooted in the Mid-Atlantic, but make no mistake, Griffin is a Mainer through and through. The Chesapeake Bay retriever, who turned 3 in April, was born in Sedgwick, where his people, Abby Alexander and Carl Anderson, retrieved him from a breeder. As a pup, Griffin tagged along to hunt lobsters aboard Carl’s boat, the Danica Hailey, which fishes from Cooks Lobsters on Bailey Island. These days, he’s a little too big and sometimes in the way on the workboat, but he still loves hanging at the wharf, watching the guys load bait trays and work on their gear. He’s always up for a skiff ride and loves to swim. “We love to have Griffin at the wharf with us because of his goofy personality and his way of making everybody laugh,” Abby said. At home on Orrs Island, he’s a good pal to Abby and Carl’s lab, Bailey, and Abby noted that Griffin’s smart enough to know not to mess with her horse when they go to the barn. He’s also a scholar, and currently enrolled in nose works class, where he’s learning to identify scents for tracking. Hopefully, he’ll one day lead his people to antler sheds, since when fishing season ends, they head north to Portage, Maine, to play in the snow and woods. Snow’s his favorite thing besides the ocean, Abby noted, adding, “You’ll never have a bad day if you have Griffin around!”
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