Layla was from the second breeding of my bitch Tugboat's Top Secret (Cody) to Dual Champion Gambler's Dilwyn Stacked Deck. Cody was a daughter of FC/AFC Stoney's Way To Go Harry. I admired Harry not only for his talent but for his incredible mental and physical toughness. I always felt it was a shame he was not bred more often. I felt he was a nice complement to my hard running but sensitive bitch Cur-san's Caroway Zenith. Cody was from their first litter, a good sized rather masculine bitch with an independent but engaging personality and an ear-to-ear grin for the whole world.

Layla inherited her sire's size and intensity and her mother's good looks. She is certainly the prettiest of all my Decks bitchs. Her early training showed high desire and intelligence. But i had other fish to fry at that time and did not send her out for more extensive work. She is more reserved with strangers than her dam and has more of the typical Chesapeake guarding instinct. With people she knows she is deeply devoted and affectionate. She is a wonderful mother.