2013 MASTER NATIONAL'S

An interesting look into the 2013 Master National Retriever event by our friend's at Retriever Results.                                                                                                              In This Issue MN 2013 The Dogs Dog Age Handlers Overall Amateur Handlers Professional Kennels Tell Us What You Think Quick Links Visit Retriever Results feedback@retrieverresults.com Vol. II, Special Issue September 9, 2013 The 2013 MASTER NATIONAL Congratulations to everyone who qualified and good luck to those who have entered!   We took a look at the dogs that qualified for and are entered in the 2013 Master National. If there are other analyses you'd like to see, let us know! THE DOGS Let's take a look at the dogs 835 qualified 576 entered (69% of those qualified) 54% of those qualified/entered are male 46% of those qualified/entered are female There are 7 different breeds of dogs entered: 89% are Labs 7% are Goldens 2% are Chesapeakes 2% are Flat Coats In addition, there are 2 Boykin Spaniels, 1 Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever, and 1 Poodle.    In terms of the type of handler, 63% of the dogs will be handled by professionals and 19% of the dogs will be handled by a female. AGE Let's take a look at the dogs in terms of their age. (Statistics are pretty consistent with 2012.) On average: Labs are 6.0 years old Goldens are 6.7 years old Flat-Coats are 6.9 years old Chesapeakes are 6.7 years old   Labs that are entered are fairly evenly distributed in terms of age.  At the time of the event: 8% are under 3 years old 14% are 3 years old 19% are 4 years old 13% are 5 years old 11% are 6 years old 13% are 7 years old 23% are 8 or more years old   Youngest entered dogs by breed: LAB: Hawkeye's Steel Pinnie MH - 7/21/2011 GOL: Rio Spirits Lonestar Firewater MH - 8/17/2010 FCR: Flyway Farms Te Deum MH - 2/20/2008 CHE.: Tioga's BIg Ponzi MH - 2/14/2010 POO: Bibelot's Tolka Hands Up MH - 5/6/2006 BSP: Stickpond's Pa-rum-pum-pum-pum MH - 12/25/2009 NSDTR: Shamrock's London MH - 4/13/2009  Oldest entered dogs by breed: LAB: Teufelhund Upsy Daisy MH-MNH4 - 5/10/2000 GOL: Goldenloch's Run'n Crockett MH - 3/9/2003 FCR: Amani Bedazzled MH - 8/19/2003 CHE: CH Rippling Waters Seabiscuit MH - 5/30/2004 POO: Bibelot's Tolka Hands Up MH - 5/6/2006 BSP: Stickpond's Raz-ma-taz MH - 5/24/2006 NSDTR: Shamrock's London MH - 4/13/2009 HANDLERS OVERALL There are 230 people handling the 576 dogs entered. Of these 230 handlers: 67% (154) of the handlers are amateurs; 33% are professionals 77% of the handlers are men and 23% of the handlers are women Most (86%) of the professional handlers are men as are most (71%) of the amateur handlers AMATEUR HANDLERS Let's take a look at the amateurs who are handing more than one dog.   Handling 3 or More Dogs Dan Boettger Jason Brion Tracy Davis Kathleen Folsom James Lowry George Marthinuss Tom McKenzie Eddie Rodriguez Sallie Sullivan James Windham    Handling 2 Dogs Megan Baker Martin Bell Chris Bodine David Boothman Kevin Bunnell Aurelia Carter Jim Charboneau Sam Ferguson Rainer Fuchs Elaine Goodner Dave Greenwell Dora Heffelfinger David Ilias Gary Kavan Dave Kress Marty Kress Missy Lemois Dennis Long Tommy Lyle Pepper Lyons Lynn Mayer Susan Micheli   Bruce Moore Josh Moorman Michael Moss Michael O'Bannon Randy Price Carol Reed Ida Richards Dorothy Ruehman Jeff Schoonover Kay Scott Rip Shively Art Stoner   Judy Teskey Martin Thompson Dennis Wilcox Ed Wojciechowski Janet Wood PROFESSIONAL KENNELS Let's take a look at the professional kennels that are responsible for handling two or more dogs at the 2013 Master National.   10 or More Dogs 23 - Castile Creek Retrievers (Lyle Steinman) 19 - Webb Footed Kennels (Chris Akin) 18 - Razor Sharp Retrievers (Jody Ware) 14 - Washita Retrievers (Jeff Chesnut) 13 - Lance Kennels (Paul Lance) 12 - Flatlander Kennels (Chris Jobman) 12 - Stellar Retrievers (Jack Morris) 11 - Hidden Lake Retrievers (Kirk Wichman) 11 - Mossy Pond Retrievers (Brad Arington)    Six to Nine Dogs 9 - Morningside Retrievers (Jill Volsch) 9 - Best Retrievers (Rody Best) 8 - Labs Unlimited (Bill Cox) 8 - Gamekeepers Retrievers (Mitch White)  8 - Duck Roost Kennels (Ronnie Lee) 8 - Zion Kennels (Eddie Noga) 7 - Chumac Kennels (Chuck McCall, Bob McCall) 7 - Copiah Creek Retrievers (Alan Sandifer) 6 - Minoggie Kennels (Doug Shade) 6 - North Fork Retrievers (Scott Greer) 6 - Red Label Kennels (Dale McConnaughey)  6 - Weller Kennels (John Weller)  6 - Autumn Retrievers (Katie Quarles,Tom Quarles)   Three to Five Dogs 5 - Day's End Retrievers (Jerry Day) 5 - Gray Oak Training (Drew Neubauer) 5 - Twin River Kennels (Thad Simmons) 5 - Long Pond Kennel (Mike & Sandy Berube) 5 - Maximum Potential Retrievers (Clark Kennington) 5 - Webshire Kennels (Brian Hartfield) 5 - Crosswind Retrievers (Bruce Halverson) 4 - Downtown Retrievers (Dan & Missy Heard) 4 - Silverbrook Kennels (Trish Jagoda) 4 - Taylor Farm Kennels (Stephen Durrence)  4 - Gold Leaf Retrievers (Dave Wilson) 4 - Muddy Bay Retrievers (Sean & Renee Hager)   4 - Swift River Retrievers (Buck Shope or Tara Yohan) 4 - Withrow Kennels (Gabe Withrow) 4 - Autrey Kennels (Bill Autrey) 3 - Donnybrook Kennel (Lesley-Rae Karnes) 3 - Chieftain Kennels (Craig Davis) 3 - Champion Retrievers (Joe Perron) 3 - Web Feet Kennels (Scott Liebenguth) 3 - Extreme Hunting Dogs (Richard Cole) 3 - Wolf Creek Retrievers (Orie Mathews) 3 - Turtle Creek Labs (Bob Tebbens) 3 - Crown Creek Kennels (Joel Porter) 3 - The Retriever Academy (Derek Randle) 3 - Kingseed Kennels (Tim Doane)  3 - Trigger Time Kennels (Rusty Haglund) 3 - Trinity Labs (Tierra Robinson) 3 - Marks-A-Lot Kennels (Dan Kielty)   Two Dogs 2 - Blazing Red Kennels (Carolyn Elam) 2 - The Blast Wingshooting Kennels (Mike Vaughn) 2 - Appalachian Valley Training Center (Dennis Greer) 2 - Privet Hedge Kennels (Eddie Sullivan) 2 - Tioga Retrievers (Angie Becker)   TELL US WHAT YOU THINK (feedback@retrieverresults.com)   Retriever Results newsletters reach thousands of people every week. Currently we publish two weekly newsletters: one for Field Trials and one for Hunting Tests. Plus, subscribers to those lists receive special reports on National Events.   To make changes to your subscriptions, use the Update Profile/Email address at the bottom of this newsletter.   If you think others would enjoy this newsletter, please use the forward button at the top/bottom of this newsletter to share it with your friends!   Comments? 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