The Road to to the 2013 Master National

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MN 2013

The Dogs

Dog Age

Handlers Overall

Amateur Handlers

Professional Kennels

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Vol. II, Special Issue (Rev.)

September 11, 2013

The 2013 MASTER NATIONAL

Earlier this week we published a report about the dogs and handlers qualified for and entered in the upcoming Master National. You let us know in a matter of minutes that while you appreciated receiving the report, something wasn't right about the analysis. We dug into the source material and discovered we were using outdated information. Our apologies to those who were omitted and not properly credited.

Here is the updated report, using what we believe to be correct information. (If you do find something that isn't right, let us know and we'll fix it.)

Congratulations to everyone who qualified and good luck to those

who have entered!

THE DOGS

Let's take a look at the dogs

837 qualified
669 entered (80% of those qualified, vs 78% in 2012)
54% of those qualified/entered are male
46% of those qualified/entered are female

There are 7 different breeds of dogs entered:

88% are Labs
7% are Goldens
2% are Chesapeakes
1% 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, 69% of the dogs will be handled by professionals and 17% of the dogs will be handled by a female.

AGE

Let's take a look at the dogs in terms of their age.

On average:

Labs are 6.0 years old
Goldens are 6.6 years old
Flat-Coats are 6.9 years old
Chesapeakes are 6.5 years old

Labs that are entered are fairly evenly distributed in terms of age. At the time of the event:

7% are under 3 years old
14% are 3 years old
18% are 4 years old
14% are 5 years old
11% are 6 years old
12% 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.: Elwood MH - 5/9/2010
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 Purple Haze MH - 1/24/2004
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 245 people handling the 669 dogs entered (on average 2.7 dogs per handler). Of these handlers: 62% (153) of the handlers are amateurs; 38% are professionals 75% of the handlers are men and 25% of the handlers are women Most (84%) of the professional handlers are men as are most (69%) 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

Kathleen Folsom

George Marthinuss

Tom McKenzie

Sallie Sullivan

James Windham

Handling 2 Dogs

Megan Baker

Martin Bell

Chris Bodine

David Boothman

Kevin Bunnell

Aurelia Carter

Sam Ferguson

Rainer Fuchs

Diane Green

Elaine Goodner

Dave Greenwell

Dora Heffelfinger

David Illias

Gary Kavan

Dave Kress

Marty Kress

Missy Lemois

Dennis Long

Tommy Lyle

Pepper Lyons

Lynn Mayer

Susan Micheli

Bruce Moore

Michael Moss

Michael O'Bannon

Randy Price

Carol Reed

Ida Richards

Dorothy Ruehman

Jeff Schoonover

Kay Scott

Rip Shively

Art Stoner

Bill Teague

Judy Teskey

Larry Wade

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

26 - Castile Creek Retrievers (Lyle Steinman)

19 - Webb Footed Kennels (Chris Akin)

18 - Razor Sharp Retrievers (Jody Ware)

14 - Mossy Pond Retrievers (Brad Arington)

13 - Stellar Retrievers (Jack Morris)

13 - The Retriever Academy (Derek Randle)

13 - Swamp Run Retrievers (Ray & Melissa Shanks)

13 - Lance Kennels (Paul Lance)

13 - Flatlander Kennels (Chris Jobman)

13 - Washita Retrievers (Jeff Chesnut)

11 - Best Retrievers (Rody Best)

11 - Hidden Lake Retrievers (Kirk Wichman)

Six to Nine Dogs

9 - Morningside Retrievers (Jill Volsch)

9 - Marks-A-Lot Kennels (Dan Kielty)

9 - Raney Ranch Retrievers (Steve Raney)

9 - Duck Roost Kennels (Ronnie Lee)

9 - Chumac Kennels (Chuck and Bob McCall)

9 - Mossy Pond Retrievers (Brad Arington)

8 - Labs Unlimited (Bill Cox)

8 - Gamekeepers Retrievers (Mitch White)

8 - Minoggie Kennels (Doug Shade)

8 - Zion Kennels (Eddie Noga)

8 - Autumn Retrievers (Katie Quarles, Tom Quarles)

7 - North Fork Retrievers (Scott Greer)

7 - Copiah Creek Retrievers (Alan Sandifer)

6 - Red Label Kennels (Dale McConnaughey)

6 - Webshire Kennels (Brian Hartfield)

6 - Weller Kennels (John Weller)

6 - Twin River Kennels (Thad Simmons)

Three to Five Dogs

5 - Day's End Retrievers (Jerry Day)

5 - Gray Oak Training (Drew Neubauer)

5 - Long Pond Kennel (Mike & Sandy Berube)

5 - Crown Creek Kennels (Joel Porter)

5 - Downtown Retrievers (Dan & Missy Heard)

5 - Crosswind Retrievers (Bruce Halverson)

5 - Withrow Kennels (Gabe Withrow)

5 - Maximum Potential Retrievers (Clark Kennington)

5 - Taylor Farm Kennels (Stephen Durrence)

4 - Web Feet Kennels (Scott Liebenguth)

4 - Swift River Retrievers (Buck Shope)

4 - Gold Leaf Retrievers (Dave Wilson)

4 - Will-Do Kennels (Ralph Ardis)

4 - Granite Ledge Kennels (Chris Wilson)

4 - Autrey Kennels (Bill Autrey)

4 - Wetland Retrievers (Robin Rawls)

4 - Silverbrook Kennels (Trish Jagoda)

4 - Muddy Bay Retrievers (Sean & Renee Hager)

4 - Trigger Time Kennels (Rusty Haglund)

3 - Miners Kennel (John & Nancy Miner)

3 - Davis' Kennels (Tracy Davis)

3 - Donnybrook Kennel (Lesley-Rae Karnes)

3 - Windog Retrievers (Rick Winnie)

3- Tioga Retrievers (Angie Becker)

3 - Extreme Hunting Dogs (Richard Cole)

3 - Glenns Dog Training (Glenn Rogers)

3 - Powerline Retrievers (Eddie Rodriguez)

3 - Wolf Creek Retrievers (Orie Mathews)

3 - Cripple Creek Retrievers (JC Strange)

3 - Trinity Labs (Tierra Robinson)

3 - Turtle Creek Labs (Bob Tebbens)

3 - Kingseed Kennels (Tim Doane)

3 - Country Kennels (Jim Charboneau)

3 - Chieftain Kennels (Craig Davis)

3 - Champion Retrievers (Joe Perron)

3 - James Lowry

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 - Mud Dog Retrievers (Josh Moorman)

2 - Barry Smith

HOW THE ANALYSIS WAS CREATED
To create the analysis in this report, we used material from the Master National website concerning dogs entered by flight. Information about dog breed, sex and age was derived using the Retriever Results database. Handler status was developed through a variety of sources including internet sources and information from subscribers to Retriever Results newsletters.

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