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Vol. III - NRC Update #1

October 9, 2013

Congratulations to the 70 dogs that have qualified so far for the 2013 National Amateur to be held in Cheraw, SC, starting November 17.

We'll post updates to this special report between now and the National Amateur, so stay tuned. For more information about the qualifiers as well as thousands of other competing dogs, visit RetrieverResults.com.

We've also prepared a separate report that shows details about the dogs qualified.

WHO'S QUALIFIED?
Here's a profile of the dogs that are qualified so far: On average the dogs are a little over seven years old Most (97%) are Labs Most (67%) are males The youngest dog, FC Indi Go Girl, will be 3.9 years old at the time of the event, with 31.0 All-Age points The oldest dog, NFC-AFC Candlewood's Soemthingroyal, will be 12.3 years old, with 163.0 All-Age points

CLOSE BUT NO BONE (YET)!
Qualifying for any National takes a "blue plus two" and is tough to do. Here are some fun facts: Eight dogs have secured seven or more points, but need a win to qualify. Ninety-one dogs have earned their blue ribbon but need points to qualify. 6 dogs need just half a point 7 dogs dogs need 1 point 12 dogs need 1.5 points 66 dogs need 2 points

HANDLER COUNTDOWN

Here's the list of expected handlers with two or more dogs. (For the NRC, we define expected handler as the person we believe will be handling the dog in the National Open).

Six Dogs
Danny Farmer (Vinwood Kennels)
Ray Voigt (Handjem Retrievers)

Four Dogs
Alan Pleasant (Black River Retrievers)
Bill Sargenti (Sargenti Retrievers)

Three Dogs
Bill Eckett (Blackwater Retrievers)
John Henninger (Tru-Line Retrievers)

Two Dogs
Al Arthur (Sandhill Retrievers)
Chris Ledford (Wild Wind Kennels)
Dave Rorem (Rorem Retrievers)
Don Remien (Rising Sun Retrievers)
Ed Forry (Forry Retrievers)
Rick Roberts (Beaver Dam Retrievers)
Rob Erhardt, Jr. (Silvertip Retrievers)
Scott Harp (Twin Oak Kennels)
Wayne Curtis (Fox Hollow Kennels)

REPEATERS - DOGS

Qualifying for a National Open once is tough enough. Half of the dogs qualified this year have qualified previously.

Including the 2013 National Amateur, here are the dogs (and their owners) that have qualified three or more times since 2006.

One dog has qualified 7 times:

NFC-AFC Candlewood's Somethingroyal (Ken & Brenda Little)

One dog has qualified 6 times:

FC Adams Acres Water Lilly (Marion Stroud-Swingle)

Seven dogs have qualified 4 times:

FC-AFC Wingover's Pedro II (Dolores & Richard Smith)
FC-AFC Fresh Squeezed Juice (Mark & Suzanne Medford)
FC-AFC Jazztime Empty Wallet (Steve Bechtel, Jr.)
FC-AFC Great Bunns of Fire (Mac & Lynne DuBose)
FC-AFC Wing Magic's Standpipe Moon (Marv Baumer)
FC-AFC Castlebays Night Robber (Dave Seivert)
NFC-AFC Seaside's Pelican Pete (Bob Zylla)
FC-AFC Hardscrabbles Powder My Buns (Benjy Griffith)

Six dogs have qualified 3 times

FC-AFC Big Alfonse Capone of Mo-Kan (Tony Piranio and Bob Hayden)
FC-AFC Ragin Eye of the Storm (John Thomas, Jr.)
FC-AFC Tealcreek Patton's Saber (Chris Hatch)
FC-AFC Robber's Stray Bullet (Marion Stroud-Swingle)
RC-AFC Rocky Creeks Full Tilt Boogie (John & Suzan Caire)
FC-AFC Citori's No Holds Barred (Marion Stroud-Swingle and Michael & Lynn Moore)
FC-AFC-CNFC-CNAFC Nightwings Marsh Leader (Marion Stroud-Swingle)
FC-AFC Hardscrabble Roxie McBunn (Bill Benson)

Sixteen dogs have qualified 2 times

REPEATERS - HANDLERS

We also took a look at the handlers in terms of number of dogs they have qualified over the past five years. The following people have qualified 5 or more in the past five years.

29 Times
Danny Farmer (Vinwood Kennels)
Al Arthur (Sandhill Retrievers)

27 Times
Alan Pleasant (Black River Retrievers)

22 Times
Bill Sargenti (Sargenti Retrievers)

20 Times
Dave Rorem (Rorem Retrievers)

17 Times
Ray Voigt (Handjem Retrievers)

15 Times
Bill Eckett (Blackwater Retrievers)

12 Times
John Henninger (Tru-Line Retrievers)

11 Times
Jim Gonia (McKenna Kennels)

9 Times
Bill Totten (Nightwind Training)

8 Times
Chris Ledford (Wild Wind Kennels)
Scott Harp (Twin Oak Kennels)
Wayne Curtis (Fox Hollow Kennels)

6 Times
Don Remien (Rising Sun Retrievers)
Steve Yozamp (Outback Retrievers)

5 Times
Ken Neil
Rob Erhardt, Jr. (Silvertip Retrievers)

4 Times
Mark Edwards (Edwards Training)
Tim Milligan (Midway Retrievers)
Dave Smith (Shooting Star Kennel)

3 Times
Mark Medford
Rick Roberts (Beaver Dam Retrievers)
Ed Forry (Forry Retrievers)

2 Times
Charlie Hines, III
Yvonne Hays
Jim Pickering
Ryan Brasseaux (Native Sun Retrievers)
Paul Knutson (Gun Club Labs)
Chris Hatch
Lauren Hays

HOW ABOUT THE SIRES AND DAMS?

Sires

Who to breed a dog to is an ongoing source of conversation at events. Here are the top sires for the dogs qualified so far:

5 Qualifiers

FC-AFC Esprit's Power Play

NFC-AFC Clubmead's Road Warrior
FC-AFC Creek Robber

4 Qualifiers

NAFC-FC Carbon Copy of Horn Creek

3 Qualifiers

FC-AFC RSK's Smooth Sailing

2 Qualifiers
FC-AFC Code Blue
Fc-AFC Hawkeye's Candlewood Shadow
FC-AFC Jazztime's Frequent Flyer
FC-AFC Nick of Time Lone Ranger
FC-AFC Dare to Dream
NFC-AFC Five Star General Patton
FC-AFC Wood River's Franchise
FC-AFC Emberain Beau Geste

Dams

Just as important, and some would say perhaps more important, is the bitch. Here are the top dams for the dogs qualified so far:

4 Qualifiers
FC-AFC M and M's Buns of Steel
FC-AFC Trumarc's Lean Cuisine

2 Qualifiers

Bayer's Abigail Quiver Creek
Bayou Teche Angel
Seaside Monster's, Inc. MH

Litters

And what about those elusive "nicks," where the combination of the sire and dam produces a powerful result?

2 Qualifiers

NFC-AFC Clubmead's Road Warrior ex Bayou Teche Angel
FC-AFC Creek Robber ex FC-AFC M and M's Buns of Steel
FC-AFC RSK's Smooth Sailing ex Bayer's Abigail Quiver Creek

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