Special Reports

The National, taking place this year in Corning, California, is a little over half way through. We thought you’d like to see some stats on the dogs, handlers and owners.

Good luck to all!

119 dogs qualified this year, 101 were entered and 98 started the event. 

The number of qualifiers has been growing over the years.

P.S. Check out our Facebook page, RR-NRC-Corning-2019 for photos and updates.

• 55 of the 119 dogs qualified for the first time
• Most of those that did qualify had points to spare 

• 8 additional dogs had the points but lacked a win
• 75 additional dogs had the win but not the points (6 needed just a half point)

Many dogs (64 in fact), had competed in at least one previous National.

8x Qualifier
FC Sweetie's Easy Rider

6x Qualifier
FC Rock River Benjamin
FC-AFC Sundog's Maximum Pursuit

5x Qualifier
FC-AFC Dottie Ray's League of Her Own
FC-AFC Lock Five's Got Her Blue Genes On
FC-AFC Lubys and Whitewaters Pirates Jewel
FC Trumarc's Gratuity

4x Qualifier
FC-AFC Baypoint's Westminster Abbey
FC-AFC High Peak Rebel Ridge's Outlaw
FC-AFC Horsetooth's Center Ice
FC Lane's Krewe Cheif
FC-AFC Tuck N Roll Ii
FC-AFC Tucked Away At River's Edge
FC Vinwood's Million Dollar Baby
FC-AFC Contrails Sky Queen

3x Qualifier
FC-AFC Back By Popular Demand
FC-AFC Cold Black Jack
FC-AFC Cropper's Fire In The Hole
FC-AFC Flawless Execution - Flex
FC-AFC Hockley Creek's Switch Hitter
FC Holland Cliffs Red Label
NFC-AFC I'm Ur Search Engine
FC-AFC Lane's Thrilla N Manilla
FC Little Creek's August Moonshine
FC Louisiana Black Magic Spell
FC-AFC Mitimat Rock Paper Scissors
FC Mitimat's Respet The Girl
FC-AFC-NAFTCH-FTCH Pekisko's Ironman
FC Rmr Ebonstars Magic
FC-AFC Seaside's Gorgeous George
FC-AFC Silver Star's Watch'em Like A Hawk
NAFC-FC Steadfast's Bachelor Special
FC-AFC Straight To The Heart - Dagger
FC Sureshot's Watt's Up
FC Tiger Mtn's Pale Rider
FC-AFC Whitewater Bams Taste Of Juice
FC-AFC Wood Rivers Mr Big

2x Qualifier
FC-AFC 3rs' Mr T Smoken Joe
FC-AFC Bayou Teche Swing For The Fence
FC-AFC Bayou-star Royal Baby
FC Black Shamrock's Margarita
FC-AFC Chopper's Final Approach
FC-AFC Creek Robbers Santa Ana Winds
FC-AFC Doctor Cabernet Just In Case
FC-AFC Duck Buster's Red Barron
FC Gemstone's Skyy Blue
FC-AFC Good Idea's Give Them No Excuse
FC-AFC Holland Cliffs In Hot Pursuit
FC-AFC Hyflyers Life In The Fast Lane
FC-AFC Indigo Hello Dolly
FC-AFC Jet Black's Supersonic Boom
FC-AFC Kerryburke's Marsh Madness
NAFC-FC Kirkwood's Ace Of Lone Star
FC-AFC Lil Bit's Tête De Cuvée
FC-AFC Mademoiselle Hannah Of Rimrock
FC Mcs Henry
FC-AFC Pepperjack's Marsh Surfer
FC-AFC Red Dog's Ain't Misbehavin'
FC-AFC Slick When Wet Iii
FC Tanks For The Memories Ii
FC Truluck's Goin' Jessie
FC Trumarc's Comedienne
FC-AFC Whitewater Shaq N Bams Bouncin Pita
FC-AFC Yours Truly Indigo

Oldest Dogs -- 10.9 yo
FC Sweetie's Easy Rider (Qualified)
FC-AFC Mitimat Rock Paper Scissors (Entered)
FC-AFC Lubys and Whitewaters Pirates Jewel (Entered)

Youngest Dog -- 2.3 yo
FC Truline's Just Floyd (Entered)

Dogs with National Titles
NFTCH-AFTCH THe Springwaters Mr Y of Tamsu (Qualified)
NAFC-FC Kirkwood's Ace of LoneStar (Entered)
FC-AFC-NAFTCH-FTCH Pekisko's Ironman (Entered)
NAFC-FC Steadfast's Bachelor Special (Entered)
NFC-AFC I'm Ur Search Engine (Entered)

Other Titles
62 FC-AFCs
46 FCs
4 MH
4 Untitled
2 AFCs
1 FC-FTCH-AFTCH
1 QFTR
1 SH

Gender
76/43; 64% male/36% female

Breed
117/119 Labrador Retrievers
1 Chesapeake Bay Retriever
1 Golden Retriever

Color
102/119 or 86% black, 12% yellow, 1% chocolate

Competitive dogs tend to come from other competitive dogs.

12 Progeny
NAFC-FC Cody Cut A Lean Grade**

11 Progeny
FC-AFC Wood River's Franchise

7 Progeny
FC-AFC Lanes Lets Get Ready To Rumble

6 Progeny
NAFC-FC Texas Troubador**

3 Progeny
NFC-AFC Clubmead's Road Warrior*
FC-AFC Creek Robber
NFC-AFC Robber's Stray Bullet*

2 Progeny
FC-AFC-NAFTCH-FTCH Aces High Iii
FC-AFC Bayou Teche Eye On The Ball
FC-AFC Candlewoods Life Is A Highway
FC Candlewood's Man In Black
FC-AFC Carbons Blue Pursuit
NFC-AFC Fresh Squeezed Juice*
FC Huckleberry Fen MH
NFC-AFC Hunter Runs Booboo*
FC-AFC Jet Black Bustin Thru The Brush MH
FC-AFC Land Ahoy
FC-AFC Nubian V
FC-AFC Rev. Blu Genes
NFC Two Rivers Lucky Willie*

Previous NRC Winner
** Previous NARC Winner

Qualifiers also come from good producers many of whom are often equally talented in the field.

4 Progeny
Hayseed's Little Darlin MH

3 Progeny
FC-AFC U. S. First Lady
FC 3r's Carbon Calie
FC-AFC Pattons Blazen Abby MH
FC-AFC Oakdale Whitewater Devil Dog MH

2 Progeny
AFC Beat The Rush
NFC-AFC Candlewood's Somethingroyal
AFC Chances R On The Road Again
FC Hardscrabbles Captain Morgan
FC-AFC Indi Go Girl
Mad River's Supernova MH
Seaside's Warrior Princess
Tiger Mtn's Ghost Rider One MH
Twin Pine's Crank Her Up MH

4 Progeny
FC-AFC Lanes Lets Get Ready to Rumble x Hayseed's Little Darlin MH

• FC Vinwood's Million Dollar Baby
• FC-AFC Trumarc's Mavis
• FC Truluck's Goin' Jessie
• FC Stoney Knolls Rattle the Saber*

3 Progeny
FC-AFC Creek Robber x FC-AFC Pattons Blazen Abby MH

• FC-AFC Silver Star's Watch'em Like a Hawk
• FC-AFC Creek Robbers Santa Ana Winds
• FC-AFC Slick When Wet III*

FC-AFC Wood River's Franchise x FC-AFC U. S. First Lady

• FC-AFC Wood Rivers Mr Big
• FC-AFC Which One's Pink
• FC Horsetooth's Penalty Shot

2 Progeny
FC-AFC Nubian V x Twin Pine's Crank Her Up MH

• FC-AFC Tucked Away At River's Edge
• B2R Right Turn Clyde MH*

FC-AFC Rev. Blu Genes x FC-AFC Indi Go Girl

• FC-AFC Indigo Hello Dolly
• FC-AFC Your Truly Indigo

FC-AFC Wood RIver's Franchise x Tiger Mtn's Ghost Rider One MH

• FC Tiger Mtn's Bettin' on Black
• FC Tiger Mtn's Pale Rider

FC-AFC-NAFTCH-FTCH Aces High III x Mad River's Supernova MH

• NAFC-FC Kirkwood's Ace of Lone Star
• AFC Short Stack Double or Nothin'

NAFC-FC Cody Cut a Lean Grade x AFC Chances R On the Road Again

• FC Wood Dale Grady's Bullet*
• FC-AFC Raft Creek Road Grader

NAFC-FC Cody Cut a Lean Grade x NFC-AFC Candlewood's Somethingroyal

• FC-AFC Good Idea's Give Them No Excuse
• FC-AFC Lock Five's Got Her Blue Genes On

NAFC-FC Texas Troubador x FC Hardscrabbles Captain Morgan

• FC Gemstone's Skyy Blue
• FC-AFC Bedazzled II

*Not entered.

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Thank you Dave Rowan, Kirk Naisbitt and Chris Hatch.

• FC-AFC Seaside's Gorgeous George
  Sire of Glenhoma's Soggy Bottoms Mildred
• FC Rock River Benjamin
  Sire of Tanks For The Memories Ii
• NAFC-FC Kirkwood's Ace Of Lone Star
  Dam of FC-AFC Kirkwood's Ace Of A Higher Grade

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Photos: Dan Partington

It is said that doing well at a National depends as much upon when you run as the dog you are running. While handlers with multiple dogs may stand a better chance of running at the best times, you can count on the winner being both good and lucky.

10 Dogs
Danny Farmer (Vinwood Retrievers)

9 Dogs
Alan Pleasant (Black River Retrievers)

8 Dogs
Ray Voigt (Handjem Retrievers)

5 Dogs
Greg Bartlett (Legacy Retrievers)

4 Dogs
Ryan Brasseaux (Native Sun Retrievers)
Dave Rorem (Rorem Retrievers)

3 Dogs
Al Arthur (Sandhill Retrievers)
Tim Milligan (Midway Retrievers)
Paul Sletten (Pine Edge Retrievers)
Kenny Trott (Horsetooth Retrievers)

2 Dogs
Casey Adams
Clint Avant (Vision Retrievers)
Rob Erhardt, Jr. (Silvertip Retrievers)
Eric Fangsrud (Mission Mountain Retrievers)
Scott Harp (Twin Oak Kennels)
John Henninger (Tru-Line Retrievers)
Trey Lawrence (Tall Oak Retrievers)
Chris Ledford (Wild Wind Kennels)
Misty Melo (Pepperjack Kennels)
Charlie Moody, Jr. (Moody Farms)
Dave Smith (Shooting Star Kennel)
Mike Taylor (Skyhigh Retrievers)

Unique Handlers
There are 47 unique handlers. Of these:

• 29 or 62% are pros, 18 or 38% are amateurs
• 10 or 22% are women, 37 or 78% are men

18 Amateur handlers with 19 dogs
Alex Abraham
Casey Adams**
Johnny Armstrong
Robby Bickley
Kyle Broussard
John Caire
Debbie Fulgoni
Joel Harris
Lauren Hays
Delma Hazzard**
Andy Kahn**
Cindie Little
Mark Medford*
Tim Mueller
Ken Neil* **
Dave Opseth
Sharon Van Der Lee**
Alexandra Washburn**
* indicates handler has previously won a National
** indicates handler has previously won a National Amateur

28 Pro handlers with 82 dogs
Al Arthur*
Clint Avant
Greg Bartlett
Jim Beck
Ryan Brasseaux
Wayne Curtis*
Rob Erhardt, Jr.
Eric Fangsrud
Danny Farmer*
Ed Forry
Scott Harp
Amie Henninger
John Henninger
Amy Hunt
Trey Lawrence
Chris Ledford*
Misty Melo
Tim Milligan
Charlie Moody, Jr.
Bart Peterson
Alan Pleasant*
Dave Rorem*
Paul Sletten*
Dave Smith
Rick Stawski
Mike Taylor
Kenny Trott
Ray Voigt
Marcy Wright
* indicates handler has previously won a National

You're pretty lucky if you get one dog qualified for a National. These folks have more than one!

Casey Adams - 2
FC-AFC Kirkwood's Ace of a Higher Grade
NAFC-FC Kirkwood's Ace of Lone Star (co-owner)

Johnny & Kathy Armstrong - 2
FC-AFC Flawless Execution - Flex (co-owner)
FC-AFC Straight to the Heart - Dagger

Kathy Vignos Folsom - 2
FC Trumarc's Maybellene
FC Chicago Blues Star

Don & Kathy Fregelette - 3
FC-AFC Baypoint's Westminster Abbey
FC-AFC Horsetooth's Center Ice
FC Horsetooth's Penalty Shot

Tom Hartl & Jean Grammer -2
FC Firemark Orange Crush
FC-AFC Silvertip Secret Weapon

Alvin Hatcher - 2
FC-AFC Holland Cliffs In Hot Pursuit
FC Holland Cliffs Red Label

Charlie & Yvonne Hays -3
FC-AFC Bedazzled II
FC-AFC Brushy Creek's Juicy Juice
FC-AFC Gunstock's Win Chester

Andy Kahn - 3
FC-AFC Creek Robbers Santa Ana Winds
NAFC-FC-Kirkwood's Ace of Lone Star (co-owner)
FC-AFC Dottie Ray's League of Her Own

Kerry Lavin - 2
FC-AFC Kerryburke's Marsh Madness MH
FC-AFC Pepperjack's Marsh Surfer QA2 (co-owner)

Mark Medford - 2
FC Road Tripp
FC-AFC Yours Truly Indigo

Tim Mueller - 2
Bluewaters Teasin Em Up
FC-AFC Bluewater's Tight Lines

Jim & Judy Powers - 2
FC-AFC Brookdale's Jet Black Ghost Ryder
FC-AFC Jet Black's Supersonic Boom

Michael & Cheryl Robicheaux - 2
FC-AFC Seaside's Gorgeous George (co-owner)
FC-AFC Lane's Thrilla N Manilla

Jeff Schuett, DVM and Lydia Fekula - 2 
FC-AFC Lubys and Whitewaters Pirates Jewel
FC-AFC Mitimat Rock Paper Scissors

Leon Stepanian - 2
NFC-AFC I'm Ur Search Engine
FC Watermark's Mystery

Bill & Jamie Woodson - 2
FC-AFC Silver Star's Watch'em Like a Hawk (co-owner)
FC-AFC Lock Five's Got Her Blue Genes On

Part of the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex, the Colusa National Wildlife Refuge is focused on conservation and resource management (water, vegetation, prescribed burning, monitoring and research). (Thanks to Ken Neil for the photos!)

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