The following plots end at 1990 since there are still dogs who were born in the 2000s who may yet attain
one of those titles. Note that the number of FCs per decade have not increased while the numbers of other
titles have continually increased. This includes the All-Age numbers which seems to indicate that the
success rate for All-age Goldens in attaining the FC has been steadily decreasing.
In 2004 (and in 2001) only 2-3% of Retrievers achieving points in field trials were Goldens. This includes
points won at Golden only trials.
Here we rank AKC and GRCA titles by number, list the Hall of Fame Goldens (through September 2008) , the
mean age at which various titles are attained and, finally, a study of number of specific titles versus birth
decade.