14.2% of Goldens in my database have "Gold" as part of their name.
The mean name length is 24 characters including hyphens and spaces.
The mean name length has increased every decade. It was 17 before 1940.
The shortest names in my database are: A-U, GAB, JAX, RIP, TAP, ZIP, SAM.
The longest is: WINDWOOD'S CATALINA'S OLIVE MY LITTLE GIRL
Master Hunters who skip JH Titles
AKC Hunt tests are unusual in that one can skip the basic titles.
We have examined a total of 453 Golden Retriever Master Hunters.
60% did have JH titles but 40% did not.
62% of those MHs who did not have a JH only had a MH, i.e., they also skipped the SH
title.
Versatile Goldens?
What fraction of show Goldens have any non-conformation AKC title (with all-age thrown in
AKC titles? (Note: Fast Agility titles are grouped with other Agility Titles)
Multiple Title Fractions
The GRCA Versatility titles were (we assume) created to encourage Goldens to attain titles in
multiple venues. Here we only consider Goldens born in 1996 or later. Versatility titles
apparently have had no impact.
Multiple Title Fractions for Goldens born 1996 or later
The steep decline in the number of Golden Retrievers registered by the AKC mirrors the
incomplete for most of the years prior to the late 1980s.
WC/WCX Pass Rate (2008)
428 Goldens ran WC tests with 49% passing
332 Goldens ran WCX tests with 40.9% passing
The pass rates are similar to those in 2007.