Top Producing Sires and Dams

We have heard about the limited gene pool for Goldens, particularly for Field Goldens. As with many such
issues, this may be ill-posed and the requisite data unobtainable or non-existent. Here we begin to try to
understand a limited part of this question using our database of performance Goldens.

Since we are doing the work we get to define what we mean by a "performance" Golden. We mean any Golden
with one or more of the following titles: CH, UD or above, All-Age or above, AX or better, AXJ or above, RE or
above, TDX, VST, or MH. We note that in 2004 alone 52550 Goldens were registered.  All-Age is not an AKC
title but there are very few FC or AFC Goldens.

Although the total number of registered Goldens is unknown (to us) it is easy to estimate that dogs with these
major titles constitute less than 1% of the total.

Our database is based on the Golden Retriever Yearbooks, the GRCA Magazine, AKC Awards magazine,
k9data, Field Trial Retriever News, and the on-line databases of the AKC and OFA . In so far as possible,
"every" Golden retriever who has attained a major AKC title through the AKC Awards magazine of April 2008
has been included.

As of May 2008 this database contains more than 15,500  Goldens with major titles. Dogs with CH titles
constitute 55%. Major field titles contribute less than 12.6%. 53% are males.

The more than 15,500 Goldens with major titles were produced by 4443 known sires and 8292 known
dams.
In addition, 58 sires and 64 dams are unknown and 219 dogs in the database are ILPs.

The top 150 sires account for 33% of all Goldens with major titles!
The top 150 dams account for 10% of all Goldens with major titles.

Top Producing Sires who hold Major AKC Titles

Top Producing Sires without Major AKC Titles

Top Producing Dams who hold Major AKC Titles

Top Producing Dams without Major AKC Titles

Top Sires for producing OTCHs

Top Dams for producing OTCHs

Top Sires for producing MACHs

Top Dams for producing MACHs

Top Sires for producing CHs

Top Dams for producing CHs

Top Sires for producing MHs

Top Dams for producing MHs

Top Sires for producing TDXs

Top Dams for producing TDXs

Top Sires for producing FCs

Top Dams for producing FCs

Top Sires for producing AFCs

Top Dams for producing AFCs

Top Sires for producing All-Age Goldens

Top Dams for producing All-Age Goldens

Top Sires for producing UDXs

Top Dams for producing UDXs

Top Sires for producing UDs

Top Dams for producing UDs
The top 25 Kennels in terms of producing Goldens with major titles. Topbrass leads the pack!

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This assumes that the Golden's name begins with the kennel name.
Efficient Producers?

Some of these Goldens were, surely, bred more
often than others. Sadly, the number of breedings
is unknown to us. Thus we can not normalize by the
number of breedings to see which Goldens were the
most efficient producers. Moreover, owners play a
critical role. How would one adjust for that basis?
Top Sires for producing AXs

Top Dams for producing AXs

Top Sires for producing MXs

Top Dams for producing MXs

Top Sires for Producing REs

Top Dams for producing REs

Top Sires for producing RAEs

Top Dams for producing RAEs

Top Sires for producing VSTs

Top Dams for producing VSTs

The following list the most title rich litters (as many as 11
in one liter!)

Liter with the most major titles

Liter with the most CHs

Liter with the most All-Age Goldens

Liter with the most AFCs

Liter with the most FCs

Liter with the most UDs

Liter with the most UDXs

Liter with the most OTCHs

Liter with the most TDXs

Liter with the most VSTs

Liter with the most CTs

Liter with the most REs

Liter with the most RAEs

Liter with the most AXs

Liter with the most MXs

Liter with the most MACHs

Liter with the most MHs

Liter with the most XFs