Field Trial Statistics

FC AFC - How Hard Is It?
Interesting Field Trial Statistics

OPEN                                                     2004                 2005                2006

# Stakes Offered*                                    216                  213

# Dogs Started Open*                           14,278              14,648

FC Titles Earned by Labs**                      46                     58

# Qualified for National Open***            80/84                80/88              89/95

AMATEUR

# Stakes Offered*                                  216                    213

# Dogs Started Amateur*                    11,116                11,525

AFC Titles Earned by Labs**                  43                     42

# Qualified for National Amateur***    98/123               111/128            98/124

Source: *Retriever Field Trial News
Source: **AKC Event & Title Statistics
Source: ***Retriever Field Trial News. First number is number of dogs entered. Second number includes dogs qualified but not entered.

Retriever Titles:
What Do These Letters Mean?

FC and AFC titles are reserved for only the best retrievers as they can only be earned by WINNING through competition. It is estimated that less than 1% of all competing retrievers have earned the FC/AFC titles.

NFC - National Field Champion - This title is awarded once yearly to the dog that wins the National Open. To qualify for a National, a dog must WIN an Open and earn an additional 2 points during the qualifying period.

NAFC - National Amateur Field Champion - This title is awarded once yearly to the dog that wins the National Amateur. This competition is much like the National Open except that all handlers are Amateurs. To qualify for a National Amateur, a dog must WIN an Amateur and earn an additional 2 points during the qualifying period. A dog may also earn qualifying points towards the National Amateur if handled by an Amateur in an Open stake.

FC - Field Champion - This title is awarded to dogs that have won an Open at a licensed field trial and have acquired 5 additional Open points.

AFC - Amateur Field Champion - This title is earned as above (FC) when handled by an amateur or by winning an Amateur stake at a field trial and acquiring 10 additional Amateur points. An Amateur who places in an Open stake earns points towards both the FC and AFC titles.