The Finalists

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The Finalists

Pedigrees of the Labrador Retriever National
Open and National Amateur Finalists 1941-2000

by Richard Halstead

The pedigrees that are collected within this publication reflect the title or titles achieved by the finalist before the year 2000. The name finalist is used to identify those dogs that either finished or won a National Open or National Amateur Retriever Championship. A few of the dogs finished as a National winner under a present or previous owner, with the previous owner listed after the current owner in parentheses. The registration number, sex, color, date of birth, owner, and breeder for each finalist are listed. Their Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA) certification and other information such as High Point Derby or Double Header winner are also listed where applicable. The parent and grandparents have the registration number, color, and date of birth listed. Because of space limitations, the great-grandparents only have the registration number and the color listed.

I tried to include enough information so you could answer the questions:
Have common sires raised the level of inbreeding?
Who has bred the most Finalists?
Who owned the most Finalists?
Who trained the most Finalists?

List of the Finalists and years they finished or won
Over 600 pedigrees
Canadian Winners
High Point Derby Labradors
250 photographs
357 pages
Full color cover
Spiral bound 8 1/2 x 11
Limited quantities

Sample of the Finalists List

Each list page has the dogs name and the years it finished an Open or an Amateur. If the dogs name is in bold text it has won and the year is followed by W. After the National stake is the page number of the dog's pedigree. The page number is followed by the Coeficiant of Inbreeding.

Sample of the Pedigree Page

Each pedigree page has two pedigrees, registration number, date of birth, and color. Next is the owner, the breeder, and any other information.

Sample of the Finalists Photos