Originally Posted by
Labradorks
Around here, it's by far the Goldens and the Border Collies at the very top, with the occasional Labrador. Then, sometimes a random Beardie, Aussie, Papillon or something. Just three hours away, I went to a trial where there was one Labrador in the Utility B class with a ton of Goldens and a few other random breeds, but out of the entire trial, I'm not sure I saw one Border Collie or Aussie! Funny how it varies by area.
In the NOC top qualifiers for the June 2018 championships it's 5 Lab qualifiers, 13 Border Collies and 23 Goldens. I know the Labs have been doing well at Westminster obedience. In my experience, Labs are more consistent and steady in their performance but the when the Goldens can keep it together, their precision is better than the Labs and so they can score higher. And, I'm not going to lie, the Goldens are flashy and exciting to watch. The Labs are like work horses, there to get the job done! I appreciate both.
I've been looking at both Goldens and Labs for my next pup. The number of CH/OTCH/MH/MACH Goldens out there really puts our Labs to shame. It's been painful finding a Lab breeder that breeds dogs to standard and has the higher level performance titles on the dogs that they produce. But, then the Goldens have the cancer and other health issues, and that's just scary!