Editing Naughty Dogs (section)

=== Origins and amateur competition ===

The Naughty Dogs name appears in national tournament records from at least 1998. At the NPPL Portland Open that year, Naughty Dogs finished second in the Amateur A ten-player division, behind [[Ground Zero Gold]]. [1]

The team's early organisational history is not fully established. In a 2009 interview, longtime player [[Corey Field]] recalled that Rocky Knuth had assembled a Naughty Dogs team from former members of [[Outrage (paintball team)|Outrage]] in late 1999. Knuth became the captain of the professional Naughty Dogs organisation. [2]

The team developed a competitive programme involving multiple squads, including Naughty Dogs Silver and Naughty Dogs Jr., which provided opportunities for less experienced players. [2][6]

At the 2001 NPPL Gettysburg Open, Naughty Dogs won the Amateur A ten-player division. [7]

The team also became particularly successful in five-player competition, winning the amateur division at the 2001 World Cup. [3]