dog's names

[bednobs]

just watching crufts. Why do the pedigree dogs have such stupid names?

[thugulike]

And you don't always get what you want. I chose Fearnought (the breeders affix about which I had no choice) Handsome George. I wanted to call him George and he was handsome so I thought it was simple and unpretentious. I had to choose an alternative which, just because I used to live in Formby, was Fearnought George Formby. Guess what the Kennel Club selected for his name?

[lankeela]

I think you will find that Handsome is someone's kennel name. I think its a Weimaraner breeder although I think its spelt Hansome but probably near enough for them to quibble about it. I tried to register some puppies with the word Heart, eg Lankeela Love Heart, Lonely Heart, Lorra Heart but they were all returned as Heart is someones kennel name.

[bednobs]

it's slightly similar in flyball - you can't have a similar sounding name to anyone else

[Booldawg]

is that right if you buy a dog off another breeder you can change its name but the original breeders affix has to still appear in the new name?

eg. There was a prolific Bulldog put to stud a few years back, his name was Medbull Golddust over Kelloe. Medbull bred him but he was bought by Kelloe kennels who changed his name to above.

[lankeela]

Provided the dog hasn't already got its Stud Book Number (which it gets by winning certain awards) then you can add your affix on to the end of the name but the first part of the name stays the same. This is so in future if people look up records they are not confused by a dog with a different name. There is an exception to this, if you bred both of its parents you could then put your affix on the front. Years ago the breeder did not have to register the dog, the new owner could give it any name they liked, now breeders have to register each puppy. If you sell a dog to someone and they put their affix on the end, and you then get the dog back you can remove the other persons affix (unless it has a Stud Book number as above). Of course all these changes cost money!

[andy-hughes]

A friend of mine who is a fervent Stoke City supporter was keen to call his new dod Greehoff, after the legendary player of that name - if only so that as they dog bounded away across Parkhall Hills, he could enjoy the double pleasure of not only calling his dog at the top of his voice, but also echoing the days when the name resounded from the terraces of the Victoria Ground - "GREENHOFFFFFFF!!!!!"

[lankeela]

When you add an affix you can put another word in front of it if you wish - most people use 'at' or 'with' or 'over' as in the case of the Bulldog mentioned above but sometimes they don't bother or the name sounds ok without the link word. My GSD was Norwulf Enrico but because I thought it sounded ok I didn't use another word so he is Norwulf Enrico Lankeela but my others have been 'at' Lankeela if I have bought them from other breeders. Its so in future people know that you were the owner and it didn't still belong to the breeder.