You could always pick a base (von ______________) and a theme for the "first name" (if you're going with the standard GSD naming convention) and let the puppy people choose the first name butmaintain veto power and send in the paperwork yourself so you know you approve of their choice...I will be giving all my puppies their registered names and sending out the registrations myself. The new owners can CALL the dogs whatever they want, but at least this way I don't have to feel silly when they give the dog a registered name I don't like x.x
Actually, that's the German standard naming, not GSD. I actually hate that way of naming...it's so freaking BORING! Do you know how many "Chaos vom" and "Dax vom" dogs there are? UGH >.<You could always pick a base (von ______________)
Not really...you only use it when showing the dog.I'm the one who has to live with the name on a daily basis (well, at least when showing), so I don't want it to be something stupid either lol.
What's the American standard? Just the usualAt least I can be marginally creative by doing it "The American" way
That's what I saidNot really...you only use it when showing the dog.
I guess I feel that a dog is a reflection on both the breeder AND the handler, so they should both get a say in the call name. A good owner/handler has a lot more impact on how the dog turns out than the breeder does...the breeder is chosen to give the handler the best possible starting place, but that's all the breeder can do. [/quote]The other thing is, the dog's registered name is what has my kennel name on it, and I don't want the dog to be called something silly when people inquire about it.
That's terrible lol...and while you can't do anything about call names, that is why I am a fan of maintaining registered name veto power lol.There's a guy I know that named his dog "Pork n Beans"...that's her call name. It's ridiculous. She's a beautiful bitch with one of the most horrendous call names I have EVER HEARD!
That's the problem...her registered name isn't even related to that God awful call name. It's BlackHawk's No Small Affaire (And yes, they spelled Affair like that). How do you get "Pork N Beans" out of that?!That's terrible lol...and while you can't do anything about call names, that is why I am a fan of maintaining registered name veto power lol.
True the handler/owner/gaurdian/etc. has alot more impact on how the dog turns out. But the registered name tells you where the dog came from. It almost always has the kennel name(s) and often has a litter theme name or a name inspired b the sire or dam. Quite often you can go thru a show catalog and know exactly which breeder and which litter the dog came from just by reading the kennel name.I guess I feel that a dog is a reflection on both the breeder AND the handler, so they should both get a say in the call name. A good owner/handler has a lot more impact on how the dog turns out than the breeder does...the breeder is chosen to give the handler the best possible starting place, but that's all the breeder can do.
but the only name you really have to "live" w/ is the call name you give....most people, on a general basis, don't even tell the reg name of their dog....and the call name doesn't have to have anything to do w/ the reg name....and i have yet to see the breeder give a "stupid" name since that pup is going to be representing their lines.....Personally it would bother me a bit to have no say at all in the registered name of my dog if I were getting him/her as an pup for the same reason you don't want to let the puppy people choose...I'm the one who has to live with the name on a daily basis (well, at least when showing), so I don't want it to be something stupid either lol.
I understand the importance of the registered name in term of the reputation of the breeder and am absolutely not disputing that in any wayTrue the handler/owner/gaurdian/etc. has alot more impact on how the dog turns out. But the registered name tells you where the dog came from. It almost always has the kennel name(s) and often has a litter theme name or a name inspired b the sire or dam. Quite often you can go thru a show catalog and know exactly which breeder and which litter the dog came from just by reading the kennel name.
Personaly I would set the theme, provide a list of reg. names they can choose from, or allow them to come up with thier own while still maintaining veto power if it's not an appropriate reg. name. I would have them pick thier reg. names in the sae order that pups were picked. That way there wouldn't be any repeated or similar names and the dogs most likely to become show dogs would get the names their owners liked best. Just as Xeph I would fill out all the paper work and register them myself. Then I can be assured they all get registered, no one alters the paper work, and the reg. names can't be changed later without my permission.
How public your dog's registered name is depends on your situation. Between entry forms, vaccination records, "wall of fame" photos, and other such things I know the registered names of a lot of dogs at my obedience club and at other local clubs...the good, the bad, and the downright ugly lol.but the only name you really have to "live" w/ is the call name you give....most people, on a general basis, don't even tell the reg name of their dog....and the call name doesn't have to have anything to do w/ the reg name....and i have yet to see the breeder give a "stupid" name since that pup is going to be representing their lines.....