hsc@lanl-a.UUCP (06/03/84)
I have a siberian husky bitch who is due to have puppies at the end of
June. Both sire and dam are enthusiastic sled dogs, and I'm having some trouble
coming up with names for the pups. How about suggestions from the people in net-land?
Her registered name is 'Orodell's Ruby of Foxhaunt' and the sire's name is
'Sno-Mate's Roustabout'. I am using the name 'Wynterhawk', and I think it
would be nice to come up with names relating to either oil fields or possibly
gem mining, e.g.Wynterhawk's Crew Cheif or Wynterhawk's Gold Digger.
Any help in this matter would be appreciated. If there enough responses,
I'll post an article to this net with the most popular names suggested.
thanks in advance,
The sorcerer's apprentice,
lanl-a!hsc
also known as Scott Chesney @ Los Alamos National Labswmartin@brl-tgr.ARPA (Will Martin ) (06/08/84)
How about "Rover" and "Spot", for a start? Why do "registered purebreds" have such pretentious names? I can see and understand the desire to trace and maintain the bloodline and have no doubt that it is a desirable thing, maintaining genetic material for the future. But that doesn't mean the animal needs to be treated differently than any other, except in controlling breeding. Just because you record the names doesn't mean that the names have to be fancy, after all. Name a dog something you can yell from the back porch when you want to call it! (Two sylables maximum...) I am probably about to be shed upon by the AKC or somebody... Will
hansen@pegasus.UUCP (Sonya D. Hansen) (06/09/84)
A really great sounding one for a BIG dog would be "kitty". Just imagine someone going to the back door and calling "here kitty, kitty, kitty" and here comes a really monstrous dog around the corner! S. Hansen
waynez@houxh.UUCP (W.ZAKARAS) (06/11/84)
I have a pet Sheltie, purebred, he goes by the name of Rif-Raf. WayneZ...
andie@cvl.UUCP (Diane Donaldson) (06/11/84)
While I was walking along, I heard a woman yelling "Cocaine!" repeatedly. She was calling her dog, which was, of course, white. I have three cats named Snobol (she's a good string manipulator), Ada, and Pascal. Diane ...rlgvax!cvl!andie
hsc@lanl-a.UUCP (06/11/84)
I and most of the breeders of purebred dogs use the names of puppies
as a kind of mental shorthand to remember the background and breeding of
a particular litter without having to rummage through records and papers
every time we (I) want to refer to a litter.The theme type names are
the easiest for me to use that way.
***************************FLAME ON!!****************************************
What was presented to the newsgroup as a serious inquiry and possibly
a little bit of fun for those involved has apparently being treated as a
way for the cat people and uninitiated to poke fun at serious breeders
of purebred dogs.Maybe the name of the net shold be changed to net.cats.
To those who may be thinking of helping in this, my apologies, to the rest,
BUZZ OFF!!
***************************FLAME OFF!!***************************************
Thanks to one and all, counterflames to /dev/nullhansen@pegasus.UUCP (Tony L. Hansen) (06/12/84)
With all due apologies to any whom I may have offended as far as calling a dog Kitty; it was in the spirit of fun. I've been a purebred dog breeder for the last 20 years of my life, raising champion Poodles, Gordon Setters, and Doberman Pinschers, and have often found, with regard to myself and other breeders, that a pet's name, whether humorous or descriptive of their lineage, doesn't really matter as long as it is comfortable for you and the dog. Having grown up with many purebred dogs with humorous or unusual nicknames, such as Hulk, Tally-Ho, Fang and Sleepy, I certainly meant no offense. I consider myself to be among the more experienced and serious dog breeders that contribute to this newsgroup. (Besides, I always thought that Kitty really WOULD be a great name for a Great Dane! :-) ) Sonya Hansen
ted@teldata.UUCP (Ted Becker) (06/13/84)
***************** Kitty is a fine name for a dog. My sister had such a dog. She and her husband decided to get a kitten for my neice and off they went to the pound to get one. The ball of fluff that stole their hearts was a dog (a 3/4 size clone of Benji). By the way, my sister's married name is Beagle. Other pet names: Scoops, Sugarfoot, Mr. Custer, where hunting dawgs. Plum, Ralph, and Branif where cats. Actually Ralph's name was Cadwallider Throckmortan but we called him Ralph for short.
wetcw@pyuxa.UUCP (T C Wheeler) (06/14/84)
I am partial to the name "Snert" myself. Once had a cat with that name.
mcpeters@inuxe.UUCP (David McPeters) (07/03/84)
I was once part owner of a husky/German shepherd named Douglas. We were planning on getting another dog and naming it MacArthur. Imagine standing on your back porch and calling them at night. Anyway Douglas turned wild and disappeared for a year and a half, but thats another story.
smkindersley@watrose.UUCP (susan sumo kindersley) (07/04/84)
(?)
I named my lab 'Honey' - you can imagine the strange looks I
get when I bark out "Honey WAIT!" or "Honey HIT THE DIRT!"
when there are strangers around! Particularly when we're on
are walking with my boyfriend or some other potential "honey".
I tried to teach her interesting commands, as you can see.
Try and guess the command for 'roll over' !!!