Leslie
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Ellie
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Post by Leslie on Feb 7, 2006 15:05:22 GMT 1
Well, I couldn't figure out where to start this thread, so thought I'd put it here and it could be moved if necessary. Litter Naming Conventions: France: I was just looking in "Le Braque de Weimar" by Dr. Florence Desachy which is supposed to be the bible of French Weim's. Each year, the SCC attributes a letter for the year. Generally chronological, but they skip some letters that are deemed difficult. Although you CAN name your dog a name starting with something different, it MUST follow the convention if you plan on showing your dog. I suppose they are lenient with imports, as Ellie, being an import does not follow the regulation. This year is a B letter for litters. This is convenient for knowing a dog's age, by the way. Another thing about naming in France is that the kennel name, or Affixe is usually very long and fanciful and the name quite short. For example Upper des Ombres des Quatre Nuits. Upper is the name and des Ombres des Quatre Nuits is the kennel name. (I like this affixe, it means "the shadows (or ghosts or grayling) of 4 nights" ) By the way, Upper is the leading hunting weim in France this year.) Seperate call names are usually not used, but can be. So what are the naming conventions in your country?
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Post by daniela on Feb 7, 2006 22:09:47 GMT 1
Wow I cannot imagine being restricted to naming my puppies with one letter given to me by the KC! In the UK, whilst the registered name of a dog does not automatically determine the age of the dog, its registration number will.
In the UK, generally speaking, most breeders have a kennel name which must not exceed 11 letters (if my memory serves me correctly).
You are allowed anything up to 24 letters to name the dog (including the kennel name) and you can pick more or less what you like providing it does not conflict with another kennel name (across all breeds). Also, you cannot use words like dog, champion et al in the dog's name for obvious reasons.
If you own a dog but bred by someone else, you can add your kennel name to the end of the dog's registered name.
If you happened to have bred both the sire and dam but did not breed the litter, you can add your kennel name to the front of the dog's registered name providing the dog is transferred into your ownership.
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syrinx
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Post by syrinx on Feb 8, 2006 12:15:29 GMT 1
In Australia, you aren't limited by letter or anything like that. The Rego number doesn't tell you the year, but the first number is the state they were registered in, as we have State controlls, and the ANKC over the top of that. It used to be that in NSW they started with an 'N', Queensland with a 'Q', but it is just state numbers now. We have a limit of (it was 20 letters, but that may be a little more now, not sure) letters, including the prefix. We can't use 'of' or 'von' or 'v', no tacking on anything afterwards, what you've got is what you've got. so people use things like -to quote the name of a LH Ingrid bred - Jewel Oth Mile, lots with 'O' for 'of'. Don't know why it's such a big deal, only that they don't want anything that looks like an affix. You also can't use a word that is another prefix registered in Australia, and you have to put in a couple of options. The form says if you only provide one name for a pup and it is unacceptable, they will pick one for you. Knowing some of the ones that work in the office, I would hate to see what they would pick for you! Wendy
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Post by eydimork on Feb 8, 2006 17:41:16 GMT 1
How very interesting!
We don't have any such conventions in Sweden, as far as I know. The full registered name may not exceed 35 characters (including spaces, including the kennel name), or 14 characters if you do not have a kennel name. Also, if you give a dog a hyphenated name, only one dog per litter can have the same first name (so you can't name your pups Mary-Jane, Mary-Magdalene and Mary-Josephine). The kennel name usually precedes the dog's name, and you can't use titles in the name. I'm not sure if there are any other prohibitions -- maybe someone else knows?
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