We have two labs, a almost white 13 year old lab Saydi (Saydi Bird Hunter) and a 9 month old pup Ryder. Long story on getting the papers, but I should be getting them soon now. We need help coming up with a neat registered name. Hes a fox red/foxfire color lab. He leaves for gun dog school monday... bird dog.. Looking for some creative mind here! I pitched "Ryder of Wingshooting Poetry" at my wife, she didnt like it. Looking for creating bird dog names.. haha!
Given that my dog's registered name is "Ella" and my name on the forum is "Emily" (my actual name) I'm sure you'll understand that coming up with cool names is not one of my strengths! Good luck though!
Hello and welcome to the forum. So you're registering your own kennel name? Because Ryder will surely have his own kennel name already from his breeder? Unless things are done differently over there (assume you're in the States?). In the UK, your breeder registers the dog as "BreederName DogName", for example, the dog "Naiken Zephyr" is bred by the kennel Naiken and his registered name is Zephyr. He could have a completely different pet name, though. Sometimes when pedigree dogs are sold to other breeders, they "tag on" their kennel name. So, there's a dog in the Naiken kennel called "Lyndall Nadia at Naiken". So, she would have been bred by the Lyndall kennel who chose the name Nadia for her, and she now resides at Naiken. She doesn't lose her original kennel name, though. So, unless things work differently where you are, I'm not sure what you're trying to do!
It's been eons since I registered my first and only AKC dog in the States, but I do remember choosing the name myself. The first part was the kennel name, but with the apostrophe... so Duncan was "JaNel's I Dream of You" as an ode to his doggie mum "JaNel's Dreamweaver". So I didn't get to pick the kennel name of course, but I did get to pick the rest. No restriction on "A" litter, "B" litter, etc. names like I've seen in Germany and Italy. But things may be totally different now with the AKC. Unless someone is showing and breeding, though, the whole registration name is really just a bit of fluff and fun. It's the call name (and all the subsequent other silly names our dogs get called) that's important.
Which are invented on a daily basis in our house! His registered name is Murambi Archibald (done by the breeder - he was the A litter). We got him as Archie, which lasted all of two weeks. And then he became Snowie. And as I said, any number of names: Bobo, Denis Pendenis, Snoyman, Mister, Mr Pook, Pupu, Poopnik, etc! And yes, he generally responds to them all!
What are the parents' names? You don't have to tell us the breeder part but sometimes it's nice to work from parents names. I DO like my call name to derive from the registered name and our CKC registered puppies got registered names with lots of significance to us. Both linked to the colour black as well. Neither has anything to do with the parents' names, but we considered that option.
Yes it works different here in the states. There isnt a kennel name unless the breeder registers as a kennel. A breeder would have their dogs registered, then they have to register the litter, then you get registration papers when you get the puppy usually and you can register the puppy with whatever name you would like. In my case im not a fan or either parent dogs names.
I'd be with @Emily given the choice, and just register "Ryder" - I don't get why you'd add odd name on the end. I sort of get why breeders do it.
Can you check names already used for Labs? Here, with CKC, I can. You might find your choice is taken. I had to have three choices when I sent my names in to the breeder. Well, I didn't HAVE to, but if my only choice was taken I was out of luck and the whole process had to start over. I actually ran into trouble with "Oban" being a registered kennel name with someone who breeds other breeds, not Labs. I was not allowed even a hint that my dog might have come from that kennel when he didn't.
