Naming Your Pup
If you get your new puppy from a reputable breeder, chances are that each member of the litter has already been given a registered name and maybe even a call name, too. Many reputable breeders name their entire litters to keep owners from choosing inappropriate names like 's Come Here Dammit. You are stuck with the registered name, but for an eight- to ten-week-old puppy, you shouldn't have much difficulty changing any call name that has been used.
Your breeder might be willing to take your input and let you choose the name of your pup, as long as it fits within their chosen theme or method of naming puppies. If you are lucky enough to give your pup his registered name, try to think of something that will bring dignity and respect to the breed and to your dog when he is older.
Litters are often named according to variations on the theme of other names in the pedigree. The offspring of 's Blazing Kisses. Themes are another common way to name litters. The litter theme might be anything from Olympic events (Ice Dancer, Beach Volleyball, Downhill Skier) to luck (Just for Luck, Lots of Luck, Kiss for Luck) to astronomy and space exploration themes (Hubble Telescope, Ursa Minor, Shooting Star). Litter theme names can be a lot of fun to think of, and they make for an entertaining way to follow the dogs of certain kennels in their show careers.
Litters can also be named by letter of the alphabet, starting with A (Artistry, Accolades, Anagram) for the first litter, B for the second, and continuing accordingly. This provides another way of tracking a kennel's pups through a show career.
