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Most AKC-registered dogs belong to a breeder's kennel or bloodline. You never really register "Max" to the AKC. You generally register Hilly Billy's Max The Bea
by topicseed 7y ago
Most AKC-registered dogs belong to a breeder's kennel or bloodline. You never really register "Max" to the AKC. You generally register Hilly Billy's Max The Beau. Even if at home you just use Max, and Hilly Billy is the kennel affix.
It is a little like horses, and their insane official names.
- jlawson 7y agoNow I want to hear more about insane official horse names... DDGing it didn't get me anywhere.
- gshdg 7y agoBasically, no two thoroughbreds can be registered with the same name. Basically the same issue.
- komali2 7y agoAt first I thought "if people can come up with unique WiFi hotspot names how hard could it be to come up with a unique horse name" but then I remembered I've basically seen the same five wifi hotspot jokes repeated ad nauseum over the years.
- ceejayoz 7y agoNow I'm wondering if there's been a racehorse called "FBI Surveillance Van".
- jlawson 7y agoI guess I just don't see why that would cause the names to be "Insane". Random pet first name + owner's last name/sire's name seems fine.
- stordoff 7y agoSimilar in the UK. My old dogs were registered as something like "Amyandas Golden Hind" and "Amyandas Golden Blend", which are obviously not their 'actual' names.
- wjossey 7y agoYep! My dog has an insane official name. I got special permission from her breeder to use their kennel in the name, even though she isn’t being raised by them. Dry Pond’s Eager Big Lady Mountain Goat Meghan. Each part of her name is a part of her story. But her name is Meghan.
- JeremyBanks 7y agoGet a dog from a shelter you selfish ass. The AKC is an association of animal abusers.
- wjossey 7y agoI do have a shelter dog. She’s 11, and was rescued by a great organization in upstate New York that had her shipped from Tennessee when she was weeks old to save her from being put down. I got her at 6 weeks (way too early, but she was already separated from her mother way too early). Meghan, my AKC registered dog, is a Labrador specifically being trained for retrieving work, and as a therapy dog. Her kennel is an incredible family run facility in South Carolina, which specializes in hunting dogs (although Meghan isn’t used for bird retrieving specifically). She’s not from a puppy mill, has never been locked in cages to be sold, and her parents were bred specifically based on health screens, accomplishments (champion retrieving work), and disposition. If the AKC is an association of animal abusers, I guess I’m one of the lucky ones.
- dang 7y agoPersonal attacks will get you banned here, regardless of how strongly you feel about animals. Please review https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and follow the rules when posting to HN.
- JeremyBanks 7y ago"selfish ass" is pretty mild compared with the rampant psychopathy that pervades your site.