The Name Game

Normally breeders put a lot of effort into choosing appropriate official names for the puppies and kittens, because it's by the name that others will recognize the animal in the years to come. Official names are often long and glorious, and a lot of these animals have very short and common call names. Breeders also often choose a letter that all the names in a litter begin with or a theme for the whole litter. That way they can easily track littermates later on.

The way dog and cat breeders name their puppies and kittens have influenced ShowDog.Com and ShowCats.Com as well. A lot of the reason is that the kennel and cattery owners often are breeders or otherwise involved with purebred cats and dogs in real life. One thing that is a bit diffrent it that there a bred a lot more in the games. A lot of these puppies and kittens are Forever Homed. Now a lot of people are waiting to name the puppies and kittens until they have settled and they have decided, which one to keep. That way they don't "waste" a good name and a especially good dog or cat can get a very special name. But there are also some that just use short names like the call names that most real dogs and cats have.

But where do breeders get the names from? A lot of diffrent places. Some are related to the sire or dam's names, or maybe the litter was born on a special day. Maybe something special happend in the world that sparked the breeders imagination, or maybe it's historic litter. Others get inspired by what other people have called their pets and there are several websites on the Internet that list pet names that people can use. A lot of these lists are mainly short call names, because that is what most people understand by a pet name. Some are pure made up names, but most of the time thay holds a special meaning for the breeder.

ShowDog Maillist

The unofficial ShowDog.Com Maillist is often very quite, but is often used when the site is down for whatever reason.

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