AKC Names - Major Confusion!!!
The pup will come with limited registration, so do we still need to have an AKC registered name? Or does the breeder come up with it? So...what does the name have to include? The name of the breeder? Sire? Dam? Anything? I know that there's a character limit, but is there a minimum of what the name must include? I'm hoping that I didn't just turn all of you off with my silly questions, but I figured that this would be a great place to come for information. Thanks in advance!!  |
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| Pidge, Those are great questions. I've often wondered the same things myself. I've always wanted to register my Airedale but never did. I wasn't sure if the first word is supposed to be the breeder's name or my name. And then what has to go into the rest of the name? Can you have a swear word in the name (not a bad one)? And if not, can you use a series of symbols to represent a swear word? Great topic, Pidge. |
I'm glad I'm not the only one who's confused...  I looked up the 'rules' on the AKC website, and they were somewhat illuminating, but still REALLY vague, so not super helpful. This is what they said: Naming of Dogs The person who owns the dog at the time the application for registration is submitted to the AKC has the right to name it. Names are subject to AKC approval and the following guidelines: Name choices are limited to (36) thirty-six characters. Spaces between words, apostrophes and hyphens are counted. Note: Effective, February 1, 2008, AKC is testing a pilot program that allows for the registered name of a dog to contain up to (50) fifty characters. An additional $10 fee will be incurred when more than (36) thirty-six characters are chosen. All letters in a dog's name are limited to the standard English alphabet. Diacritical markings (accent grave, accent acute, umlaut, etc.) are not printed on Registration Certificates in a dog's name. When Registration Certificates are printed, all letters are capitalized. A Registered Kennel Name cannot be included in a dog's name unless its use is authorized by the owner of the name. Roman numerals must not be included at the end of the dog's name. The AKC reserves the right to assign roman numerals for identification purposes. The AKC permits thirty-seven (37) dogs of each breed to be assigned the same name. Words and phrases that may not be included in a dog's name: Champion, champ, sieger or any other AKC title or show term, either spelled out or abbreviated. Obscenities and words derogatory to any race, creed or nationality or transliterations of such words. Kennel(s), male, stud, sire, bitch, dam and female. Breed names alone. There are no restrictions on arabic (1, 2, 3), cardinal (one, two, three) and ordinal (first, second, third) numbers that are spelled out. An imported dog must be registered with the same name under which it was registered in its country of birth, except for the addition of a Registered Kennel Name. The name of an AKC registered dog may be changed provided the dog was whelped in the United States. Further, in cases where the litter owner(s) first individually registered the dog, the litter owner(s) written consent shall be required. A dog name containing a Registered Kennel Name cannot be changed without the written consent of the owner(s) of that Registered Kennel Name. However, no change in name will be recorded by the American Kennel Club after the dog has produced or sired an AKC registered litter or has received an award at an AKC-licensed or member event. Any name change must comply with all AKC requirements. |
| I was slow, so most of this I wrote before your post above - hope its not a duplicate... You need to have the breeder's permission to use the kennel name in the registration. It's basically like a trademark, that belongs exclusively to that breeder. For example - when I was a kid, I grew up with Brittanys. My parents bought a few high quality dogs and pups when they were in the beginning years. They decided they wanted to register a kennel name for their future dogs. This was in the early '60's. As we are in MN, and my dad a HUGE hockey fan and a coach, they selected "Northstar"...and found out it already was taken. So, they modified it to "Nor-Star" - and that became our kennel name. Our 1st kennel name champion was Tawny, and her registered name was Rendezvous Tawny of Nor-Star. The Rendezvous was from the kennel/line she came from, so the registered name was incorporating both into one name! For many of us, the kennel name (called a prefix also) is a required part of the name. For Chewie, he has his kennel name and a name to mark the litter (all pups in the litter had it as part of their name in addition to the kennel name), and the remaining available letters/spaces were our choice. Sometimes the breeder may already preselect the registered name totally.(mostly the case if a show puppy). These options will totally vary from breeder to breeder, and will be part of your contract. If you have puppy from a backyard breeder, or adopt a shelter or rescue dog, you have total freedom to choose your own name. You will be notified by AKC if it's already taken. We register all ours with Alice Acres - as Lake Alice is the lake that borders our farm. Simon my basset is a rescue. His registered name is Alice Acres Simon Says. Riley our rat terrier is from a BYB (very common, as rat terriers are just in the process of becoming AKC recognized) and his registered name is Alice Acres The Life of Riley. Both are neutered and registered as part of the ILP/PAL registration through AKC. Both have rally titles - Simon through his RE, and Riley with his RN. Chewie is Masquerade, Alice Acres Madness. His call name isn't part of the registered name at all, and that's OK. And then when your dog starts winning things, you get the titles added to the registered name. So, right now Chewie is CH Masquerade Alice Acres Madness CD, RAE, NAP, NJP - and those just his AKC titles..... |
Darn it. Ya can't swear in the name.  |
| So, as long as the breeder doesn't care, we can set the AKC registered name to whatever we want, as long as it's within the character limit?? CamVal1, that was my fiancé's first question as well lol. |
| Think about how cool Brick's kennel name COULD have been: [kennel name] Built Like A Brick S***house All kidding aside, I REALLY wanted that as his kennel name. I wonder if they'd except: [kennel name] Built Like A Brick $#!~house |
| Most reputable breeders will have a stipulation in the contract for the dog's registered name. Like Dawn said, the kennel name usually must be included. Some breeders give their whole litters registered names and you only pick the call name. Others, like mine, just want the kennel name included so the rest is up to you. |
| Thanks again, Butterstotch. I'm email the breeder right now to ask. |
| Just remember, whatever the official AKC name is registered as, you can use a call name of whatever you want! My male is Loehr"s Midnight Cowboy and we call him Bowie! So the register3ed name and what you call him every day does not have to be anything similiar! |
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