Gideon's girl Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 My APHA is Strut Myself Silly out of The Strutter by Tardee Silly Filly. Miniture Horse names are even more ridiculous. But Haflingers usually have very simple names, they just have to start with the same letter as their same gender parent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olivehill Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 Don't forget Apps. They get in on the crazy name game, too. Definitely not limited to TBs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jexa Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 Ok, it would have been more accurate to say the TB world officially STARTED it, to be copied by many breed show circuits. And yes, I've met lots of ridiculously named Arabs, QHs, and Appys. I think the biggest difference is that ALL TBs bred for the track (which is darn near all of them bred in the US) have the naming restriction from birth, regardless of what they do the rest of their lives, whereas the breed show circuit breeds usually only have crazy names if they're going to show regularly on the breed circuit (or if they're owned by a little girl who wants to give them 20 different names- I've seen plenty of that, too) sometimes not being "named" until later in life. So yes, lots of horses in the competition world have ridiculous names. As a kid I used to ride an extremely pudgy Appy who was aptly named Puddin'. He took me to my very first show, and I thought I was going to die of embarrassment when the announcer said his name! He helped me win the blue ribbon but I had begged my trainer to come up with a show name for him to no avail...so sometimes there are worse things than ridiculous "show" names! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthfieldNick Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 For a while I showed an Appy x Standardbred cross named Mikey. That name was sort of embarrassing. If I had him now, I'd call him Magic Mike He was funny looking, but could jump anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS Cressa Posted December 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 Here the the real pic of my pup. Should be getting him in a couple more days... I am leaning more and more just with Valentine/Valek combo. The other names just don't seem right. I do still love the play of Alice though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Beer Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 I could see Valentine for that puppy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcnewe2 Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 Ohhhh Alice???? Darling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oko Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 I love his wavy little blaze, cute puppy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz P Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 Did you decide on a different pup from the litter? Name him whatever suits him, as long as it won't be embarrassing to call out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oko Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 As for Alice, you'll probably get people thinking he's a girl, but if you don't mind it's not a big deal. Wesley gets called a girl all the time. People think we're saying 'Leslie', and even if they don't know his name at all, I guess he's just a girly dog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcnewe2 Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 Jazz was always confused as a guy and Dew is a name that people always look funny at but she's a girly girl dog so people tend to know she's a girl. I really don't think Alice will mind if people think he's a girl and I like the "story" behind it. And as far as a different dog, Cressa mentioned earlier that the dog she posted before was acutally her dogs brother so she didn't change her mind just got a picture of her dog. I love the small blaze. Still got my vote! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelleybean Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 The second pic is a different pup from the OP. Still cute, adorable little guy though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcnewe2 Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 see the post above your's Kelleybean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brady's mom Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 So Valek would be the nickname of Valentine? Why not just make it easier on yourself and pick either Valek or Valentine and just call him Val? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS Cressa Posted December 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 What kristen said... the first pic of the pup was the pup i was hoping for but he isn't a good match so am getting his awesome brother instead. @ kristi... yes Valek would be short for Valentine. I don't like call name to be just one syllable. So while he might have a one syllable nickname... never a call name! Maybe I am just weird...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Beer Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 Maybe I am just weird...? No, you aren't weird. I like two syllable call names: Sammie, Speedy, Maddie, Dean Dog, Tessa. The only one who had a one syllable name ended up having it extended!! I sometimes say Sam, Spee, Dean, or Tess, but I do prefer the two syllables. I don't have any issue whatsoever with calling out two syllables during an Agility run or any time I need to call out a name quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smalahundur Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 Icelandic tradition for naming farmdogs is two syllable names, I like that. Kuggur, Táta, Gláma, Týra, Bjartur, Skotta stuff like that. Don´t even try to pronounce it, I lived here for 16 years, and it took me long enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brady's mom Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 Not weird at all! Different strokes for different folks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliepoudrier Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 I have dogs with one or two-syllable names. The one-syllable dogs often get "pet names/nicknames" that are two-syllable, and vice versa. I have one dog whose name was three syllables and it was pretty much permanenty shortened to two (Willoughby --> Willow, which has never been hortened to one syllable). Kestrel = Kes Pip (registered name is actually Pipit) = Pipper (I never call him Pipit and don't even run him under that name) Lark = Larky Kat = Katty Rat (oops, that makes three! ) Phoebe = (rarely shortened, but sometimes to Pheebs) I think if you like the name and it rolls easily off your tongue, that's all that matters. J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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