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Fantasy Pups
Many breeders assign names to the puppies so that the families can identify them in communications. Three of our dogs were originally "Pumpkin", "Snowball", and "Babe", and these names appear on their original veterinarian papers. This works when the puppies look much different from one another because of difference in color or patterns.
Many other breeders will name their puppies using some marker. For example, one breeder calls her dogs "Blue polish", "Red polish", etc. based on the color of the nail polish she puts between their shoulder blades. Our first dam had such an identification. My first litter was identified using a single mark painted on the paw pads, and so we had puppies named "Right front" and "back left" and "both front" etc. This works well when the puppies are hard to distinguish by their features. This time I used collar collars so that the smell of paint would not impinge itself on their olfactory world. But the fact is, naming a puppy "White collar" just seems wrong. Some color names work -- I knew a beautiful Weimaraner named "Blue", and the name worked since his coat had a blue steel sheen, and I knew black Lab named "Blackie" -- but others not-so-much. So.... this is an invitation to send in your puppy names. These are provisional. It gives you a chance to try out a name if your family is not quiet sure. We can use the name in communication and to mark photos, and if it doesn't feel right on visitation or pick-up day, by then you will know and have something permanent. Please make sure you visit the Visitation Day Schedule and pick your time slot! (Check the blog post below for details on that!) Funny story from my son: "When we bought our last dog we could not decide on a name. This frustrated my Mom who wanted to be able to talk to the dog, so she called the puppy by the name the breeder had selected - 'Babe'. I did not like the name, and was afraid it would stick, so I decided to name the dog 'Ivanka', knowing my Mom and sister would not let that one stick. That bought me more time before I sent in the AKC registration papers -- two weeks in fact -- to try out other names. The tiny white pup curled up in my lap reminded my of the white Apollo space capsule, so finally I settled to register her as Phoebe Apollonia, the feminine form of Phoebus Apollo, the Greek and Roman Sun-deity, patron of music, truth, prophecy, and poetry, whose name in Greek means bright, shining, or radiant, a fair name for a white dog."
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BreederHello. My name is Marie, and I have three Schnauzers that fill my life with joy! With the help of my children and grandchildren, I am raising Schnoodle puppies and placing them in good homes. Feel free to browse through my website and enjoy the pictures! Archives
February 2020
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