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For call name "Sonny", you could have ParrisHill Good Day Sunshine (what izzit with all this old rock 'n' roll stuff, anyhow? Probably because I was looking up all those old song titles naming my dog.)

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I'm still learning about all these "names" the Ch. in front of them (champion?)

I will tell my breeder to use the name you suggested, it's great. I can even sing it to him in the morning, Good Day Sunshine, Good Day Sunshine, I'll need someone to harmonize with me. Doesn't the next line in the lyric say something about a walk!?

The only problem with Good Day Sunshine is it doesn't pick up his dad's name. But that may not matter, or it can go in the prefix. Our first dog's breeder always puts her kennel name first, then a made-up name from the sire and dam, then the name of the individual dog. So our first dog's full name is (wait for it) . . .

SHR Sumo's CoDoz Brown Bombshell, AX, AXJ.

Sumo is the kennel name, her parents were Coco and Dozer (Coco Storm and Black Bordeaux). Her front title is Started Hunting Retriever, her back titles are Agility Excellent and Agility Excellent (Jumpers With Weaves).

Now, about titles . . . .

In AKC (the largest registry) some titles go in front, and some go behind. The one you will almost always see in front is "Ch." for Champion, that's a Conformation title. There are others, including performance titles, such as FC for Field Champion (for a retriever, winner of a National Stake or 10 points in All-Age) or MACH for Master Agility Champion.

Other performance titles go behind the name - in herding, agility, obedience, tracking, etc.

Here is The Official AKC Title List. It's interactive, and you can toggle back and forth between prefix and suffix titles.

Shelley's front end title is from another association, the United Kennel Club Hunting Retriever Club. Her two suffix titles are AKC. She is definitely NOT a conformation dog -- she couldn't win a single championship point in a show ring, bless her heart, she's too little, too skinny, and her head is too pointy.

But she's a great little dog!

Good Day Sunshine

Lennon/McCartney

Good day sunshine
Good day sunshine
Good day sunshine

I need to laugh, and when the sun is out
I've got something I can laugh about
I feel good, in a special way
I'm in love and it's a sunny day

Good day sunshine
Good day sunshine
Good day sunshine

We take a walk, the sun is shining down
Burns my feet as they touch the ground

Good day sunshine
Good day sunshine
Good day sunshine

Then we lie beneath a shady tree
I love her and she's loving me
She feels good, she know she's looking fine
I'm so proud to know that she is mine

Good day sunshine
Good day sunshine
Good day sunshine