How are show dogs named?

Question

If I watch a dog show, the dogs have a normal name (i.e. spot, casey, etc.), but also are known as Ch. blah blah blah....
What is that name and how do they get it? I think the Ch stands for Champion? Just wondering..

Answer 1

their masters name them for whatever personal reason that is

Answer 2

A dog who has earned the Championship title is entitled to use the designation "Champion" (or "Ch") in front of its name, for example, Ch. Emerald's Brightest Sparkle.
Show dogs have a registered name, that is, the name under which they are registered as a purebred with the appropriate kennel club, and a call name, which is how their owners talk to them.
The registered name often refers directly or indirectly to the kennel where the dog was bred; kennel clubs often require that the breeder's kennel prefix form the first part of the dog's registered name. For example, all dogs bred at the Gold Mine Kennels would have names that begin with the words "Gold Mine". The call name can be anything that the dog's owner prefers. For example, Ch. Gold Mine Emerald's Brightest Sparkle might be called “Goldie’, "Sparky", "Bright", "Green", "Precious", "Gem", or, for that matter, "Fido".
By contrast, dogs in the breed registry of a working dog club must usually have simple, no-nonsense monikers deemed to be “working dog names” such as “Pal”, “Blackie” or “Ginger”.

Answer 3

Maxie's answer is right on the mark!

Also, if an owner decides to stray away from the kennel name, they create a champion name based off of where they live.

Answer 4

The breeders kennel name is usually (but not always) first. Sometimes the kennel name of the stud dog is also in it, and sometimes the new owners kennel is in its name. The rest of the name is just the name.

Answer 5

If they have papers then it a the down line~
the owner want to keep them in line with that if they care many don't

When I purchase my Yellow Lab we did not we kept the last name and came up with our own first....Ginger Snapp, she is a cute one too.

Answer 6

These names are their birth names, which include information about their breeder. My dog for instance I call George but his birth name is ...Command Hero. (the ... are for a place name)