Looking for a cool, fun name …

[Basenjimamma]

Shelley,

The only pic I have of him, is this one. He is younger here.
He turned 5 mo. yesterday, so he is still a baby..not that Otis isn't, he will be 10 mo next week..

[irena]

He is soo gorgeous :D.

He looks like Edgar (in my opinion) :).
I like E.A.Poe so it would be the right name for me.

Is he Podenco Grande?

[Basenjimamma]

Yes, he is Portuguese Podengo Grande, and he does look like an Edgar, doesn't he?
I can't wait…

[nobarkus]

@irena:

He is soo gorgeous :D.

He looks like Edgar (in my opinion) :).
I like E.A.Poe so it would be the right name for me.

Is he Podenco Grande?

I'd say Edgar too.

[irena]

I wanted P. Podengo Medio before Bujumbura. Maybe sometimes in the future I will have some Bs, Thai Ridgeback, Podengo and big house with huge garden :D.

[thunderbird8588]

He's just gorgeous Petra, thanks for the pic. Bet you're so excited

[Basenjimamma]

Shelley.. Thank you so much..yes we are so very excited..

[snorky998]

Perhaps a twist on Poe? One of Poe's stories is the Gold Bug. His main character is William "Legrand"…..Le grande (?!?!), shortened to Lee. William Legrand(e)...Big Bill, ( I know, quite a stretch)

Poe's a hard author to come up with male names associated with his works. Poe tends toward the tragic female figures in his life.

Good luck with your name search. I actually prefer the "Eddie" derivative for Edgar. Seems more playful to me.

[Basenjimamma]

Snorky998.
Thanks for that Poe lesson, I looked at his work and yes, most are about tragic females (well put), Le Grande..hmm. it is worth a thought..
I too like Edgar and Eddie is growing on me..
I guess we have a few more days of guessing before we see him..he will join our family on wednesday….

[jonny b.]

I LOVE EDGAR. so distinguished and GRAND….

[Nemo]

My vote is for Axel. That would sound really cool when they call him up to the line if you course him. Edgar doesn't quite have the same punch to it (but I have to admit he does look like an Edgar, very cute). I bet he'll tear the coursing field apart…. How exciting!

[AJs Human]

How about Marcus…for Marcus Aurelius, the Roman Emperor? Considering the breed was on Roman medallions way back when. (Thank you, Ms. Pat.)

[Basenjimamma]

Oh, they are all good…hmm..decisions decisions...we have a few more days..

[Rita Jean]

Put all these names in hat and on Halloween 1st child comes to door let them reach into the hat and you have a name. Happy Halloween.

Rita Jean

[Nemo]

@Rita:

Put all these names in hat and on Halloween 1st child comes to door let them reach into the hat and you have a name. Happy Halloween.

Rita Jean

I hope a Milky Way or some Skittles doesn't accidently get mixed up in that hat. Those would be weird names, lol. Funny names but weird.

[Basenjimamma]

I hope a Milky Way or some Skittles doesn't accidently get mixed up in that hat. Those would be weird names, lol. Funny names but weird.

I will not tell my kids about that comment, they will be all over it…:D

[wizard]

Someone mentioned Pogo – I vote for that -- with those long legs and being a Pogango.

[Rita Jean]

Petra were is your Halloween spirit tell the kids come on have some fun.

Rita Jean

[dmcarty]

OK - been off the forum for a bit dealing with mom issues, work and oh - getting a certain Podengo ready to go to Texas.

Couple of things - Pat F - that website is of the 'other'. If anyone is familiar with new breed clubs - you will be familiar with the painful process it can be.

That club was formed several years ago - and submitted the breed incorrectly to FSS. They thought that the AKC would make an exception and allow the breed to come in as 'varities' (which AKC has not done for 50 years) Which would put 6 breeds in the hound group. So they decided it was one breed and one standard that covers a size that is 8-12 inches and 16-22/22-28. AKC says if it's one breed you breed them together and can't imagine that happening - and they also say how you examine the first is how you examine all of them so as a judge you would crawl on your belly to examine an 8 in dog on the ground or get a ladder for the 28 inch dog on the table. This breed would be in the Hound group already if they had not messed that up and stopped people from bringing in the bigger sizes.

March of 2008 - a couple of us started 2 breed clubs that seperated the sizes and organized in a manner that 'fit' AKC requirements and started the work to split the breed. That happened in July. We have held 2 specialty shows under AKC rules with AKC judges.

None of the clubs are the Parent Club as of yet.

So don't mix us up

www.podengo-mediogrande.com
www.podengo-pequeno.com

And I do appreciate those of you that joined either or both clubs to help us get to the 100 interested households that is part of our AKC requirements.

Weather has been too crummy to take any new pics of "Edgar" but thought I would tell you a bit about why the names - As many of you know - with basenjis lots of folks like African sounding names with lots of consonants - I've never been a fan of the unprouncable and for me the unspellable. Portugese names - lots of folks use them but this was a FIRST - the FIRST litter out of the FIRST Grande Smooth imported so I started with a FIRST theme. What I was looking for was First, Significant, important historically clearly American names. So there is Libby Riddle (first women to win the Iditarod) Anne Edson Taylor (first woman to go over Niagra Falls in a Barrel) Vin Fiz Flyer who is called Fiz (also in Texas) named for the first plane to make it accross the US (took 49 days) I have dogs named for Explorers (M. Lewis and Billy Clark) Presidents - JQAdams (Quincy) and Sammy Adams. (My daugher insisted the one that lives with her be named Chewbacca - so who knows how I justify that first but she does take care of my dogs when I"m not around so - Chewbacca it is) and Red Adair (the put out the oil well fires guy. Edgar - my daugher named and I added the allen poe - I'm really enjoying peoples ideas. and whatever name that 'sticks' I'm sure will be a good one. (I'll just always call him Edgar so get used to that.

It was that or there would be bad puns - cause that is one of my other favorite things to do when naming a dog - Like Jacque Chewztoes, or Budswizer.

[agilebasenji]

Ohhh! I got it:

Julius Fast
(the first author to win the EAPoe award for best first novels) -
can't get any more First's than that. (And "Fast" is kinda a cool name for a sighthound. And FAST is DH's sideline business, but that doesn't count for much, but it is basenji related http://www.falconagility.com/ )

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Edgar_Allan_Poe_Award_for_Best_First_Novel_winners

Or
Tamerlane as in Tamerlane and Other Poems - EAP's first published book
http://www.poestories.com/timeline.php