Quote Originally Posted by Freedom
Gee at that young age, he looks somewhat like a smooth haired collie! What a gorgeous fella!

Hey, how do you select their names? I don't mean their offical names, I mean the day to day ones. (I know there are terms for the 2 types of names, but I forget what they are, sorry.) Femka, Galina, Zubin - these are not typical pet names in USA! Are they Russian? Words or names? "Curious minds want to know!"
Well Hottie was originally " Infared", but I had a teen ager- which it went to " hot dog" ( infared slang for hot, and he thought he was a 'hot dog") then it went to hottie by 6 months old.
Femka's name was originally "Femke".. I looked up the translation and it means either 'princess/ or precious". Since she was a rescue, I always change their name slightly- and it ended up on Femka. ( I have also found the name can translate to 'Fantasia' which is her real registered name, so that would make sense its that translatation- )
Galina is named for the top Prima Ballerina in Russia. Her song is " galina the weenies- the prima ballerin-ees.." ( all dogs have to have a song ya know..)
Zubin was originally John at birth. This was supposed to be the "blessed litter" etc. However- it didnt take long for the boys to end up as hero type names- brother Zorro, sundance, ( other brother uhh I forgot..) and when I was getting Zubin, knowing he was the 9th puppy born- and the last piece I sang with the Westminster Choir in the NY philharmonic was Beethovens 9th Symphony- with Conductor - Zubin Metha- that was that..
( of course- actually all of them have nick names- Zubin is scooby, zubbers, scooby doo, etc.. Hottie is doodles, Femka is precious, and Galina- is of course- the weenies.. )