Why is 2021 the year of the S?
Everyone has fun calculating a dog's age from the first letter of his first name, but few people really know the origin and reason for the "one letter" rule. , a year”.
This use was set up in 1926 by the Société Centrale Canine, the entity that manages the Book of French Origins (L.O.F), in other words the "civil status register" of all dogs of breed in France, with a view to bringing some order to it. This book, created in 1885, allows purebred dog breeders to register their proteges in it in order to keep track of their genealogy and to be able to select breeding stock.Originally, breeders could register their dogs at any time during their life and not at the time of their birth as is currently the case. Not computerized at the time, the L.O.F. really became very difficult to administer because the dogs were not listed chronologically. It was therefore necessary to find a simple system to navigate and it is at this time that the rule that we know today appeared. By naming his dog with the letter that was attributed to his year of birth, we managed to make the organization of the L.O.F much clearer!
Since 1926, the L.O.F has been computerized but the rule has remained!
According to this rule, the year 2021 is therefore the year of the letter S because it simply follows the year 2020 which was the year of the R. This rule is obviously only valid for dogs purebreds registered with the LOF. Mixed dogs have no obligation to receive a first name that begins with the letter S.Similarly, if you are the owner of a LOFé dog, you can completely “work around” the rule in force by:
- choosing a first name in S only "for the papers" and choosing a different username,
- preceding the first name of your choice with an S followed by an apostrophe.
Did you know?
The alphabet of canine names is reduced to 20 letters because the Société Centrale Canine has removed the letters Q, K, W, X, Y and Z, judging that these letters leave too few possibilities of choice names for dog owners.
Choosing a name for your dog: how to go about it?
To choose a first name for your dog, almost all eccentricities are allowed. Just let your imagination run free.
You can name your dog like this:
- according to one of its physical characteristics - example: "Sable" for a dog with a coat of this color, "Silky" for a bitch with a very soft coat, "Sausage" for a dog whose body is very long
- according to a trait of her character that you or the breeder will have identified - examples: "Wisdom" or "Serene" for a bitch with a calm and upright temperament or "Speedy" for a sporty and rather restless dog,
- related to a universe that you like and inspires you - examples: "Ravenclaw" or "Severus" if you are a fan of the Harry Potter universe or "Skywalker" or "Saga" if it is is rather the Starwars universe that retains your preference,
- with a first name borrowed from the culinary and gourmet fields - examples: "Salami" , "Smoothie" , "Scampi" , "Sundae" , "Samoussa" , "Savory" , "Smarties" , "Snickers" , "Spatula”, or even “Skittles”
- by referring to a brand you like - examples: "Subaru" , "Samsung" or even "Scrabble" ,
- with the name of a famous philosopher like "Socrates" or "Sophocles" ,
- etc!
You will understand, the choice is vast and depends only on you!
Dog first name: mistakes not to make
Of course, you can name your dog as you wish, but keep in mind that this name - once your pet has integrated it - will follow him all his life. You will also have to say it out loud and in public many times in order to call your dog so that it is absolutely necessary to avoid :
- choose a name that is too long or difficult to pronounce. Limit yourself to one or two syllables if possible. Not only will your dog integrate it much more easily but, in addition, it will avoid systematically transforming it with a diminutive,
- choose a ridiculous or potentially offensive name for those around you. If nothing prohibits naming a dog with a "human" first name, it does not always please some people who could be offended to have the same first name or to have given the same first name to their children as to yours. faithful companion.
Famous dogs with a first name in S
Snoopy
Snoopy is certainly the most famous of famous dogs. Main character of the Peanuts Comic Book, Snoopy is a beagle crunched by the American Charles M. Schulz for the first time on October 4, 1950.
A past master of canine disguise and showing an overflowing imagination as well as great self-confidence, Snoopy is often represented sleeping or thinking about life on the roof of his doghouse. He lives alongside his master, Charly Brown, and his best friend, a little bird named Woodstock.
Scooby-Doo
Scooby-Doo (or Scoubidou) is the dog and main character of the eponymous cartoon, created by Iwao Takamoto and broadcast for the first time in 1969 in the United States on the CBS network.
A big greedy, fearful and funny dog, he evolves alongside his sidekick and best friend Sammy as well as Fred, Vera and Daphne in adventures where the team is responsible for solving paranormal phenomena.
Sausage
Saucisse is the dog that appears in the comic book Billy the Cat which tells the story of a tyrannical little boy with animals and who is brought back to life in the form of a cat after an accident of the road. Billy, before turning into a cat, had made Saucisse, his old family's basset hound, one of his favorite painkillers.
Seymour
Seymour was the dog of Fry, the main character of the cartoon Futurama, before the latter was cryogenized.