This is a little random, but I have someone buying a baby from me who is planning to name the baby. She suggested a name that seems to sort of include her herd name (as part of the goat name and after my herd name) but still...I don't think I feel comfortable with that.
Am I being too sensitive? If not, how might you go about telling her that name isn't acceptable without being nasty?
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Registered names are also a way to help track lineage. That is why it's a requirement that the herd name go first. I personally wouldn't let someone put a farm name into a registered name. It could create confusion, and it looks weird. It's just not the way it's done! lol
There are a few things that IMO give off an impression to other breeders/buyers. IMO, this is one of them. It just doesn't LOOK good. It's like selling bucklings out of a FF. If you are worth your salt as a breeder, you just don't do it. I say go with your gut.
If I were in your situation, I'd tell my buyer that just isn't the way it's done, but that she is welcome to CALL her goat whatever she'd like. It just won't be the name it's registered with. If she wants her farm name in a registration, she can do that when she breeds, and has babies on HER farm! ;)
well...I guess I should say that she wants to include part of her farm name in the goat name. I'm not certain if she has an adga herd name or not. But obviously I don't want her farm name to be part of the goat's name that I bred.
Maybe I will just announce that I am no longer allowing people to name my goats period. That would solve it. I didn't feel strongly about it before now...
This is my kidding schedule page:
http://nigeriandwarfdairygoats.com/kidding.html
For the first 6-7 years, that page just kept getting longer and longer as I had to deal with buyers who had unrealistic expectations -- like telling me they wanted kids with horns after the kids were already disbudded.
I don't think ADGA will let you use a herd name in a goat's name like that. The herd of origin is at the front of each goat's name, but beyond that, I tell buyers that it is simply my standard practice to name goats a certain way. All reputable breeders name their kids. Some name them as soon as they hit the ground so as not to have any problem with potential buyers. I will let potential buyers pick a name, but within certain parameters.
This is what I have on my website: