Should a breeder be able to spell their dog's breed name?

[96 GTS]

I don't know if I could fault a Xoloitzcuintli or a Kooikerhondje breeder for the occasional typo, but other than that, no.

 

[Chewbecca]

It's pretty hard to mess up "collie"

Althoguh I have typo'd and written "coolie" before. Therefore I spell "koolie" wityh a K

I have, however, seen "smooth haired collies" and "short hair collies." It's smooth collie. That's it. Oh and ruff collie. lol

Oh don't get me going on the collies. I am CLUELESS with the different types of collies.
Before joining here, I thought every single collie looked like Lassie. I didn't know there were different kinds.:lol-sign:

 

[katielou]

Oh don't worry, I get lots of people asking about the breed that have read the name but don't know how to say it. Most people come up and ask if they're 'pap-ill-eons'. So you're definitely not alone!

I've never seen the angie's list commercial but I say 'pap-ee-on'. (I'm really bad at spelling things phonetically. pap-ee-ahn might be closer. But the L's are silent at any rate.)

I just figure if you breed them you should be able to spell and say it.

I saw someone on another forum say you say it like puppy-yawn

 

[Beanie]

Before joining here, I thought every single collie looked like Lassie.

Well duh, they do!
Also mine is a "mini Lassie."


IMO if it's a "shelty" pup you have good reason to be afraid. And if the term "miniature collie" comes up - excepting a sentence like "some people call them miniature collies, but they're actually not" - run awaaaaay... run awaaaay...

 

[noludoru]

Well duh, they do!
Also mine is a "mini Lassie."


IMO if it's a "shelty" pup you have good reason to be afraid. And if the term "miniature collie" comes up - excepting a sentence like "some people call them miniature collies, but they're actually not" - run awaaaaay... run awaaaay...

I want a mini-Lassie.

 

[milos_mommy]

I've seen Colly quite a bit.

 

[Zoom]

I don't know how people can keep messing up "Shepherd". Honestly, from what I've seen it's probably one of the most misspelled words ever. Obviously I don't see it a lot referring to Shepherds of the English variety LOL, but I've seen it misspelled by all sorts of German Shepherd and Australian Shepherd (often mini) BYBs.

I've seen:
Shephard
Sheppard
Shepperd
Sheperd
Shepard
etc etc etc.

Drives me up the freakin' wall.

My favorite is Austrian Seppards.

 

[Xandra]

Depending on the breed and circumstances I might buy a dog from someone illiterate or quasi illiterate lol but if I'm looking at an ad or site and the breed is spelled wrong I don't see it happening. Its a huge turnoff. Ditto GN (I think) who said it is just flat out unprofessional.

 

[Fran101]

On a website or advertisement and such? No WAY would it be ok for them to be making spelling errors on breed names over and over.

but if an email or something, if at one point they spelled retriever like retreiver .. I don't really make a big deal out of it, especially if its just a one time thing lol but if it happened constantly honestly I would probably go elsewhere

 

[Kalyxa]

Yes, I think a breeder should know enough about their breed to know the correct spelling. I've seen some people refer to labs as laboradors, which sounds like a wrestling name to me.

Also, when I write chihuahua I mentally say chi-who-ah-who-ah. Some of the most cringe-worthy names in ads I've seen so far: chawenie (chiwawa and wienie mix), hot dog puppy, and bleu heller.

 

[Psyfalcon]

I'll give someone a pass if they spit out a wrong spelling on a forum or email, but their website and written ads better be right.

I mean, I know how to spell Shepherd, but sometimes it takes a few tries It is a nice touch when they don't lop the "Dog" off of the name.

 

[AliciaD]

The only exception would be for "foreign" spellings. Like the English spelling vs. the American spelling, although I can't recall any examples of such.

But yes, they should be able to spell the breed's name! I'm also not really a fan of abbreviating the name unless it's used informally. On a breeder's contract I would prefer the full American Pit Bull Terrier as opposed to Pit Bull, or Yorkshire Terrier as opposed to Yorkie. I think it shows some professionalism.

-Alicia

 

[Raegan]

On a website or advertisement and such? No WAY would it be ok for them to be making spelling errors on breed names over and over.

but if an email or something, if at one point they spelled retriever like retreiver .. I don't really make a big deal out of it, especially if its just a one time thing lol but if it happened constantly honestly I would probably go elsewhere

Yeah, I think you can tell typo vs. honestly doesn't know how to spell it based on context. But I do think that in most cases outside of a conversation - like e-mail or forum posts or something where you're really having a discussion - that little extra bit of effort to spell nicely and write clearly shows a lot about a person's character.

For Retriever I think "retrievers will tri forever."

 

[sassafras]

With some exceptions I'm usually pretty forgiving about spelling errors because I know some smart people who are terrible spellers (one of them my husband), but... just no. Not ok. You breed it, live with it, allegedly know all about it... take the time to spell it correctly.

 

[Sit Stay]

My favorite is Austrian Seppards.

LOL, I laughed so hard at this, which led me to googling some weird names. I actually got almost 500 hits for "Austrian Sheppard" which is terrifying.

 

[SizzleDog]

Absolutely. I can see if they made a simple mistake once, like maybe they were typing up an email really fast or something, but if it was on their website, or their advertisements...

Uh uh.

Keep in mind that some breeders don't build their own websites, and not all web developers/web designers are dog savvy.... and not all of them fix websites right away when the breeder asks them to.

You can't screw up Pug... Or at least i'd hope not lol.

Pugg.

 

[PitBullLove]

If they can't spell the breed name they shouldn't be considered a breeder and it's ridiculous that they would call themselves one.

 

[thehoundgirl]

Oh yes, I definately think they SHOULD be able to spell it... just like people having a breed they can't spell should be able to spell it. It gets on my nerves when someone spells Shepherd "Shepard" or Dalmatian "Dalmation" and they own the breed or breed dogs.

 

[Michiyo-Fir]

Yes unless the breeder has some kind of learning disability like dyslexia or something. If they type too fast and mis-spell it I have no problems with that but if they spell it wrong all the time...then that's a problem with me.

 

[JennSLK]

Keep in mind that some breeders don't build their own websites, and not all web developers/web designers are dog savvy.... and not all of them fix websites right away when the breeder asks them to.

Very good point. I guess if the site looked good, health testing, titles, ect.. but spelling issues, I would bring it up in a email, and go from there.

Doberman Vs Dobermann, both are correct.

Don't forget, Bagels. Seen that one alot. Yum, Solo flavoured Bagel.