SSD Pearl is going to have puppies soon! She went for her ultrasound at the Palmyra Animal Clinic in early June, and the vet saw 6 or 7 puppies! We won't know the exact number of puppies until they're actually born. It's possible that some puppies were camera-shy and were hiding behind their brothers and sisters during the ultrasound.
You can definitely tell that Pearl is pregnant. And she keeps getting bigger! She's due to give birth around the Fourth of July.
Pearl's breeder caretakers have chosen a fitting theme for Pearl's puppies. They're going to be "Gemstones!"Just like we did with Midge's puppies (Dylan, Zappa, Hendrix, Grace and Jagger), we would like your help to name Pearl's Gemstones. Pearl's breeder caretakers will then use your suggestions when they choose the puppies' names.
All of the names must have something to do with gemstones. You may suggest as many names as you would like. Make sure you list both male and female names.
We'll announce the puppies' names when they're born, around July 4.
Just leave your puppy names in the comments!
We can't wait to see what you come up with!
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Ruby, Onyx, Jade, Opal, Emerald, Amber, Turk (short for Turqouis), Coral, Jasper
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I vote for: "Claddy" for a female dog. I based it on the Irish "claddagh ring" which is a token of love or companionship in Ireland! Claddagh rings typically have an emerald or ruby on them :).
ReplyDeleteSapphire would be a lovely name for a cute little puppy!
ReplyDeleteDiamond, Ruby, Opal, Sapphire... (Birthstones)
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Ruby
Opal
Jade
Emerald
Fool's Gold
Jargon
Jasper
Onyx
Pearl
Topaz
Blue Topaz, Sapphire, Diamond, Garnet, Tanzanite, Beryl, Amethyst
ReplyDeletePrecious (as in precious stones)
ReplyDeleteRuby, Diamond, Sapphire (red white and blue of course) There is Lapis, Opal, Onyx, Zircon, Emerald, Topaz, Amethyst, I think they would all be wonderful names!
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Topaz
Zircon
Alex (short for Alexandrite)
Garnet
Tanz (short for Tanzanite)
Jasper, Rose, Tiger, Ruby, Opal, Beryl, Alex, Jade, Onyx, Sapphire, Topaz
ReplyDeleteHow about Peri for Peridot...or Jade...Sapphire is beautiful too
ReplyDeleteOpal, Sapphire, Topas, Ruby, Jade, Amber, and Diamond.
ReplyDelete1. Sapphire
ReplyDelete2. Ruby
3. Emerald
4. Diamond
5. Chocolate for the Chocolate Diamond
6. Pearl
7. Crystal
8. Opal
9. Copper
10. Peri... for Peridot
11. Garnet
12. Tiger Eye
Name Suggestions and their gemstone derivative.
ReplyDeletePeri (Perry)- Peridot
Phire- Sapphire
Aqua- Aquamarine
Emmy- Emerald
Triney- Citrine
Daughter of Pearl- Mother of Pearl (play on words)
Tori- Tourmaline
Radiance
ReplyDeleteSparkle or Sparkly
Ruby-do for ruby
Saffire or Sefira
Emmaline for emerald
Shellie for oyster shell
"Hunky" or Big Hunk for diamond
Jewel, Family Jewel
Two carat
Oppie or Opalina for opal
D.J. for Diamond Jim
Gemmie or Gema [pron. "jh"]
Turko for turquoise
Amy for amethyst
Pearl Lustre,II or Jr.
Dazzler
Tigre or Tigra for Tiger Eye
The precise list of ancient birthstones can be found in Revelation 21:19-20,
ReplyDeleteJasper
Sapphire
chalcedony (Kal for short)
emerald;
sardonyx
sardius
chrysolyte (Crystal)
beryl
topaz
chrysoprasus (Chris)
jacinth (Jack)
amethyst.
Amber
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Crystal
Diamond
Garnet
Jade
Lapis Lazuli
Malachite
Moonstone
Opal
Ruby
Topaz
Tiger Eye
Jewel
ReplyDeleteGem
Onyx
Garnet
Diamond
Emerald (Emmie)
Marcia suggests Amber, Coral, Jade for any girl puppies
ReplyDeleteand Bone, Jasper, Tiger's Eye (Tiger) for any male puppies
I also like "Beryl", but don't know where that may fit in.
Wow, all the good ones are taken. How about Shine, Shimmer, Gold, Geode, Turquoise, Glimmer, Glitter, Rhinestone. I also like the ones that have already been suggested: Emerald, Jade, Diamond and Amber. Good luck little puppies!
ReplyDeleteWonderful names! Keep them coming, especially those male names!
ReplyDeleteA few people have emailed us their suggestions, and we want to make sure everyone has a chance to see them:
Sapphire
Ruby
Tanzy (short for Tanzinite)
Alexandrite
Amber
Britannia
Diamond
Opal
Topaz
Garnet (Gar)
Flint (not a gemstone, but there may be some males in the litter)
What about peridot, peri or dot?
ReplyDeleteHere are some more emailed suggestions:
ReplyDeleteAkoya (world's first cultured pearl, developed in 1893)
Mikimoto (world's most top quality cultured pearls. This name could be split for two pups - same color, same temperaments, etc. e.g. Miki and Moto)
Girls names I like are: Chrystal, Ruby, Opal, Amber, Brittania, and Pearl.
ReplyDeleteBoys name I like are Jasper, Tiger, Beryl, Garnet, Alex (short for Alexandrite), and Peri(short for Peridot).
That is just a few I agree with so far, but of course the choice will be all yours to make. I know that.
Everyone has such great suggestions! Here are my additions / comments:
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Jasper
Onyx
Topaz
Alex (for Alexandrite)
Diamond (a girl's best friend should be a boy!)
Tiger (for Tiger's Eye)
Topaz
Turk (for Turquoise)
Touro (for Tourmaline)
Mal (for Malachite)
Apache (for Apache Tears - a form of Obsidian)
Sardy (for Sardonyx)
GIRLS
Garnet (sounds like a good Texas name)
Ruby
Opal
Amy (for Amethyst)
Emma / Emmy (for Emerald)
Reene (for Aquamarine)
Crystal
Sapphire
Amber
Lapis (Lazuli)
Jade
Aggie (for Agate)
Moon (for Moonstone)
Goldy (for Fool's Gold)
Rose (for Rose Quartz)
Precious - loved that suggestion so borrowed it myself!
Dolls
ReplyDeletelady di for diamond
black opal peacock
dark jubilee opal
Guys
He Man for heliodor
Cal for calcite
imperial topaz
labradorite
Star of Katandru
zircon
these are Gems from the Smithsonian Natural history museum's website. I visited their satillite location in Leesburg, VA last week
The obvious ones for me were Opal, Ruby and Jade and Jewel, but I also like Diamond, Goldie and Jem. How about Sterling for a baby boy? Also like Jasper, Onyx or Malachite... Malakai?
ReplyDeleteI've been using this theme for a dog game I play... so I'll suggest the names I've used! A lot of them could probably be used for males, too.
ReplyDeleteSomeone already said Fool's Gold, and the actual name of Fool's Gold is Pyrite, which I think is a nice boy name :)
Topaz
* Feldspar
* Pyrite
Ruby
Tourmaline
Crystal
* Aventurine (Avvy?)
Diamond
* Jasper
Lapis Lazuli
* Tanzanite
Sapphire
Emerald
* Micah (don't think it's a gemstone, but sort of fits with the theme and I like it as a name)
Obsidian
Amber
Onyx
Opal
Lavastone
Moonstone
* Sunstone (Sunny)
Peridot
Jade
Garnet
Amethyst
* are ones that I like because they are more unique, sound good as a name, and are not commonly used.
My husband's paternal grandfather and his siblings were all named for gemstones! His name was Onyx...there was also an Emerald, Diamond, Garnet, Ruby and an Opal.
ReplyDeleteWow .. there are a lot of good ones out there already. My favorites are below. There is a good website that gives you the "meaning" of the stones: http://www.crystal-cure.com/gemstones.html
ReplyDeleteAmber - Light hearted freedom, good luck & happiness
Angelite (Angel) - Peace and Brotherhood
Chrysanthemum (Chrys) - Help you find true purpose & courage to pursue it
Coral - Symbolizes life & blood force energy
Jade - Love, protection, prosperity and healing
Jasper - There are all sorts but generally they are stability and grounding stones
Jet - Protects and purifies
Oynx - Protective gemstone
Opal - Stimulates enthusiasm, positive healing emotional stone
Peridot - Symbol of undying love and admiration
Ruby- Some believe most powerful stone in universe
Sapphire - Stone of Destiny
Sunstone (Sunny) - Strong protection stone
Topaz - Healing, love and power energies
Tourmaline (Touri) - Many varieties but focus is on luck, love and money!
Can you believe there is a Labradorite gemstone?
I know that Onyx is already taken.
ReplyDeleteI like Taz for Tanzanite. That would be a good male name. If you get into base metals, Copper would be good as well as Titan for Titanium.
Emmy for Emerald would be a good female name.
Here are a few suggestions:
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Baroque--(Barry)--refers to an irregularly shaped gemstone
Marquis
Cabochon--The oldest form of gem cutting.
Chevee
Chip--A popular, common name for a small rose-cut or single-cut gemstone.
Facet
Cameo
Rondelle--A small, jeweled or facetted bead often used as a spacer in a string.
Can't wait till the puppies are born. I'm sure they'll be awesome service dogs when they grow up.
I like:
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Citrine
Garnet
Amber
Coral
Onyx
Jasper
Ruby
Opal,Onyx,Ruby,Jade,Jasper,Malachite,Lapis I think Im repeating others but they really sound catchy! Bonzy
ReplyDeleteI think good names would be...
ReplyDeleteBoys:Jasper, Coral
Girls:Amber, Jade
how about Lazuli for "Lapis Lazuli"
ReplyDeleteHow about Amber, Jade, Onyx, Ruby, Sapphire, and Topaz?
ReplyDeleteI like Agate for a little boy!
ReplyDeleteI THINK LOU DIAMOND WOULD BE CUTE FOR A BOY.
ReplyDeleteBijoux - female
ReplyDeleteBangle - male
Just a couple names since we all are thinking of the same stones. But for healing stone: Snowflake Obsidian ( Snowflake) Amber, Ruby.
ReplyDeleteOcean Jasper (Could use either Ocean or Jasper) meaning Protection, power and love stone.
Copper is a healing stone
Tektite means Protection, power.
Good luck with the new puppies.... we will look forward to hearing about them.
From Leslie
I just had to add, what I seen Daniel quote: "Claddy" for a female dog. How perfect because of the meaning the Irish "claddagh ring" which is a token of love or companionship in Ireland! :).
ReplyDeleteWhile these beautiful dogs are full of love and very much our companion as well when they are chosen for a person with a disabilites to be their service dog.
Stones and then in parenthesis their nicknames
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Apatite (App)( There is an app for that)
Citrine (Sit)
Labradorite (Lab)
Carnelian (CArny)
Wolfenite (Wolf)
Grossular (Gross)
Alexandrite (Alex)
Moonstone (moon)
Opal
Jade
Emerald (Emma)
Topaz
Aquamarine
Iolite (Io)
Amethyst (Amy)
Ammonite (Amy)
Chalcedony (Cal)
Corundum (Cory)
Marcasite (Marc)
Carat
Jet
Obsidian (Sid)
Sapphire
Amber
Chrysoberl (Chris)
Peridot (Perry)
A lot of good ones were already mentioned, but I think these can be good names. The ones in parenthesis are the gem namesake.
ReplyDeleteSephy or Seth (Sapphire)
Star (Star Ruby/Sapphire)
Paddy (Padparadscha)
Agatha (Agate)
Pyrite
Silver
Rhodie (Rhodolite Garnet)
Hess (Hessonite)
I am trying to be original. A great name for a girl would be Sparkle, I copied that from Gilda Radner who named her dog Sparkle many eons ago. Gilda was a very funny woman.
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Bling
Carat
Gem
Rock
Stone
Amber
Jet
Jewel
Lustre
Cameo
ReplyDeleteCrystal
Pizzazz
Rhinestone
Sterling
Trinket
Sparkle
I'm a Serenity Farm volunteer
MAJORITE (major for short!)
ReplyDeleteMAJORITE forms under the extreme pressure that occurs 250 miles (400 km) or more beneath the earth’s surface or from the shock of a meteorite impact. It’s a purple form of garnet that was discovered in 1970 in the Coorara meteorite near Eucla, Western Australia. The species is named after Alan Major who researched high-pressure garnet formation. Small uncut majorite specimens from the Chantonnay (France) meteorite were being marketed for around $2400.00 per carat in 2004. There are probably substantial quantities waiting for us on the moon and Mars where impact ejecta is far more accessible.
Mica is not a gem but is just as valuable
ReplyDeleteEmer or Emmy for Emerald
Garnet; turk(turquoise)Would someone think you were calling your dog a "turkey?"(just a thought)Citrine;Onyx,Jet,Quartz, Cluster and Crystal. Diamond in the sky or Lucy in the sky with Diamonds...I'm thinking that your dog has to be able to recognize it's name! And you have to be able to pronounce it!
Great names! Less than a week till Pearl gives birth to her puppies!
ReplyDeleteHere are some more names that were emailed to us:
Male:
Carnelian
Dolomite
Dravite
Garnet
Howlite
Jasper
Kyanite
Larimar
Malachite
Obsidian
Onyx
Pyrite
Rhyolite
Sardonyx
Female:
Amber
Amethyst
Angel
Celestite
Chalcedony
Citrine
Diamond
Emerald
Fluorite
Galena
Halite
Jade
Morganite
Opal
Peridot
Ruby
Sapphire
Selenite
Topaz
Here are a few suggestions from one of our followers on Twitter:
ReplyDeleteNeil (diamond
Clarity
Leo (diamond cut)
Jewel
Stone
Amy (short for amethyst)
Red (ruby)
Tourmaline is one that I haven't seen listed yet. Also, SSD Onyx would like everyone to know that there is only one Onyx in SSD, and I for one am grateful for that! ;-)
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Onyx
Perry (Peridot)
Cameo
Ruby
Garnet
Jade
Aggie (Agate)
Amber
Sunny (Sunstone)
Beryl
Solitaire (diamond cut)
Cognac (diamond)