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| Nebraska X Ed Litter due August |
The fun continues... Our Second Summer litter is Ed's. It will be his only litter this year, and we wanted to ensure it was the very best of our girls he was paired to. We also will be retiring our very best girl this year and this will be her Grand Finale. We hope this last crack of the whip, will ensure that her fantastic look continues here at Totallycoastal for years to come.
Yes, Nebraska is having her second litter of the year, which breaks our normal policy of only breeding a queen once per year. She handles pregnancy and nursing extremely and it being her last, with all things considered, we thought this exception to the rule was justifiable. As usual Nebraska is happy as Larry, and she is in her best condition when she is carrying babies. We will be spaying her as soon as the kittens are weaned, and she will be spending her retirement years here with us. So Nebraska x Ed will bring to us Straight-footed, Shorthair kittens with absolutely super type and gentle quiet personalities. Both these cats have outstanding faces, and their behaviour mild. They both love a lot of fuss and give it, but are not so intense as Shanty and Van (their love is overwhelming) it still devotion but in a more controlled manner.
Anyway, back to the matter in hand... Names. Nebraska's litters tend to be 3-4 maximum, the chances of her having a greater number than 4 is very slim (I'm tempting fate here I know). For these kittens, I want to return to Nautical Phrases. They are quite fun, and there are plenty to chose from. Some of these may not be as obvious as others, but they are all of Nautical Origin (according to this book) .
Rather than asking for suggestions, as I did for Shanty's imminent litter. I am going to play this one a little different, and provide a list for you to comment on your favourites. It is not an extensive list, from previous experience you just get 1 or 2 votes each over 30 choices. Less choice means more vote per entry and gives us a chance seeing bulk votes, and choosing 6 from the 12. Why are we looking for 6 names? Well, this give us some contigency for sexes. We're opting for 2 boys names, 2 girls names and 2 unisex names, to cover all permutations of ALL Boys, ALL Girls and any combination of the 2. OK, so here are the ones chosen from the the book. You can have a look at the meanings of them if you so wish and how early they date back to. For me, they seemed the most interesting ones, most well known and also ones I could associate a nickname to.
Totallycoastal Ship Shape AKA Pip
Totallycoastal Hook LineNSinker AKA Linus
Totallycoastal High N Dry AKA Heidi
Totallycoastal Missed The Boat AKA Missy
Totallycoastal Ebb N Flow AKA Zeb or Flo
Totallycoastal Good Catch AKA Goodwin
Totallycoastal Know The Ropes AKA Noah
Totallycoastal Shake A Leg AKA Alan
Totallycoastal Tide Over AKA Ida
Totallycoastal PushTheBoatOut AKA Theo
Totallycoastal Plain Sailing AKA Sal or Sally
Totallycoastal The Bitter End AKA Terry or Terri
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