Looks like AFA will have to put some rules in effect for naming conventions for shows. Please don't use the same prefix for your ferret's name. Example: Little Devil Joey Little Devil Bandit Little Devil Smokey This is used like a breeder prefix and messes up the sort of the show catalog putting all your entries one after the other. My suggestion for the registrars is to record the names as: Joey (Little Devil) Bandit (Little Devil) Smokey (Little Devil) Same holds true for abbreviations that may be taken as a breeder prefix. Hope this helps! Vickie McKimmey Director of Shows and Special Events American Ferret Association, Inc. www.ferret.org [Posted in FML 6829]