Thought I'd share something I've been meaning to post for a couple months now.

Ever since I started collecting Oakleys almost 15 years ago I have wanted to have a dog named Oakley. I'm sure many others have had the same idea since Jim Jannard named the company after his English Setter. I have had multiple dogs over the years, but was waiting / reserving the name for if I ever were to get MY "dream" dog, a Greater Swiss Mountain Dog.

Fast forward many years, having to put several dogs down, a divorce, and a new marriage w/ a spouse that was not only dog friendly (compared to my ex) but also wanting me to achieve my dream of owning a Swissy...

Last year we were on a waiting list for a Greater Swiss with 2 breeders and both shots fell through. We ended up getting a St. Bernard puppy instead and named him Buckeye (after OSU of course!) and put the Swissy on hold. Then early this year we started the process again and again were on a litter's waiting list but only to come up short once again. We finally scored with another breeder in our state (there is only 2 breeders in MI for this breed) and were able to secure a male pup...I was pretty specific that I didn't want a female...it had to be a male pup to bear the name Oakley IMO. Anyways late Sept one of my dreams finally came true and we added Oakley to our family!

The breeder decided the theme for this litter was going to be "The Oklahoma Litter" since the sire was located there. One of the perks of buying a pure breed is that you get to come up with the official AKC registered name. Since I grew up in OK and am a Sooner's fan I decided to make his official name "Selton's Sooner in Shades" which fit in well with Oakley as his call name. I can't take all the credit though since my wife came up with it, lol... ;)

After we brought him home...


A couple pics taken back in Oct...




A pic of my oldest daughter with Oakley on Turkey day:


I've had plans for a custom Oakley collar made out of an Oakley lanyard for him while he's a pup...and long term one made out of an Oakley belt buckle and webbing.

A shot of an adult Swissy:


More pics at: http://www.kramerdogs.com

That's a beautiful pup. Congrats on the new addition to your family! Great name as well. Keep us updated on his growth.

Great story William, its a beautiful dog, I dont think I knew about those dogs before unless the name of the breed is different in french, he looks like a plush hehe, very family dog it seems, congrats on realizing this dream of yours !