Does anyone know if a kennel name can be added to the end of a dog's KC name if it is name that, at the moment, only has a kennel name as a suffix, i.e Bob of Chapelwood.... can it be changed to Bob of Chapelwood to Oakshire (if my kennel name was Oakshire)?  All names are fictional... I've read on the KC site that a suffix can only be removed by permission of the breeder and the suffix kennel name holder (if they are 2 separate parties which our sitution is) and then if it is removed, no further nam changes can take place.  It doesn't say anything about adding another kennel name on the end....

Thank you!!

I've seen another affix added on at the end, one of bitches has 3 affixes on her.  Not sure about taking others off though.

To use your names.
If a dog was registered by the breeder as Bob then the new owner adds there Kennel name to make it Bob of Chapelwood and you then wish to remove Chapelwood, no further name can be added wether a Kennel name or not. The dogs name can only be altered once in it's lifetime.

In this case, using the style of name involved ie Bob of Chapelwood, my guess is that you'd be allowed to add "at Oakshire" at the end rather than remove "of Chapelwood". I'll be interested to see what the KC says - worth a phone call I'd have thought :)

In the past Kennel names were at the end as in the example of Bob of Chapelwood, but this has not been allowed for a long time (many decades).

A dog has to be registered with a name of at least two words.

So if the breeders kennel name/affix is chapelwood, he would e Chapelwood Bob, though it isn't compulsory to sue your affix, so he could be Black Rob or whatever, same if the breeder has no kennel name.

A new owner can then add their own Kennel name, in this example Oakshire, with a joining word such as at, of, with, or their foreign equivalents, like avec, Av etc. 

So you would have Chapelwood Bob at Oakshire. 

The addition of the name must happen before (or within one month) of the dog gaining entry into the Kennel Club stud book, after that the name cannot be changed.

Supposing the breeder had the dog back for some reason, they could have the former new owners affix (eg Oakshire) removed, assuming the dog had not won into the stud book.

This happened to a well known champion in our breed.