A good name for a new puppy?

[bambo53]

Can anyone think of a good name for my new male Golden Retriever puppy? I just got him last night and he's 10 weeks old, so beautiful.

I want to name him soon so he can learn to come when I call him. I live on a large farm and have always had a dog before.

[bamademo]

1. I named mine Beauregard

Beau for short. I also like Max, Rusty, Joe Willie, Charlie and Tyler.

[catpower2000]

2. Luke!

I dunno, it was the first thing that came to mind! I've never named animals by "animal" names (that wouldn't be used on a human), they are a member of my family and they get a real name. :)

Cat

[Stuckinthebush]

3. Samson

Because he will get really powerful pretty soon!

[Avis]

4. political figures

I name my show dogs after political figures -- clint, carter, humphrey(hubert & Skip), Rudy(perpich), Walter,
and the current names out there look good too -- clark, kerry, dennis, ..........

[Catshrink]

6. Scientists?

Cavendish sounds really cool.

Newton
Curie
Rutherfor
Einstein
Pauli
Pascal
Ohm
Faraday
Woodward

[KeepItReal]

5. "Nemo"....and no, not in honor of the fish

I used to watch the Captain Nemo cartoon as a kid.

[Catshrink]

7. Clapton

Jagger
Lennon
Taj
Bruce
Elton

[morningglory]

8. I name my chickens after my mother's elderly cousins

and the names are so cool. Imagine having a flock of hens named Gladys, Lucille, Mildred, Pearl, Kate, Myrtle, but then you may not have redneck relatives like me. Sound like a group of B B King's guitars.

[redwitch]

9. BigDawg

is my vote!

[soup]

10. Bob

why? I dunno- mostly just like the sound of it. It's solid, easy, and friendly.

Whatever you decide, yell it a few times. It will help you decide if you can live with it.

Can't tell you how completely silly I felt when my grandson's dog got out a couple of weeks ago. We spread out over the neighborhood calling his name block by block. Eventually he came running - soaking wet after a dip in the pond - so there was a happy ending.

Can just imagine someone looking out their window and shaking their head in disbelief - "there's some loony walking down the street wearing an 'I Need a Nap' t-shirt, jammy bottoms that have 'I see dumb people' written all over them, and neon pink and lime green slippersocks yelling 'BINGO!' Quick, grab a net while I call the guys in the white coats."

[Booberdawg]

11. Throtmorton!

just kidding!:D

[nedlogg]

12. How about "Buddy"

n/t

[tjdee]

13. Mowgli....(MOE-gli)

Like that kid in the Jungle Book, but you can call him Moe for short...awww, Mowgli....

But, when I get a dog, I'm naming him Bono--but that's due to my unnatural fascination with Bono the guy, LOL.

[GinaMaria]

14. Mirth!

Think about how you feel around the puppy or look for character/personality traits.

Roscoe, Rex, Fido, Oro, Rey, Apollo.... just off the top of my head.

Congratulations. Hope you both will have many years of companionship!

[bambo53]

16. In the meantime

what should I use to make him understand that I'm talking to him, that I want him to come, etc? I don't want to confuse him later.

My last two Goldens were given to me after they were mostly grown up and had too many "tickets" in town for running loose. They loved it here and were easy to train.

I haven't raised a "puppy" in 30 years and my Dr. won't give me Valium anymore:)

[Catshrink]

20. You can use more than one name.

Each of my cats has a name and a nickname or two. Something generic like Puppy is fine. At times I've tried to give cats certain names that I thought were great -- but they just didn't stick and after several weeks of calling the critter by that name, stumbled upon a name that did work. (Tabitha became Snickers, Harry was really Ricky, etc.)

Naming is serious business -- don't rush it. The Puppy doesn't care about names -- just food, play time, attention, cuddling, running, pooping, etc. Give it some time.

[pansypoo53219]

15. i like using

names that you can't give to children anymore.
my cat that just passed away was Cosmo-before Kramer's name came out.
my new cat to be will be Basil.
And i love Chester.
Balthalsar was in my family's ancestors.
and ya never can go wrong with Fritz.

[kutastha]

17. Bitz

n/t

[Philosophy]

18. "Puppy"

There's a bizarre tradition on my mom's side of the family where almost every dog they get ends up being named "Puppy". They get the dogs, and they can never agree on a name, so meanwhile they just call it Puppy. Eventually they just give up and the name is stuck. Between my grandparents and aunts and uncles, I can think of at least six dogs they have had over the years named Puppy.

[SaveABug]

19. Bambo54

Why not?

[liberalnurse]

21. I like Izzy.

When you say "Where is he" then he will come.

Izzy/Where is he....Get it?

:bounce:

[radwriter0555]

22. Jim.

Good name for a dog.

[kimchi]

23. I would name the dog after his personality traits.

If he is mellow, give him a mellow name. If he's hyper, name him Peppy or something.

My friend had a cat who continuously hit his head on the furniture, so they named him Headly.

Two of my cats are named after goddesses, Kali Ma, the mean one who doesn't like men, and Kuan Yin, who is sweet as molasses and is gentle with children. Then we have Susu, who is all white, with one blue eye and one green eye. Her name means "milk" in Indonesian, so that my dearly departed mother in law could understand her name. If I could re-name her it would have something to do with being the neighborhood sweetheart. Everyone wants to steal her.

I've always thought "Fletch" was a great name for a dog, especially if he likes to go after criminals.

[Andy_Stephenson]

24. Zeus

is a great name for a big dog.

[Wcross]

25. Tick Taxi

Name him tick taxi! It will probably fit him every once in a while!

[Breezy du Nord]

26. Stella!

Just go out on the porch and yell it. You'll see what I mean.

[Richardo]

28. LOL - we named our cat that for the same reason...

Hey STELLLLLLLLLAAA! :D

[HalfManHalfBiscuit]

27. Bob

Don't give him a silly name or the other dogs will laugh at him.

[Richardo]

29. I was always going to name my golden retriever "Mulligan"

...but I never got my Golden Retriever, so you can have it. :-)