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Title: Help! Puppy Names
Post by: LoveCatz on December 12, 2017, 09:10:38 AM
We bring home a blue roan boy in four eeeks but are struggling for manes. I know we have plenty of time but I hate referring to him as ‘the puppy’. The only thing we’ve come up with so far is Buddy. Suggestions please! 
Title: Re: Help! Puppy Names
Post by: poptart on December 12, 2017, 09:50:53 AM
We nearly called ours Fergus. I still think it's a sweet name for a dog. And then there's Liberace, because he's the peeinist?

Lots of suggestions here:  https://www.about-cocker-spaniels.com/cute-puppy-names-for-boys.html
Title: Re: Help! Puppy Names
Post by: LoveCatz on December 12, 2017, 10:51:47 AM
 :005: Liberace
Title: Re: Help! Puppy Names
Post by: Patp on December 12, 2017, 12:43:43 PM
Stanley x
Title: Re: Help! Puppy Names
Post by: Mudmagnets on December 12, 2017, 01:03:31 PM
ooh the list is endless I have Minstrel, Branston and Toby

in the past I have had, Bruno, Jasper, Monty & Smudge

Whatever you choose make sure you will be happy calling him by that name in the garden and out and about (i.e. nothing that is going to amuse others but embarrass you - specially when he goes deaf on you)  :shades:

Title: Re: Help! Puppy Names
Post by: sodpot2000 on December 12, 2017, 01:27:18 PM
It needs to be short (no more than two syllables), easy to call and suitable for the environment the dog will be in. On the cute puppy names website I can see some that wouldn't really do. You cannot (for example) call a Yorkshire dog 'Gaylord' unless you want all his doggie mates to laugh at him. Likewise I am not going to be walking through the fields calling 'Lovechild'!

I rather like 'Chimp'
Title: Re: Help! Puppy Names
Post by: LoveCatz on December 12, 2017, 01:36:16 PM
lol thanks. Funnily enough Gaylord wasn’t up there with favourites 😂 so far considering Buddy, Paddy or Bailey.
Title: Re: Help! Puppy Names
Post by: Mudmagnets on December 12, 2017, 03:06:24 PM
lol thanks. Funnily enough Gaylord wasn’t up there with favourites 😂 so far considering Buddy, Paddy or Bailey.

I also had  Paddy (how could I forget him) a sheltie cross, who went everywhere with me.
Title: Re: Help! Puppy Names
Post by: wendall on December 12, 2017, 04:12:48 PM
I like Shadow, as they always follow you around!
Title: Re: Help! Puppy Names
Post by: Liz F on December 12, 2017, 08:04:08 PM
I like Wilf  :luv:
Title: Re: Help! Puppy Names
Post by: sodpot2000 on December 13, 2017, 01:25:29 PM
If you call him Bailey you will have to find him a mongrel chum. That way they will be 'Mut and Bailey'!

[Motte and Bailey castles? One for the medieval historians there]
Title: Re: Help! Puppy Names
Post by: Darwin on December 13, 2017, 05:08:27 PM
It's always so difficult to choose names

I was told a name should end in either ie or a y. But what ever you choose it needs to pass the shouting it in the park test.

To me Bailey will always be a lovely old golden retriever. One of my friends dogs that always put up with Darwin's playful cocker moments without

Other names we have on our list included Hubble, Eddison ( or Eddy) and Newton but we had settled on a science based theme.

Also like Echo, Storm, Shadow
Title: Re: Help! Puppy Names
Post by: David Morgan on December 14, 2017, 09:08:52 AM
Do not let children choose - you will end up with something silly if they are small or pretentious if they are older ("Socrates", "Euripides") but you will be the one shouting the name across fields or into the garden at night.

We like human sounding names

All ours being with "M": Molly, Murphy, Mason. You might want to think about a theme. Or not.

The name should match the personality; if possible. Decide after you have met the puppy a couple of time.

Personally, I love "Jarvis", but I get overruled by Mrs M
Title: Re: Help! Puppy Names
Post by: poptart on December 14, 2017, 09:36:15 AM

Personally, I love "Jarvis", but I get overruled by Mrs M

Jarvis Cocker!  :lol:

"I wanna live like common people"
Title: Re: Help! Puppy Names
Post by: sodpot2000 on December 14, 2017, 01:18:17 PM
This reminds me of a story recounted in 'The Dalesman' many years ago. The local vicar in a Dales farming parish went to visit a local farmer whose church attendance was not the most regular. He was pleased to find the man seated in front of the fire with a litter of pups playing at his feet and the Bible open in his lap.
'Glad to see you reading the Good Book' said the vicar,
'Nay reverend,' the farmer replied, 'truth to tell, I were looking for some names for t' new pups'!
Title: Re: Help! Puppy Names
Post by: pibbo1968 on December 14, 2017, 02:00:15 PM
We knew before we first viewed ours that he was to be called Jura :shades:
From a litter of 6 there were three Boys for us to choose between,a Blue Roan(Jura) a Lemon Roan(Fudge) and a Liver&White(undecided).We more or less knew from seeing the photos that it would be between the Blue Roan and the Lemon Roan and upon arrival Jura came straight up to my Son so Jura the Blue Roan it was :luv:
We did handle the other two but the decision was made!
Title: Re: Help! Puppy Names
Post by: LoveCatz on December 14, 2017, 03:32:36 PM

Personally, I love "Jarvis", but I get overruled by Mrs M

Jarvis Cocker!  :lol:

"I wanna live like common people"

No little people here to choose names but I do like Jarvis, unfortunately Mr M does not.
Title: Re: Help! Puppy Names
Post by: Koslg on December 24, 2017, 05:32:47 PM
Jarvis sounds good.  What about velcro? As they are velcored to you at all times  :005: ph34r :luv:
Title: Re: Help! Puppy Names
Post by: LoveCatz on December 29, 2017, 03:02:30 PM
Well it looks like after doing a poll pip will be called Rocco !