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Help me name my dog
Posted by CoyoteRose • 2/25/09 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: Dogs, names
So I just adopted a dog a 3 year old border terrier from a humane soceity. They called him argyle there, but i can't imagine keeping that name so i'm looking for a new one. He's grizzle and tan and incredibly playful and energetic.
My current favorite is Nixon.
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Jingle? -
You know .. i think that would cute ... going around the neighborhood at night looking for your dog and shouting..
AAAaaaaAaaaaarrrrrggg!! -
Just a question, does he respond to the name they've given him? If so, changing his name right away might prove confusing for the dog.
Perhaps a variation of argyle? Like gyle (pronounced like "whiley").-
He doesn't respond the name they gave him, and i can't imagine keeping it.
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In that case, the sky is the limit
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That makes sense. They either didn't have him for long or they just gave him a name to have something to call him. As opposed to, you know, "you" or "hey there."
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Stinker?
Imagine calling him to come in the house "come on stinker...stinker get in here!" -
Nixon just makes me think of a president with a funny nose who made peace signs!
Giley, short for Argyle is good idea, Anok! Pets hear the vowels sounds, not the consonants so that's a good name!-
Yup, they also respond better to two syllables.
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Mr Woofers.
or "Cat." -
KIBBLES
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TonyB? -
I love border collies--my family has had that breed forever.
Good dog names: Careless, Mu Ju, Buddy, Buster,
You could name him BC after Blog Catalog! -
Napoleon Dynamite
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Roscoe?
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I like simple names like Ace or Dart or Arrow or something else that has just one syllable or maybe two like Riley. I usually watch my dogs for awhile before I name them and try to select a name that reflects their personalities or habits.
Have you checked this out?
Naming tips
www.favorite-puppy-names.com/naming-tips.html
11000 Dog names, Cat names and more Pet Names
www.petnamesworld.com/ -
I'm a big fan of naming animals with people names. It cracks me up when dogs are named Mike or Harry or Dave.
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Busta Rhymes
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Nixon is good - but Ehrlichman is better -
I've been to a bunch of pet naming sites but i can't really find anything i think suits him. But i don't want to put off naming him too long because i need to know it for training.
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CoyoteRose, which name did you eventually choose?
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Vladamir-
That was my guinea pig's name!
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Zippy?
Squirrel?
Boogie?
um..
Cody?
Screech? -
Scrappy?
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Fruitcake...that's always a cute name, right?
I like Nixon too though. -
Lord paw paw 12th earl of Wooflevania.-
Now who can beat that?
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here ye here ye
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How about Woof? This way your neighbors will give you strange looks whenever you're standing in your doorway barking like a dog, but you're really calling the dog to come inside.-
@onehypo...lol...That was a good one. I like that statement
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My cat was named Oreo by the Humane Society, but my little one couldn't pronounce it, so she called him Cookie. It stuck. In the same vein, maybe Argyle could just be Socks? (or maybe Golf Pants?) -
Hmm well if we're going with Republican presidents
my dog growing up was named Gipper, after Reagan's nickname. -
Major -
Ludacris.
Lucius.
Optimus Prime. -
name it as kutta
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Brandy? Bolt? -
Hi
I haven't got any suggestions just atm for you sorry, but I wanted to say good on your for taking him in, and giving him a new forever home !
Most of my dogs have already been named when they have come into my life, and so I think it's part of them, and have never changed their names. I did own a dog once that was named 'Killer' which I hated, and changed it to 'Sabre' -
Merlin is a nice name for a border collie.-
Oops, border terrier - sorry, I misread. Now, that I know what one looks like, how 'bout "Rufus".
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I'm so happy to hear that you adopted/rescued your little 4 legged friend. We also did with our 2 dogs.
Chuck who is a Golden Retriever/Corgi mix and Sarah whom is a Terrier Mix.
Your dog sounds really cute.
Ok, so on to naming him, Let's see.
-Freeway
-Stopsign
-Fred
-Barney
-Grizzle (you mentioned that in your post)..lol
-Jesse
-Roscoe
Hope these help...Good luck on the naming. -
I've always been partial to "Xerxes", but then that's my answer to anything where someone asks for a suitable name! -
Kahlua
Kisses to your dog!!
@gtally: lol...I couldn't imagine a dog named cat :-D -
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Toto -
He's a border terrier not a border collie, which is a little different. He's a zippy little fella though.
and he likes corn chips.-
I like Border terriers - bigtime
Why not call him Zip or Zipper then? -
Chip? Terry (i)? Fella? -
@CoyoteRose--Corn chips? ooooh I would not give him those. They are bad for him, especially the corn. I make my own dog treats, you either check our my dog blog or google in free dog treat recipes. they are really are easy to make. I like what TT suggested Zip and the one I recently suggested Grizzle, or even Zippy
You used both of those words to describe you new addition, maybe name him one of those.
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My mom one had a thing for King Arthur we had a male and female border collie their names were Lancelot (Lance for short) and Gwen.
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My mother had a Westie named, "Sir Reginald Kings Rhapsody." She thought that was too high-falutin' so she renamed him, "Scruffy."
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How about Douglas? -
Saphire? -
How about "Here Kitty Kitty." Thats what I named my gold fish
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That's awesome! I had a bunch of fish in college, named respectively: Fluffy, Fuzzy, Cuddles and Ugly. My childhood beta was named Sushi. Ironic pet names are always the best.
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hahahaha
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3 names came to me by a chance:
Clyde
Gordon
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Maxim
good luck! -
MOJO............... -
Rufus
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I like Buttons. -
Rascal -
Dee Oh Gee
Randy -
Wobbles then you'll have the collie wobbles
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How about Clyde, Steven, or Patrick? -
I came to your site cos its a light subject.thanks.Why not call him scotty as Argyle is in Scotland so he wont get lost or confused by a new name! -
Ruskin
This sounds perfect -
Hiro...
Bombo... -
Saffy. Or Booger! -
Chole or cloweee
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Cadence, Gambino, Tiki, Chance, Chauncy -
Rooney -
ZEUS or FIDO. -
Colin
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I've always wanted to keep a full human name for a dog..
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You need to pick a name that reflects the dog's personality.
Our last labrador was a very regal looking beast so we gave him an imperial name: Emperor Rudolf II of Prague (or Rudy for short).
If your dog is less regal and more physical, for example, consider calling him The Bouncer.
If he is slightly lunatic, The Rogue might be more appropriate.
You have to love dogs -
Names for Dogs:
Celeste
Merly
George
Kora
Corazon
Eduardo
Philip
Kayshel
Brian
Joel
Jojit
Nelson
Matt
Bugoy
Homer
Jay
Joe
Bruce
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Nipsey Russel -
Since he likes corn chips why not call him Frito (ala- Fritos Corn Chips) -
Sir Licksballsalot
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