Its a girl... and she needs a name

sunseeker · Post by **sunseeker** » October 31, 2006 10:17 am

Buffy???

El mojito · Post by **El mojito** » October 31, 2006 10:26 am

sunseeker wrote:Buffy???

Hex

SharkOnLand · Post by **SharkOnLand** » October 31, 2006 10:44 am

Name her special Brownie.

MacPhin · Post by **MacPhin** » October 31, 2006 11:03 am

we adopted a stray barn cat that was at least 2 years old. we didn't know her name so we had to give her one. it's been no problem. i did read in some animal guide book that you should name your pet something with 2 syllables. it's suppose to be easier for them.

flipflopgirl · Post by **flipflopgirl** » October 31, 2006 11:11 am

She is beautiful!!! Good luck with your new child with fur!!!!!!!!!!

bravedave · Post by **bravedave** » October 31, 2006 11:58 am

Cookie?

[Edited to add IMG]

[nts - "Sell the sizzle, not the steak."]

Crzy · Post by **Crzy** » October 31, 2006 12:05 pm

Thanks all! I started this thread last night and then the night became very long. I wanted to name her Jager but Mike seems to think it makes us sound like alcoholics so Cocoa just may stick. She is a very sweet little girl and likes to cuddle and give kisses. I love that she is not a biter, even when playing. Puppy school is my next venture. Keep the name suggestions coming ... we figure we have a few days before we have to settle on a name.

caly · Post by **caly** » October 31, 2006 12:06 pm

sunseeker wrote:Buffy???

you beat me to it......is there any other choice???? if it was a boy I would say Jimmy

pair8head · Post by **pair8head** » October 31, 2006 12:10 pm

Just watch her for a few days and she may tell you what her name is.

surfpirate · Post by **surfpirate** » October 31, 2006 12:34 pm

Dutch Harbor PH wrote:We've always named our dogs something that can be shortened to a single syllable.

Ditto on the one-syllableness aspect. That's what you'll be using the most.

Our last dog was a golden retriever named Corky (after 60's surfer Corky Carroll) which I always shortened to just "Cork". Our current golden retriever is named Buccaneer but it's always shortened to "Buc".

As far as the name change ... they'll respond to anything as long as you feed them

. We adopted our current dog from a golden retriever rescue organization when he was over 4 years old and changed his name from "Bullet" to "Buc", mostly because I didn't like the negative aspect of his previous name and we wanted to give him a new start. He responds just fine to his new name.

carolinagirl · Post by **carolinagirl** » October 31, 2006 12:47 pm

Coconuts wrote:Hey!! I am still in the room you know!

Oops!!!

I was surprised you didn't suggest your name!

comtnfish · Post by **comtnfish** » October 31, 2006 12:56 pm

I got my dog when she was over a year, also from rescue, and changed her name - and she had no problem with the switch either. I don't know what her original name was, since she was a stray that was found in some lady's yard, but the pound named her "Sammie". I named her Maisy after Dr. Seuss's book "Daisy-head Mayzie" although I didn't like the way he spelled it.

My friend's chocolate lab is Tika. I also had tried Sierra and Shyla before settling on Maisy, and I liked Sienna too, but Maisy is black and white, so I didn't think it fit!

cocotel · Post by **cocotel** » October 31, 2006 2:01 pm

Randi.
Why?
Because she looks exactly like the lab we had a few years back.
Miss her something awful.

Great picture, she's a beauty.

Dally · Post by **Dally** » October 31, 2006 3:23 pm

sunseeker wrote:Buffy???

That's what I named my little puppy!

flipflopgirl · Post by **flipflopgirl** » October 31, 2006 3:26 pm

Crzy wrote:Thanks all! I started this thread last night and then the night became very long. I wanted to name her Jager but Mike seems to think it makes us sound like alcoholics so Cocoa just may stick. She is a very sweet little girl and likes to cuddle and give kisses. I love that she is not a biter, even when playing. Puppy school is my next venture. Keep the name suggestions coming ... we figure we have a few days before we have to settle on a name.

Best of luck with puppy school? Why don't they have kitty school???????

RinglingRingling · Post by **RinglingRingling** » October 31, 2006 3:29 pm

comtnfish wrote:I got my dog when she was over a year, also from rescue, and changed her name - and she had no problem with the switch either. I don't know what her original name was, since she was a stray that was found in some lady's yard, but the pound named her "Sammie". I named her Maisy after Dr. Seuss's book "Daisy-head Mayzie" although I didn't like the way he spelled it.

My friend's chocolate lab is Tika. I also had tried Sierra and Shyla before settling on Maisy, and I liked Sienna too, but Maisy is black and white, so I didn't think it fit!

Maizey would be a good name for a Yellow Lab...

mason · Post by **mason** » October 31, 2006 8:20 pm

i am surprised, that no one has come up with......L O L A......

"jimmy buffett--a legend in his spare time"

member of the parrothead nation

irvine

shoreline

san diego/chula vista

vegas 10/28

Brown Eyed Girl · Post by **Brown Eyed Girl** » October 31, 2006 8:28 pm

Well, Shane didn't listen to my choice for his choco lab...I think it's cute.

Choxie! You know, the chocolate with moxi!

It would be my choice for a choco dog.

Coconuts · Post by **Coconuts** » October 31, 2006 8:59 pm

Crzy wrote:Thanks all! I started this thread last night and then the night became very long. I wanted to name her Jager but Mike seems to think it makes us sound like alcoholics so Cocoa just may stick. She is a very sweet little girl and likes to cuddle and give kisses. I love that she is not a biter, even when playing. Puppy school is my next venture. Keep the name suggestions coming ... we figure we have a few days before we have to settle on a name.

Did you tell him he was marrying a PH and he should probably get used to that?

Our black labs are Guinness and Vader- we look like Star Wars nuts or alcoholics (or both). Some nerds think we named her after Alec Guinness (Obi Wan from the original Star Wars).

Puppy school is great- it's not that the dog learns that much, it's what you learn about how to deal with your dog. And if it's any incentive, after our class, Guinness is a dream on a leash.

And if you don't already know this, Kongs are GREAT!! And the peanut butter scented bubbles are so much fun too-we played for a solid hour with those!

Crzy · Post by **Crzy** » October 31, 2006 9:30 pm

lol... thanks again everyone for the tips. I finally just started calling her Jager and she responds to it. Mike just shook his ead and said.. "she's your dog" My little girl has a name. She is a dream puppy... a true lover.