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Why... on earth... would anyone EVER tell a 5 yr old they can name a puppy? lol
My wife made that mistake, completely not realizing that a 5 yr old's world is tiny. All the names that spring to mind for her are friggin disney characters and her muslim classmates - which none of us can pronounce.
I can just imagine the name i'll end up yelling for at the dog park. This is going to be fun.
Mustaffa has a nice ring to it. Good luck Mott
What kind of dog?
A mutt - generally all I ever look for. Overbred "pures' scare me both in $ cost and generally poor health.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dythbringer
The mother is a st. bernard/bernese mountain dog. They think the father is a german sheperd/black lab mix.
Buddy of mine tried the same approach with his daughter. The guy is a monster of a man and he got a big bad monster dog. It's name is princess. It's a boy.
I'm not that cool either. I have a dog named Dance. She was adopted. That's my excuse.
Good luck.
I was more referring to size but I get the picture from your description.
I am not sure what your missus was thinking telling your 5 year old she could name the dog (assuming she didn't clear it with you first). She sounds a lot like my wife. My wife gets caught up in things due to excitement and doesn't think to ask what my opinion is on what I consider important decisions and the next thing I know she has gone and done something which I have had no input in. Usually it works out ok but the odd time it has blown up in our faces and we are left with a mess that usually yours truly has to deal with and clean up.
Hahaha... that is all awesome and makes me feel better already!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mdiddi
Yup. Yuppity yup yup! That's my wife exactly - excitement level through the roof, forethought level through the floor. 90% of the time it's adorable and works out well. lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Dythbringer
So far my wife is REALLY liking my suggestion of 'Tikka'. Now, just have to make the 5 yr old think it's her idea. lol
We usually sit down as a family, and have a discussion. Input is taken, but then steered in such a way that our son basically gets to pick from two that we all agree on....makes it much easier.
Rules. 1. No people names. 2. Has to be two sharp syllables, which can then easily be heard at a distance.
I live in a home with 3 girls so I ended up with a hunting beagle named Zena after the warrior princess .lol you can hear me going thru the bush yelling ZENA come on girl lets go ..lol good luck with you pup ..Dutch
Those are my rules as well. Drives me nuts when folks give animals ppl names.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bluebulldog
lol My parents got an Akita show pup (they had no intention of showing her) that was named Lily Warrior Princess, after the Zena character. It was probably common for a while.Quote:
Originally Posted by dutchhunter
Lol you guys wouldn't like me then. My lab's name is Hank.
Almost same rules. I'm down to one syllable. Started with my dad when I asked why people call me by my middle name Leigh instead of my first name. His response was Leigh was one syllable and he could yell it faster. He had the same rules with dogs.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bluebulldog
Dance is one syllable so it met the criteria.
I said it drove me nuts, not that it causes me to dislike people. People always think i'm a hypocrite because my cats' shortened names are Pete and Madi. But their real names are Petawawa and Madawaska.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dythbringer
I will say this though. Take walks by yourself in parks on nice days with pup in tow. Watch the women flock to you.
How are the cats getting on with the new addition?
We don't have the pup yet. Not old enough to re-home until first week of June.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dythbringer
Re: the walks... yeah... it'll be interesting. I've got one of the cutest nearly 2 yr old boys on the planet... and will soon have a cute puppy along as well. lol
Wow double whammy. I might have to make a trip up to Ottawa to watch how dynamic plays out.
Dad named his beagle "Elvis". Try calling that in the woods. :)
Allowed my daughter to name our rescued 90 lb Irish Setter - "Baby"! I sounded real cool in the field! "Here Baby, come Baby"!
A friend let his little son name their new Dalmation puppy. Not long after "101 Dalmations" came out. The kid picked "Dipstick" even though the pup had no black on it's tail at all.
So Dug is out of the question?Quote:
Originally Posted by Oddmott
http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/...31631579479345
or maybe you will be lucky and he is a Toy Story fan and will come up with Buster (Andy's dog's name)
Well, my 5 yr old is a girl, and so is the pup. So... Likely Dug and Buster are out. LolQuote:
Originally Posted by CalTek
Best dog I ever had was a tri-colour border collie named Buster. That dog and his life story and abilities was worthy of a Jack London novel.
Yeah I would say those names are out.Quote:
Originally Posted by Oddmott
Here's a list of female names from Disney. Maybe you can find some in there that you like and would be a good dog name.
http://www.smalldogplace.com/disney-dog-names.html
Cool website CalTek. Lots of good names in there just don't get stuck with Frou Frou. LOL. I like Cleo , Great fishing lure.
Golden rule. It takes a dog orders of magnitude longer to learn a 2 syllable name than a single syllable name.
So tell your child she needs to find a single syllable name ... that should cut out a lot of names you wouldn't want your
dog named. LOL.
You're not serious with that advice I hope.Quote:
Originally Posted by MarkB
Well, my wife is liking 'Tikka' more and more, so hopefully we can trick the kid into thinking it's her choice.
Failing that, the final determination may just be whichever name our nearly-2 year old can actually say. lol
LOL that will be a genetic nightmare good luck with that, I hope you have deep pockets.Quote:
Originally Posted by Oddmott
That's what a lot of people told me, including a Vet, and if it works to his advantage, why not.Quote:
Originally Posted by werner.reiche
Having said that, my dog's name is Oreo - 2 syllables - lol.
Or-e-o. I count three.http://www.oodmag.com/community/images/icons/icon12.pngQuote:
Originally Posted by MarkB
I think dogs are a lot smarter than you're vet is giving them credit for. Jeez. A problem with one syllable words is that the dog confuses it with every word (or part of a word) that sounds like it.Quote:
Originally Posted by MarkB
Which is why it's not good to use names that include "O" as it is easily confused with the command "NO". I like Tikka. Gives you the excuse top buy one to match the dog.....:ninja:
Yup, you're right. We say it so fast it sounds like 2. But really the word we use most with him is a single syllable word ... "No!"Quote:
Originally Posted by M_P
For dogs who hunt at a distance , a name ending in a long vowel is most easily heard - like Bennyyyy, Jayyyyy. A short vowel sound drops off .. like Markkk.
I like the long eeeee. Zoey and Charlie.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sharon
Not very original but our kids named our JRT Jackie.Quote:
Originally Posted by werner.reiche
Jackieeeeeee. Still works.