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April 29, 2004
Name the Puppy Contest
Coming to live with us soon, this cutie-pie from JnD Kennels. This puppy was born on Saint Patricks Day and so she has a placeholder Irish (or perhaps Jewish) name right now: Erin. Two syllables is good. "Airrrr-innnn, stop rolling in that skunk poop and get over here right now!" But all those breathy vowels just don't do it for me. "Bratwurst" would be a better name.
As you can see, I'm not really good at this. Could you give me a hand by entering the "name the puppy contest?" Leave a comment below with a good name for a sweet thing like this. If it was a boy I'd name it Tyler...
Did I mention there's a prize?
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uhm,
how 'bout Queen Maeve?
except you'd have to use the Gaelic spelling which is sometimes: Meadhbh.
seriously.
Posted by: leslie | Apr 29, 2004 9:16:49 PM
Queen Mauve might work, but I'd want to use the midwestern spelling which is "Alfafa."
bzzzzt...
no prizes this round.
Posted by: fp | Apr 29, 2004 9:25:18 PM
Neither Irish nor Jewish, because I'm going through the Norse mythology at the moment.
So how about "Fenris"?
Two syllables and a Hell of a Hound :-)
Stu
Posted by: Stu Savory | Apr 29, 2004 10:49:35 PM
Bó
Bow (and arrow)
Meaning: Cow
Bó looks like a little cow. Get another dog and the next name is a no brainer (Arrow).
Posted by: meg | Apr 29, 2004 10:55:38 PM
Animals, dogs or cats, answer to names that end with a long E sound (like, ahem, Shelley), so you might want to keep that in mind.
My suggestion is Britney or Brittany.
Posted by: Shelley | Apr 29, 2004 11:34:27 PM
Well, this suggestion doesn't have 2 vowels or a long e sound at the end, but how about Scout, from To Kill A Mockingbird?
Posted by: Yule Heibel | Apr 29, 2004 11:51:37 PM
An Irish Australian Shepard? Hmmnn.
Fiona. One of the most popular girls names in Ireland. Fi for short.
Nicole or Nikki after Ms.Nicole Kidman, one of Aussie's finest actresses
Paloma, for no reason but it seems to go with how this very cute little pup looks.
She is a sweetie!
Posted by: susan mernit | Apr 29, 2004 11:51:54 PM
Cutie Pie.
Posted by: Halley | Apr 30, 2004 2:54:16 AM
Given the Irish theme, I'm surprised no one has come up with "Bran".
Bran was the name of the celebrated dog belonging to Irish folk hero Fionn McCoul. There's a description in one of the bardic legends: "A ferocious, small-headed, white-breasted, sleek-haunched hound; having the eyes of a dragon, the claws of a wolf, the vigour of a lion, and the venom of a serpent."
Always thought it was a good strong name for a dog.
Posted by: Michael O'Connor Clarke | Apr 30, 2004 5:39:19 AM
Wet Paynt would be a rather strange name I would consider. Of course you would call her wp for short.
The dog is gorgeous and I'm not a dog fancier.
Posted by: jr | Apr 30, 2004 6:47:04 AM
Hmmm.
Well, if you'd name it Tyler if it were a boy, would you name it Liv if was a girl. As in Liv Tyler. Or as in Livvy. As in Liffey. As in the River Liffey.
Or, full name Bran Muffin. Call it Muffin. Two syllables.
Or if the thing's not the brightest, how about Dubya. I'm not sure if that's two syllables or four phonemes.
Posted by: bmo | Apr 30, 2004 6:50:41 AM
I had a dog for 14 years and called him "puppyface" most of the time, instead of his name, which was Chips. An adorable fluffy thing like this needs a name which can easily turn into a hundred diminutives, like Josephine, which could be JoJo or Feenie or Who's the Cutest Doggie in All the Land.
Posted by: Redhead | Apr 30, 2004 7:47:11 AM
i donate Diva, my beautiful old dog's name as well as
synchronicity - city
mia
smooches
boodle
Mona (lisa)
poopalloverthefloor
sadie
Posted by: jeneane | Apr 30, 2004 8:01:00 AM
These are getting better and better... Wendy's observation that the name should "easily turn into a hundred diminutives, like Josephine, which could be JoJo or Feenie or Who's the Cutest Doggie in All the Land" is a point well taken. Since this is a sweetie little girl doggie, forgive the gender stereotyping, I'm discarding macho names like Fenris and Bran. Fang of course has always been a favorite name here on the farm, but we're trying for a softer gentler approach...
Posted by: fp | Apr 30, 2004 8:19:15 AM
Definitely "Nipper" because he looks a little like the original (see http://www2.danbbs.dk/~erikoest/nipper.htm) and there's all that "His Master's Voice" associations, too.
Posted by: Elaine of Kalilily | Apr 30, 2004 8:40:05 AM
While Nipper is a non-gender specific name, you'll note that the original Nipper was a BOY (viz. "HIS master's voice") and we have a female puppy we're trying to name here.
Girly-girl names will definitely be weighted more heavily in the final judging!
Posted by: fp | Apr 30, 2004 9:46:39 AM
My pick is jewel. You could call her julie, jay, but you doesn't have to call her johnson. (sorry for the reference to a very old comedy routine)
Posted by: Dan Herzlich | Apr 30, 2004 10:08:03 AM
You must consider how you're going to look to the neighbours when you're out calling the dog when she gets lost. Style is important.
Something cinematic. Stella might be good.
Stelllll-ahhhhh.
Rosebud.
Adrian. How's your Sly Stallone?
Posted by: bmo | Apr 30, 2004 10:11:13 AM
For an Australian name I'd pick Kylie.
For the Irish spin, you could consider Caitlin, Katie for short, or Kerry-Ann with the obvious political associations.
Posted by: Bill K. | Apr 30, 2004 10:23:18 AM
To be politically correct we should ask the dog.
Posted by: jr | Apr 30, 2004 10:44:20 AM
Sappho.
O'Livia.
Lulu.
Colleen.
Madonna.
Halley.
Betsy.
Jenane.
Fluffy.
Puffy.
Muffy.
Suzette
Missy.
Prissy.
Dizzy.
Doris Day
Cheese Biscuit.
Sally.
Hortense.
Maude Gonne
Ursala.
Sandy (extending the Sandhill Trek brand)
Girl. (Girly-girl, c'mere girl, atta girl, lay down girl, bad girl.)
Pie Face.
Posted by: bmo | Apr 30, 2004 10:50:27 AM
While we're getting political, since she's a herding dog, howsabout bah-bah streisand?
Paul(a) Woof-o-witz?
Posted by: Bill K. | Apr 30, 2004 11:01:40 AM
Wendy is definitely on to something with the permutations around Josephine. You will end up calling your pet all sorts of silly names, & it's probably a good idea to keep in mind how the original name will generate those "pet names." We call our dog, Jigger, all sorts of silly names, against all stylish- good-intentions to the contrary: jigs, jigster, jiggy, pigster, piggy, wiggy, wiggledy-piggledy, pooplets, jiglets, wiglets, piglets, and of course poochie. The list goes on, but the general embarassing drift is clear. [goes off humming "love is a many-splendoured thing..."] ;-)
Posted by: Yule Heibel | Apr 30, 2004 11:01:45 AM
The jigger reference jogged my memory for a liquor-related name: Brandy, close to Micheal's Bran, or Bandy (hockey-like game), Candy, Dandy, Mandy, Randi (as in the amazin), Sandy (already suggested) and Tandy (Radio Shack's old computer brand).
Bar-bah-rella (Jane Fonda's famous role)
Posted by: Bill K. | Apr 30, 2004 11:33:24 AM
Sorry... no food, no drink, no bah-bah-bah...
Posted by: fp | Apr 30, 2004 12:15:37 PM
