As much as I love reading, teaching and advising on Dog training, behavior and nutrition one thing that I have a personal interest in is how people choose their pup´s names.

for instance when I brought my pup she used to bounce like Tigger from Whinnie the Pooh and so the kids decided she should be called Tigger, I wasn´t overly keen on the idea at first, but eventually it gre on me and the name stuck, then to add to the humour my dog walking pal was a fan of Only Fools and Horses and named his alsation Trigger.

You can imagine the looks and the smiles when we were in the fields calling Tigger and Trigger!

What makes you name your dog, and how do you go about finding the name?

I look forward to your responses!

[chevy & karen]

Hi MartyH, this is going to be a cute thread with all the different name's...
Well, We are chevrolet people in our house and Nascar fan's so it was a toss up between Dale Earnhardt and Chevy Bow Tie.... Chevy Bow Tie won..

[AuntieDale]

Yes, this should be a fun thread! When we got our puppy, it took nearly a week to decide on a name...It finally came when a neighbor had a dog named Gibson, named after his fav guitar - well, my hubby has MANY guitars to choose from, and Kramer just seemed to fit! Most think we chose Kramer because of Seinfeld, but it's really from a guitar!!

Well, my story isn't very exciting. I adopted a dog from a no-kill shelter and they had been calling her Ginger because of her coat. Now, I'm a 6'1" guy and close to 3 bills so I couldn't picture myself calling out for "Ginger" so I re-named her Zoey. I don't know where Zoey came from as an idea but she looks like a Zoey so that's what it is.

[DoggieVogue]

I'm a big fan of mob movies and books, and I always liked the name Luca Brasi from the Godfather. Also, Luca was intensely loyal and dedicated to the Corleone family, and their watchdog, of sorts. I thought it would be neat if my dog really were that loyal and protective (though, of course, not horribly murderous!! ), and he has lived up to his name.

When I adopted my dog her name was "bb" (awful name!)

I wanted to change it to something more suitable so bb became brandy.

I think its important that people don't change a dogs name too much as to not confuse the little buggers

from how one of them looked like.
the little one always had her ears spread apart so my mom thought of yoda
lol

[Corky/Max]

2 dogs here! The cocker/golden retriever mix I got while I was still working. (retired from Land's End about 2 and a half yrs ago) I passed a paper around to all my co-workers asking them to help me name my pup. One came up with Corky--which stuck (Corky the Cocker) and he is a corker (about the right color for a cork too) but, lol-----You should of asked about all the nicknames members have for their dogs too!! My 2 hardly ever get called by their real name. Corky is Corker-Porker (and he isn't even fat)--Sweet boy. Both my dogs ( the other one is a pure cocker and real name is Max--and have no story behind his name) Both have some of the same nicknames like
Honeybunny or Honeybunner----Sweetie Pot----Baby boy' lol, They are now 10 and 11 yrs old but still use the word baby! And Max hardly ever gets called Max--Usually Paxer (not even a word--only my word) or Pax Puppy.
Then there are those 'real endearing names' like Stinker or Terd! Lol, anyone else do this?! :mrgreen:

FORGOT ONE AND I USE IT A LOT---------PUPPY BUGGER

[chevy & karen]

Originally Posted by Corky/Max

2 dogs here! The cocker/golden retriever mix I got while I was still working. (retired from Land's End about 2 and a half yrs ago) I passed a paper around to all my co-workers asking them to help me name my pup. One came up with Corky--which stuck (Corky the Cocker) and he is a corker (about the right color for a cork too) but, lol-----You should of asked about all the nicknames members have for their dogs too!! My 2 hardly ever get called by their real name. Corky is Corker-Porker (and he isn't even fat)--Sweet boy. Both my dogs ( the other one is a pure cocker and real name is Max--and have no story behind his name) Both have some of the same nicknames like
Honeybunny or Honeybunner----Sweetie Pot----Baby boy' lol, They are now 10 and 11 yrs old but still use the word baby! And Max hardly ever gets called Max--Usually Paxer (not even a word--only my word) or Pax Puppy.
Then there are those 'real endearing names' like Stinker or Terd! Lol, anyone else do this?! :mrgreen:

Hahahlol lol lol oh don't even get me started on nickname's... chevy has them too, he's 9 years old and to this day when he is poopin I am in the yard with him saying chevy is such a good puppy he is, he's the best puppy in the whole world, he'll alway's be my puppy, I love him so much. And yes, then there are those endearing name's too..

[DoggieVogue]

Originally Posted by chevy & karen

Hahahlol lol lol oh don't even get me started on nickname's...

Luca's nickname is Booger and he loves it! it's so funny, he responds better to that than his real name.