We are getting a new puppy but...

Does anybody have any great names? My husband is mostly leaving it up to me to name HIS dog. I can't think of any good girl names. Thank goodness we still have time to find something or it will end up being named 'DOG'.

We found out that there are 8 babies. Still haven't been born yet though.

"DOG" is a great name! We had a friend that named their Golden Retriever "Dog" but it was spelled out; ended up sounding like "DeeOhGee".

It took me years to figure out that when i called their dog, I was actually spelling out the word "Dog". Some days I'm just not that smart.

I never knew anyone with a dog named Dog but I did know someone with a cat named Dog. It was a teenage boys cat. And why he named it Dog I don't know since he had had two literal dogs at the time.

How about Maude?

thats a shame; the Diogi (D-O-G)that we knew was the sweetest dog ever. He passed a few years ago, and it was so sad!

HAHA! Well what if she turns into a porker? Perfect name then.

Still no name yet. I suggested this time naming her after a famous mathematician or music composer or something computer related. Lee is thinking about it. So she is still being referred to as puppy X.

Any reason behind the mathemetician or composer inspiration for names?

There are some names of females that don't really lend themselves to naming a dog.


Unless you have a particular name in mind it all seems a bit arbitary?

Haha yeah well no reason really. Lee just wants an unusual name. Doesn't have to be mathematician, composer, or scientist. Lee is just kind of a smart geek so I suggested something in that realm. I also suggested something computer related. Really....anything that would maybe give him an idea to help him along with the naming process. I'm going to start suggesting names of household appliances next or food brand names in the grocery store if he doesn't hurry up.

Some Ukrainian friends of ours named their puppy Unix, which is cute in theory but it sounds like eunuchs. And, yes, he was neutered.

OMG, that is soooo bad. Prime example of why you should verbally test out a name.....

The language barrier didn't help. It took awhile to explain what a eunuch was to them in a way that they understood!

I love the puppy Seven...he's so cute (well, they all are, though).

What about Mac or Macintosh for a computer-inspired name?

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