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Puppy names!

Guess who got not one, but two puppies? :D
And guess who has absolutely no clue as to what to name them?
Yeah, that'd be me.
So what do you think are some good puppy names?
Here's a picture of them, one has an ear that sticks straight up and the other has an upside down white triangle on his forehead. Oh yeah, they're both boys.

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Feb 4, 2011. 7:20 AMfenderphil says:
How about Burmuda (Triangle) for one and Dammit for the other then when you call him you can say Dammit come here. Or as he is white how about "Blanco"
Nov 28, 2010. 5:32 PMDr. Pepper says:
I have a black lab mix with border collie. He's very smart and cute too! He has a little white spot on his chest so we call him Little White which has become L W which has become L dubya (like how George W. Bush's middle name is said) which has become dub. Totally a Texas name!
Apr 28, 2010. 1:28 PMchaoscampbell says:
I just got one a few weeks ago too, His name is bear
Apr 28, 2010. 3:36 PMLoneWolf says:
That is an absolutely adorable picture :) Very cute.
Oct 28, 2009. 1:09 PMThe Ideanator says:
Sunny, I am quite envious of your awesome puppies, I say you should name them after awesome ibles members. *crosses fingers*
Oct 28, 2009. 1:37 PMKiteman says:
That's just chickening out!

Don't worry, Kiteman is a silly name for a dog.

How about...

Bones and McCoy!  Not our MrMcCoy, the real, Doctor McCoy!
Apr 28, 2010. 11:41 AMLoneWolf says:
Bones sounds good :)
Oct 30, 2009. 8:36 PMThe Ideanator says:
I am the real McCoy, also, that was somewhat mean as one of my avatar pictures is the good doctor, thank you very much!
Oct 30, 2009. 3:59 PMGoodhart says:
Heart would be a nice name for the one,  and maybe Crystal for the one with the diamond.....
 
Nov 1, 2009. 11:14 PMKryptonite says:
Squish and Squawk. Deffinitely.
Nov 1, 2009. 1:32 PMKevvixx says:
I had a friend with two dogs and their names were Kit and Kaboodles.
Oct 28, 2009. 1:19 PMKiteman says:
You need names that have a different "shape" when the dogs hear them.

Mannie and Dancer?
Oct 30, 2009. 10:36 AMzoltzerino says:
 Man and Dan sound similar though, I'm not sure which syllable is important for the dog, first or last.
Oct 31, 2009. 12:51 AMKiteman says:
I think it's the whole word - say them out loud and feel what your mouth does.
Nov 1, 2009. 12:41 PMzoltzerino says:
In agility with my dog I have been told not to use 'left' and 'right' because they both end with 't', in basic training with her I was taught to use double syllable commands - rather than 'stay!' it is better to have 'stay there!' with a slight exaggeration on the second syllable.
Oct 28, 2009. 1:14 PMlemonie says:
Wingus & Dingus.

L
Oct 30, 2009. 3:59 PMGoodhart says:
|That'll confuse em :-)    Might as well call them Thing1 and Thing2 :-) 
 
Oct 31, 2009. 2:39 AMlemonie says:
I have a friend who did call his puppies Wingus & Dingus. For a pair I don't think it matters that names are (in)distinct.

L
Oct 31, 2009. 7:10 AMGoodhart says:
As long as you don't ever want to "call" just one of them at a time :-)
 
Oct 28, 2009. 1:50 PMcrapflinger says:
Mr. Farley and Chubbs

Skeeter and Bones

Reginald and Horatio (i'm a big fan of using people names for dogs...as long as they're sufficiently obscure names)

Eeersup and Eeersdown (once had two kittens, one was fluffy and personable, the other not.... one was fluffystripednotsoscared and the other was notsofluffystripedveryscared)

Deeohgee and Bob

Oct 30, 2009. 10:34 AMzoltzerino says:
 My friends cats is called Horatio Tibbs.
Oct 30, 2009. 10:34 AMzoltzerino says:
 I picked my dog's name; Maizie. Everyone always spells her nema 'Maisie' / 'Maisy', but it is actually a 'Zie' because her mother's name was Barley so I stuck with the crop thing and yunno.

Make sure it sounds good when you are shouting their name across a park / field ( I once heard a woman shouting for her dogs called 'Scrotum' and 'Ball-bag', not a good look for her), also two syllables sounds best for command purposes I think.

Enjoy the puppyness while it lasts...
Oct 28, 2009. 5:26 PMSpl1nt3rC3ll says:
 :D

I know this seems simple, but just pick a name that feels right. 

All the dogs in Mazee's litter were first given color names to identify them before they were old enough to take home. Mazee's name was pinky because of her pink nose. We originally had our elementary school class (wow, was it really that long ago) come up with names, but none of them seemed right. Eventually, Mom thought of Amazing Grace, so we narrowed it down to Mazee and Grace. Mazee had a good vibe to it, and now I can't imagine her with a different name.

Also, you could base one of them off of iBles, or something that you're passionate about.  
Oct 28, 2009. 4:34 PMRock Soldier says:
Jay & Silent Bob
Tom & Jerry
Paul & Stanley
Ace Frehley & Alice Cooper
Kit & Kat

Oct 28, 2009. 4:27 PMNachoMahma says:
.  Beavis & Butthead
Oct 28, 2009. 1:23 PMplane phanatic says:
Mac and PC ;-)

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