Dog names
Dog names
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On Sunday we will be picking up our new puppy. We will be getting a female Golden Retriever. Our previous one passed away in '04 from a brain tumor. We are having a heck of a time coming up with a name. I thought it would be nice to have something unusual, like and engineering term, instead of a boring "human" name. Both my husband and I are engineers, he an Electrical and me a Structural. Since most of you seem to have such great screen names, I thought you could help me out with some ideas.
Thanks.
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1. Kip (as in kilo-pounds)
2. Fazler (after Fazler Khan - the great structural engineer)
3. Eiffel (after Gustav the french guy)
4. Schematic (I don't know... just like it)
5. A36 (a weird name for a dog - but a classic)
6. Charpy (for the V-notch toughness test)
7. Electrode (for welding and/or electrical stuff)
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that's just mean!
one idea we had was "joule" (jewel)
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Structural ... Beams, Beamer, Truss, Span, Girdy (Short for Girder), Steeler.
Combined ... EE plus SE = EESE (Easy)
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Sometimes 'Bob'.
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Fermi
Einstein
Euler
Newton
You don't want to listen to me, though - I've got a cat named Ravioli. He's actually my step-cat, named by my wife.
What kind of dog?
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My Greyhound is called "Santa's Little Helper".
Another name that I wanted to use was "No", or "Master".
I'll think of more.
Dave
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How about Generica?
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You are right, Golden's have become very popular in the last few years. I think in large part not only due to their good temperment, but also due to the popularity and abundance of all those "Airbud" movies. As a result, we had been warned that many new dogs were suffering from what was being termed "Golden Retriever Rage." Irresponsible breeders, having a disregard for the physical and mental health of the dogs, were overbreeding or in-breeding their dogs. The result was a dog who seemed to exhibit all the loveable and desireable traits of a GR, but would become aggressive for little or no reason.
Even more disturbing than the "yalla dog" is the insurgence of new mixed breeds like the "Golden Doodle" (Golden Retriever/Poodle.) People are doing that stuff on purpose!
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Best dog name I've heard was a dalmation in college named 'Stripe'.
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Who thinks of that stuff?
PsionSaint,
Stripe is a great name. I thought we could rely on our 5 year old for some innovative ideas. His stuffed animals have some really great names. He has a dalmation beany baby he got when he was 3, he named it "beef." When I ask if he's come up with any ideas, he sighs loudy (as if I've told him to go clean his room) and tells me no. Of course, he also shoots down almost every name I come up with.
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THEANO (mathmetician and wife of Pythagorus) or
LILLIAN, after Lillian Gilbreth, member #1 in the Society of Women Engineers.
or there are other alternatives like
BITUMEN (pronounced Bitch-oo-men) it's not a bad word in the dog world
SHEBOLT (construction, a type of form tie) or,
YELLOWCAKE (nuclear)
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Of those presented here, I like Eiffel, Charpy and Girdy.
If it was a smaller dog, like a Jack Russel, Rivet might have been nice. I respect Golden's, so I can't think of any interesting names.
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we had one called plastic bag
another called street
another called meadow
and a fourth (she was into dog rescue) called pretty...
but they sound much more interesting in a foreign language.. might be worth looking into your own heritage and see if you can come up with any neet wordnames... it at least is a great conversation starter...
Wes C.
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For a list of recognized mixed breeds, this site is interesting. Some of the mixes are kinda cute, too.
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rmw
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I was tasked with coming up with a name. So after a few beers, I came up with "Junior" (Jr). Jr being with women most of the day at home initially seemed to develop bathroom habits outdoors like squatting instead of lifting either back leg. Well, after my job of walking the dog each night, over time he started to lift his hind leg. Absolutely fantastic, finally a male dog with measurable testosterone levels. Now, after eight years he grunts and waits for me to take him out for our evening walk together.
Last but not least, I was on business travel several years ago and my wife took Jr for his grooming. Well, when I returned in the evening, I noticed that he didn’t greet me at the door for our walk. As it turned out, he had a blue bow placed on each ear by the dog groomer and my wife did not attempt to remove them thinking they were cute - what an embarrassment. After I removed them, it took about two days and Jr got back to his old male tendencies.
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I know someone who called their son "Boy"
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"Mutt" is an email program under UNIX/Linux. How is that for an excuse? An old UNIX mail program called "Biff" was apparently named after someone's dog.
JHG
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My previuos dog was an Akita that we got from a University research program that bred them for genetic defects and farmed them out to families for ong term studies. They told us we were getting a male, but when we got it home I discovered she was a female. So we named her Lola (after the Kinks song). Don't ask me why the University students couldn't tell the difference.
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-The future's so bright I gotta wear shades!
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He was a good dog, loyal, teachable. Sitting right there watching me cut down a tree when the tree fell on him. Learned a sad lesson that day.
Metengr, dittos except 3 daughters. They got a puppy once that they needed to name, and since there was 3 of them, and they couldn't agree on any names I made each of them put 3 names in a hat, and rule was that the one drawn was it-no questions asked, no second takes.
Well, one of them put "Elvis" in the hat, and guess what-I think Elvis needs to be fed. The daughters are all gone, but Elvis is still with us. It was the male gerbil that I really bonded with when we had him. But he lived indoors in this harem with me. Elvis lives outside.
rmw
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rmw: As in "Elvis has left the building"?
When I was young I had a Beagle. Got him from a friend of the family. Pure bread.
Can't remember the first name but his pedigree last name was "...Gustafson the 3rd".
So "Gus" it was. Dumb as a rock. Absolutely hated anyone that came to the door but didn't come in. (Mailman, Milkman..)
Rerig
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David
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The name had to do with a re-arrangment of our family name, etc. and pronounced it like "Ray", even though it was a female.
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I would have to agree with you on the name thing. Our first dog was named Josephine. At the time my nieces and nephews were about 3 years old and when they said it, it sounded like Jobean. She would also respond to Jo, Bean, Beaner, Pumpkin Head (she was a dark Golden)and Baby Girl. As long as somebody was petting her, she didn't care what you called her.
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Both went to that big kennel in the sky this past year! Probably won't see more dogs in my house until the kids get bigger.
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There was a vulgar joke about a man with a dog called engineer, but this is probably not the place...
Jeff
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Ciao.
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Sduggen... How about Camber for your dogs name?
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I agree with you about the "designer" mixed breeding that's running rampant these days...
So what's disturbing about it, anyway? Fewer jobs for vets due to reduced occurrence of genetically defective purebreds?
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Like you said, combining traits of more than one breed can result in better temperament and better health. However, responsible pure breeding can also accomplish this. Unfortunately, there are a lot of irresponsible people out there who breed their dog because they think it would be "fun" and those who allow their dog to be bred or to breed (from not spaying or neutering). A good majority of those dogs are unwanted and never find good homes.
I guess most established breeds today have come about due to selective mixed breeding. As engineers we all know how important it is to get the background and facts on a project, understand the desired results, make a plan, etc. It takes experience and knowledge of the subject to be successful.
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Our neighbor had a champion Golden Lab bitch who had won several hunting trophies etc. etc. He was very selective about breeding her and paid handsomely for stud services from other champions, so her pups were very valuable. One year when she came into heat Jason got under the fence. The neighbor killed him, but apparently after he got to her, because all of her pups came out as short little Golden/Maltese mixes (Goldmalt? Maltlab?) Anyway, he killed all but one of the pups and gave it to us as a replacement for our dog that he had killed.
Jason Jr. had the face, body shape and coat of a Golden Lab, but the short little legs of the Maltese! Funny looking does not begin to do him justice as a description. His body was way too long for those short little legs, so watching him run was hilarious. Great dog though, and he lived almost 20 years, unheard of for a Lab.
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I really hate human beings sometimes.
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A dog unsuitable for breeding should be neutered. End of story. People who think neutering is "wrong" or "unnatural" probably should also be neutered.
Neutered doggy would not sneak through fence for roll in hay. Unneutered doggy will stop at nothing: fence, traffic, children...
Then again, leaving a bitch in heat unattended outdoors, even in fenced area, is simply careless. Again, because unneutered doggy will stop at nothing. Experienced breeder should know this.
Personally, I would not have the heart to kill a whole litter. I am certain I would hold papa doggy's family fully responsible, both financially and for all time and effort required to find homes for puppies.
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While I wholeheartedly agree with you now, this took place in 1959, and neutering was not something that was done as easily as it is now. In addition, we didn't let him roam, he dug under the fence in an area where my father obviously didn't think he could, and then again under the fence of the kennel in their yard. That's why I am now a big proponent on spaying and neutering, we are foolhardy to think we can control doggy (and kitty) lust!
Side note: Several decades later when this discharged his shotgun at a dog in the middle of the road with kids outside playing. Several kids were hit with over-spray. The police hauled him off to jail. Let's just say that he was less than rational all around.
I now have a purebred Blue Heeler (Australian Cattle Dog) named Matilda who is also unsuitable for show, and we had her spayed. She is way too smart however, and I have an annual budget item for gate lock systems because I have to keep changing them once she figures them out. She NEVER gives up! She also climbs trees, so I had to cut several down that were too close to the fences. When a dog wants freedom, it's hard to keep them home, spayed/neutered or not.
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Stay away from using a human name for a pet. Most domestic dogs live 10 or more years. As soon as you name a dog “George” someone named George will move in next door and it can be confusing or embarrassing all around.
For dog obedience you should always call the dog’s name and then the command. A short name with a hard sound works best to get the dog’s attention and then he will listen to the command. Might not do anything about it but he will listen.
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"I see you and Jesus sees you to."
The thief freezes for a long while and nothing happens. He moves a little farther into the roof. Same thing,
"I see you and Jesus sees you to."
After the third or fourth time the thief turns on his flash light and sees a parrot who says'
"I see you and Jesus sees you to."
Says the thief
"Your only a parrot."
"Yes. Jesus is a Rottwieller."
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The breeder we dealt with required we sign a "puppy contract." This contract contained several clauses (don't worry we didn't agree to "inspect" or "guarantee" anything) which included one that we agreed to have her spade. We also agreed that if we were unable to keep her for some reason, he would have first refusal. He agreed he would take the dog back, for a full refund, if she develops hip-displaysia.
Very responsible guy, very knowledgeable and very experienced. One of the puppies from every litter is donated to a sight assistance dog program. I know it's impossible to have every breeder be so devoted to his dogs, but it does make you feel good to see it.
Gracie starts doggie daycare tomorrow. She will be in a puppy potty training class for 4 weeks. I am really looking forward to it. The constant stress over the last two days of where she is and what she's doing are getting to me.
Thank you all for your suggestions and your time.
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I've got two dogs myself, but both were adopted at about 2 years old, so we never really got to enjoy the puppy stage. On the flip side, we never had to deal with the puppy issues either. Both were housetrained and well past the house-destroying age. Then again, they get a ton of exercise every day and I think they are glad to be left alone while we are at work.
Dean
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Both my dogs were over 2 (and trained) when we got them, so the training was not an issue. I also found out that they will both respond to "stupid", given time and "training".
I rarely use that in public, people look at you funny.
D
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Wow. I really am old!
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Turbo
Sprocket
Porsche
Quattro, my first dog, has sadly passed.
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The moral of this story is quite simple.... many problems can be quickly solved by the non-polluted mind of a 5 year old!
Now you have to show us all a picture of the pup
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Talladega
Indy
Winston
Shelby
Piper
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We ended up with the Golden Retriever mentioned below. She was a sweetheart, but it was a lot like having a Golden Retriever rug in every room of the house.
"I have heard of a dog named “d-o-g” which was pronounced “dee-oh-gee”."
We had one of those too.
A guy that used to work with us had a Doberman, who he called "Dobie". Later on, he got a Rottweiler, and called her "Roddy". Then he inherited a Golden Retriever, and while in his care she was called "Goldie". Somebody pointed out that it was a good thing he never got a Shih Tzu...
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What’s you dog’s name?
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Slightly less easy on the tongue is the pet of a fellow engineering student when I was at college. His dog was called Isambard Kingdom Brunel. That changed to 'IKB' and finally 'Ikey'.
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Years ago I had a runt cocker spaniel that loved to ride the Harley with me - the kids named him "RADAR" for some reason.... must have been his keen sense of finding food. Little guy had NO fear - I have a picture of him standing on the peak of the roof of our 2 story farm house, surveying his domain.
I took him for a ride in the race car during a mid week practice session - he loved it!
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saludos.
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A friend of mine loves cats but, alas, is allergic to them. Naturally she had to have one. It was called.......
You Bastard.
She would stand on the back steps at night at feeding time and call out to all and sundry in a loud and happy voice:
"You Bastard".
Of course, it could not last. She was muttering the cat's name in vain too often as the reactions irritated her more and more and the cat was 'let go' (to a new owner, she did, after all, love it).
Hand on heart - true story.
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Doesn't matter, it won't listen anyway.....
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...oh...and throw away ALL your dark clothes and furniture...LOL! They blow their coats, perpetually ALL year! UGH again.
Don't get me wrong, I love dogs, but would never entertain the idea of another golden retreiver. EVER.
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I've always considered "Dammit" to be the best dog name.
Sit, Dammit!
Stay, Dammit!
Heel, Dammit!
You get the picture...
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Someone above said be careful giving a human name.
I was at a party with a girl named Bella and somebody was standing in front of us, looking in our direction and said, "my Lord you've gotten fat Bella!".
My mouth dropped to the floor before I realized the dog's name was also Bella and was standing between us!!
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With the wild stuff people are naming their kids these days, I figured no name was safe in that respect.
She's a real sweetie, and since we got her tummy troubles figured out, she's even sleeping thru the night. Six whole hours in a row! Whoohoo, now if I can get my human kids to stop waking up.
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He's about 30-35 years old. Seinfeld had an episode where George wanted to name his kid "7". This guy wrote to the show but never heard a word.
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