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name that dog - the finalists

name that dog - the finalists

We got to visit our little unnamed pile of sweetness this week. OMG. He was so sweet I could barely stand leaving him. After meeting him, we have narrowed the list of names. Which ones do you love the most? They are down below.

But first. Reasons we chose not to go with some of the names you suggested.

Hershey: Um. Hershey squirts? I live with three boys.

Jennifer: Well duh. Please don't hunt me down and gut me like a fish.

Beuaregard: Too long. And. I probably should have mentioned prior to the naming process, I don't like one syllable names like Beau. When I am pissed I need two syllables just ask my kids. (KeenanKeenan aka: Kman
Age: 14
"Special" Qualities: Door slamming, stomping and eye rolling (can do it all in one impressive motion).
Best Qualities: The softest kindest heart, hysterical and quite charming when he tries., ColtonColton aka: Moose, Duece, Colt, CJ
Age: 3
Favorite Word: Fart
Hobbies:  Playing in the dirt, setting off fire alarms at preschool and bossing people around.
Best Qualities:  The sweetest disposition this side of the Mississippi., NoahNoah aka: Mac Daddy
Age: 12
"Special" Qualities: Holds a grudge for longer than you can remember the offense. Talks nonstop
Best Qualities: Wakes up with a smile every day and walks to the beat of his own drum.) Also. We are pretty whiskey tango around here and this name sounds a little too classy. People might think we stole the dog.

Bailey: My husband thinks it sounds like a girl.

Austin, Petyon, Bevo: We are already psychotic about our sports in this house. They might institutionalize us if we go one step further.

Shithead: Because I don't like names that start with esses.

Here is the list of faves. Go on. Vote for the one you love. 

Elwood

Sampson

Pancho

Otis

Clyde

Leroy

McCabe

Fisher

Hoover

Jackson

 

posted: 03/19/2010 | comments : 57

comments
1. Linda Rihani said:
Bentley? super cute
07/14/10 20:49 PM - Reply
2. Elizabeth said:
Being that I named my dog "Walter," I vote for Otis -- and so does a certain brother who refuses to make his own account for reasons that "she knows too much about me." Good luck with the newest addition to the Mullen family :)
04/22/10 23:43 PM - Reply
3. Clau said:
1. Otis
2. Clyde
04/14/10 22:09 PM - Reply
4. Dad said:
CLYDE,.You can get Bonnie later!!!!
03/25/10 14:41 PM - Reply
5. Heather Swortwood said:
Leroy. Hands down.

I definitely don't like Elwood. Reminds me of Tiger and Elin.
03/21/10 20:35 PM - Reply
6. Megan Maes said:
Yay! Fisher made the cut. And it is a human name too! My friend's baby was named Fisher, but he passed away last year shortly after one month on this earth. Very sad I know! But dogs are happiness, and this would be one way to honor him! No pressure. ;-)

I also like Otis. Or Milo. (Aren't these celeb baby names too?)

One thing to remember: When your dog is running away from you and you have to yell his name at the top of your lungs, what will be okay to say? Leroy? I vote no on that one...yikes.
03/21/10 18:41 PM - Reply
7. Shannon said:
Maybe I get honorable mention for the most suggestions? You know, I'm all about dogs though...I was looking at a dog site today and saw like three dogs names Boscoe. Kinda cute?
03/21/10 14:16 PM - Reply
Stefanie said:
You certainly get an A for effort. Boscoe is adorable.
03/21/10 15:15 PM
8. Beccah said:
I like Leroy or Elwood but still think he looks like an Austin :)
03/20/10 18:58 PM - Reply
9. Pixielation said:
He is gorgeous! And totally looks like an Otis.

Leroy as second choice.
03/20/10 15:50 PM - Reply
Stefanie said:
I believe those are my choices too. Otis and Leroy are my faves.
03/21/10 15:22 PM
10. Shannon said:
Okay I'm loving Tango but I'm not sure that's right for a black lab? Too cute though. What about JD as in Jack Daniels. :)

I also heard Bristol last night which I kinda like.
03/20/10 13:12 PM - Reply
11. Risvold Ranch said:
Oh, and make sure whatever it is, that it works followed with "Malcolm" xoxo
03/19/10 23:16 PM - Reply
12. Risvold Ranch said:
Our McCabe is not doing well, it would be cool for his name to carry on.
He was meant to be someone else's pup 14 years ago, but when she found
She had cancer, the McCabe Family decided to pass on a new puppy. It made sense to name him McCabe!
03/19/10 23:08 PM - Reply
Stefanie said:
So sorry to hear about McCabe. That makes me sad. Hugs.
03/21/10 18:01 PM
13. Randa said:
Uhm I think it should be Tango. Since you're Whiskey Tango people...And since Whiskey Tango is too long...Tango! I WIN! Oh wait. From that list? Uhm I'm out.
I want to have a puppy now.
03/19/10 21:00 PM - Reply
Stefanie said:
OH CRAP. Tango rocks. Hmmmm.
03/19/10 21:32 PM
Adlawrence said:
Ooo! Tango sounds great!
03/20/10 12:03 PM
Randa said:
I win! LOL! Kidding! I also need to get a picture up and going on here. I love that you made this into a community BTW. I feel all included in something!
03/20/10 21:20 PM
14. Shannon said:
Wow he is just too cute. I'm throwing out new contenders, just ideas...I think I like Sampson the most. To me he looks like a little bear cub. Oso is Spanish for Bear what about Ozzie. Okay never mind I guess he doens't look like a drugged up rock star. Okay what about Choco, short for chocolate. Or what about I try not to name your dog, my ideas are lame. One thing though, I've figured out that it's hard to name them until you've had them for a week or two and see their personality.
03/19/10 19:33 PM - Reply
15. Amy Phillips said:
Well, since DD (for damn dog) was rejected (hurrump), I vote for Poncho!
03/19/10 19:11 PM - Reply
Stefanie said:
Sorry. DD is a little too fem. Also. It makes me think of boobs.
03/19/10 21:20 PM
16. Gwen said:
Without a doubt, Otis. I would think of the easiest name to got with commands. Plus, it is soooo much cuter to see a toddler chasing after a puppy saying "Otis! Otis!" than most of the other names IMO...what a cutie though.
03/19/10 18:48 PM - Reply
17. San Diego Momma said:
I gotta go with Fisher. Unique. Aquatic. Um. I'll think of another adjective in a second.

Also, I used to love Fisher Stevens. He was an actor married to Michelle Pfeiffer. (Remember that Friends episode where Phoebe or was it Monica was dating a psychiatrist who kept diagnosing all the Friends' personalities?)

Now he's a producer douche. But I still secretly think he's semi-cute.

Semi-cute!

That's my other adjective.
03/19/10 17:28 PM - Reply
18. Lindsey Buechler said:
Pipers dog is named Pancho.... Im just saying,.
03/19/10 17:24 PM - Reply
Stefanie said:
OH EFF-BOMB. They stole Hank and Pancho. Effers.
03/19/10 21:18 PM
19. Injaynesworld said:
McCabe is cute. Of course it's no "Beau."

I'll just go off in a huff now and pout.
03/19/10 16:21 PM - Reply
20. Angie Ballard said:
Otis - for sure. Chocolate Lab, I'm assuming (from the Hershey suggestion). Mine's a girl named Saminda, for my great-great-grandmother. My lab that passed away several months ago was named Millie for my favorite great-aunt. My dad asked if I would be naming a dog Larry after him, to which I replied, "only if you're very, very lucky".
03/19/10 16:02 PM - Reply
Stefanie said:
That is classic. I LOVE dogs named with human names. I saw in People magazine today that some celeb was jogging on the beach with his chihuahua named Kevin and laughed so hard I choked on my beef jerky.
03/19/10 21:32 PM
21. Liz said:
Stef, he looks like a Bear Cub! soooo adorable.
John is very disappointed that his name did not make the list. (JK).
03/19/10 16:01 PM - Reply
Stefanie said:
I mean it when I tell you that diarrhea balls was my number one choice but J didn't like it. And. J wanted shithead, but I am not a fan of names that begin with esses. So. They canceled each other out.
03/19/10 21:27 PM
22. Everyday Mama said:
So CUTE!! Leroy...he just looks like a Leroy
03/19/10 15:57 PM - Reply
23. Everyday Mama said:
So Cute...Leroy!
03/19/10 15:57 PM - Reply
24. Adlawrence said:
What? You didn't mention any of mine (I don't remember the names I suggested, regardless I know none are up there!).

Eh. Leroy.
03/19/10 15:57 PM - Reply
Stefanie said:
I know. I'm sorry. My husband kiboshed all foreign names. Love you though.
03/19/10 21:22 PM
Adlawrence said:
Eh, it's all good. My hubby looks at me weird sometimes for names that I would redo for our pup. ;)

You rock also. :)
03/20/10 12:04 PM
25. Lucy said:
McCabe! Cute name for a cute dog!
03/19/10 15:07 PM - Reply
26. Andrea said:
Elwood!

We have a student in our school district named Shithead. It's actually spelled Shit'head and pronounced Shy-teed.
03/19/10 13:46 PM - Reply
Stefanie said:
I just spit wine across the mother freaking room. OMG.
03/19/10 21:21 PM
27. A_cain said:
Sampson!
03/19/10 12:11 PM - Reply
28. Kimberly Hampton said:
P.S. Tucker says to tell you that he is bummed that you didn't pick his name to be in the cut! These males sure are sensitive!LOL!
03/19/10 12:05 PM - Reply
Stefanie said:
My sincerest apologies to Tucker.
03/19/10 21:17 PM
29. Christina Nowacki said:
Well, if he was chocolate brown I'd think he HAD to be Leroy (Bad, Bad Leroy Brown), but otherwise I like Otis. I think it fits your Whiskey Tango Foxtrot image perfectly ;-)
03/19/10 11:56 AM - Reply
Stefanie said:
I know. Don't you love Bad. Bad. Leroy Brown. Baddest dog in the whole damn....Meaner than a junk yard dog...
03/19/10 21:16 PM
30. Carrie Steele said:
Otis - and I am sure Samantha won't be offended that you don't like names that start with "esses"! He is absolutely adorable and we can't wait to get our hands on him :)
03/19/10 11:45 AM - Reply
31. Kimberly Hampton said:
Yay! Sampson made the cut.!!! So of course that is the name I am voting for! Thought you liked Axel earlier? Though I must admit, the "baby" doesn't look like an Axel right now!
03/19/10 11:37 AM - Reply
32. Anne Mullen Smith said:
SORRY, WE STILL LIKE DUKE AND DAISEY!
So what's with the "don't like one syllable words"?
Oh well not our dog.
03/19/10 11:04 AM - Reply
33. marymac said:
I vote for Hershey.
03/19/10 09:56 AM - Reply
Stefanie said:
Hershey squirts. Seriously. I already covered this.
03/19/10 21:14 PM
34. Sarah Burns said:
Yay! My Hoover made it to the finals!

Go Hoover!!

Second choice, Otis.

03/19/10 09:39 AM - Reply
35. Chuntis Scorsese said:
I like Jackon, but of course, I like Wimbleton Jackson that much more!
03/19/10 09:25 AM - Reply
36. Kalisa said:
I like OTIS.
03/19/10 08:03 AM - Reply
37. Kalisa said:
Don't name him Sampson. That's what Oprah's black spaniel was named.
03/19/10 08:01 AM - Reply
Stefanie said:
Yikes. I can't name him after a cocker spaniel. Samspon is officially out.
03/19/10 21:12 PM
38. Jenniferfromlajolla said:
Well, not sure I get the duh, but whatever.

I too like Hoover. And there is a side benefit to naming him that--when he poops on your floor or chews your shoes, you can tell him that he "sucks." Pretty sure if he was named Jennifer he would do neither of those things, but that doesn't really matter now--does it?
03/19/10 07:51 AM - Reply
Stefanie said:
Okay. You officially sleigh my ass. We have decided, in honor of you, to name the dog _______________ Jennifer Mullen.
03/19/10 21:35 PM
39. Mary Burt-Godwin said:
My pick is Hoover. So adorable!!!
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03/19/10 07:45 AM - Reply

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