Faolmor Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Nope, because then they have a "naughty" name. Eg, "Fionn, come here!" Or..."Fionneaghan!! Get off there with your muddy paws!!!!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlesquashyguys Posted September 1, 2011 Author Share Posted September 1, 2011 (edited) Barry the pug. That's cute. Didn't someone on DOL have a cat named Kevin? I know someone with a Cocker Spaniel called Craig and a cat called Alan! ETA: sorry, other way around. Cocker Spaniel, Alan. Cat, Craig. Edited September 1, 2011 by littlesquashyguys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlesquashyguys Posted September 1, 2011 Author Share Posted September 1, 2011 I asked this question inside the Waiting for a Puppy thread...but it's a long thread and my post has been swallowed up. My favourite names for a female dog are Emmylou, Scarlet and Clementine. Do you think three syllable names are too long for a dog? I know someone with a mixed breed dog called Matthew Arnold (the dog, not the person). I think this is funny, but is it too confusing for the dog? Peope are always going on about how dogs should have one or two syllable names. I know of a Pug called Barry! I laughed my head off when I first heard it. Dogs don't care what you call them. They largely go by the tone of your voice at any rate I think and the sound of the whole word. LOL Barry! How awful! I'm still laughing! I LOVE Barry as a name! But I would probably end up calling the dog Bazza.....hmm, Bazza and Shazza works for me. One of our recent fosters (RIP due to tumour) was named Dave Buzzard The Rockstar aka Buzz for short. Dave Buzzard is a ficticious character of course, but we had another one named Stanley or Stan the Man (after Paul Stanley from KISS). We had a Jovi too and a couple of others that I can't recall just at the moment. It's only fair we explored other musical genre's given we had Kenny, Tammy and Reba One of the most handsome and lovely red ACD's I ever fostered I named Cecil (Cec) and his adoptive owners kept his name because it suited him perfectly. My own dogs were/are Sheila (Sheil), Trevor (Trev), Mick and Lena. S I'm also considering a rock star name like Hendrix or Zeppelin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~*Shell*~ Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Zero is actually "Zero Amadeus Apollo" which he gets when he's been or about to be naughty. Eg "Zero Amadeus Apollo, don't you even think about it!!!" He also gets Z (pronounced "Zee"), Z-puppy, Z-monster and woof. He answers to all of them without a problem. Definitely not confusing. You're always bound to make up nicknames for them anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rozzie Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 I have a Columbus, Jezebel, Napoleon and Dominic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Anne~ Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Barry's name when he first came in as a rescue was Sebastian. His new owners re-named him Barry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlesquashyguys Posted September 1, 2011 Author Share Posted September 1, 2011 With four dogs darting about, sometimes I trip over my tongue trying to get out the right name in a hurry so it becomes a combination mash of all their names eg OdinRakimTlaloc, RakimTlalocOdin, JavaTlalocRakim or sometimes even OiYouWithTheFur. These mashups are all multiple syllables but they do respond when I eventually get their name out! Then again they also respond to Monster, Furball, Excuse Me and my favourite DontEvenThinkAboutIt. Your dogs' names sound like characters on Star Wars. I like the name Ewok, but I think it's more suited to a Pug than a Lab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlesquashyguys Posted September 1, 2011 Author Share Posted September 1, 2011 Barry's name when he first came in as a rescue was Sebastian. His new owners re-named him Barry. That's even funnier. Barry the Pug sounds like a top Aussie bloke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Gert, who usually gets "Turtle" often does get addressed by her 'full' name " Gertrude Evangelina" ! so short names can be lengthened too! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tassie Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Agree that whatever name you choose, your dog will end up with quite a few variants - depending partly on what they've just done or are about to do. Consider that if you're thinkiing about getting involved in dog sports, particularly agility, you will want a short sharp easy to say and hear variant of the name - my Kirra's agility emergency/quick response name is Kiz. The short name becomes the emergency name because you will heavily reward fast responses to it. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 ...and something you are happy to yell in public ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlesquashyguys Posted September 1, 2011 Author Share Posted September 1, 2011 ...and something you are happy to yell in public ;) Definitely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktig Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 my little guy's name is Paddington, partly because I liked it and partly because we picked him up from the airport when he arrived which reminded me of the Paddington Bear story! He answers to it easily,although I do tend to call him Pad or Paddy quite a bit too, he's 12wks old and having no trouble with it - he knows when I'm talking to him, whether he chooses to respond or not is another matter completely at this age... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlesquashyguys Posted September 1, 2011 Author Share Posted September 1, 2011 Agree that whatever name you choose, your dog will end up with quite a few variants - depending partly on what they've just done or are about to do. Consider that if you're thinkiing about getting involved in dog sports, particularly agility, you will want a short sharp easy to say and hear variant of the name - my Kirra's agility emergency/quick response name is Kiz. The short name becomes the emergency name because you will heavily reward fast responses to it. :D I have found Grover's name useful when he is naughty because I can emphasise the grrr sound at the start of it...and it always gets the right response from him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiskedaway Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 my Kirra's agility emergency/quick response name is Kiz. Haha, my Akira's agility quick response name is Kez. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjelkier Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 My girl Alchemy usually gets Allie or Al. All the others have shorter names. When they are naughty I use their full names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafhafa Hounds Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 I have Arella (Bella, Smella, Smell, Blondie) Moss (Mozzy, Mosquito, Moses, Mo) Zoom (Booz, Booznell, Boozy [all oo like in book], Zoomer, Zoomie) Tom (Tommy, Thomas, Thompson, Tom-AArrrse, Arse-Dog) Meg (Megsy, Meggles, Smeg-Head and personal fave: Megatron leader of the Deceptacons!!) The Salukis (Moss & Arella) also answer to "Lukis" and all come when I call "Dogs!!". Any name will be both shortened and lengthened depending on the particular moment that you need to call it out!! Sonia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfsie Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 I have Annabella.......We tend to call her Annabelle, she refuses to come to Bella or Anna, go figure My other dogs have easier names, Katy, Lukey and Tessa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Panzer Attack! Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 My dog responds to Pootie or Potato-Brain. Neither sound like his actual name! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombie Bait Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 I have a RR called Sierra - she gets Sierra, Swee Swee, Princess, Wenchy Mc Wench Wench and B**ch face and responds to al of them. Brembo our mutt gets, Brembo, B Boy, Little Man and Brat and responds to them too. Its all in the tone of voice ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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