# Got a new puppy (pic inside) - need a name. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 30, 2007, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-new-puppy-pic-inside-need-a-name/431698 "2007-12-30T15:30:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MrFloppy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/43a26b/32.png) [@MrFloppy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrFloppy)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2007, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-new-puppy-pic-inside-need-a-name/431698/1 "2007-12-30T15:30:05Z")
After being 6 months without a Springer (we had two for 15 years), me and Mrs Floppy and our offspring went to pick out a new one. Pic below. [![](https://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa80/bmoresteve/dog.jpg) ](https://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa80/bmoresteve/dog.jpg) Now, it is decreed that all canines in the Floppy household are named after beers, either type or brand name. So what to call the little fellow. Current faves are _Porter_ or _Murphy_ but I would call upon the collective dopers to come up with a good one. Fezziwig won;t fly wth Mrs. Floppy lol. We pick him up in 2 weeks (in MD and maybe elsewhere, a pup has to be 8 weeks old). ---
**Author:** ![Ludy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Ludy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludy)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2007, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-new-puppy-pic-inside-need-a-name/431698/2 "2007-12-30T15:59:07Z")
I like the name Murphy, and if it was a female, I would suggest Stella. My favourite beers just don’t fit with a Spaniel. Grasshopper, Moosehead, Warthog, Fin du Monde. These just don’t have the same ring as Murphy. What about Clancy? It was my favourite beer when I was living in New Brunswick and I have been missing it ever since. [This](http://www.thebeerstore.ca/Beers/brandsearch_results.asp) site might help. From there I like: Caffrey Paddy Foster ---
**Author:** ![Phlosphr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2007, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-new-puppy-pic-inside-need-a-name/431698/3 "2007-12-30T15:59:55Z")
For some odd reason I like people names for dogs, and that little bundle of fluff you have there does not look like a Porter. How about Steve, or Dave, or Dan? I had a pooch once named Bob it he was the best pooch! People used to ask what my dogs name was, and when I said Bob they’d look a little dubious, but I said, " hey doesn’t he look like a bob?" Oh after a better read of the Op I see you want to go for beer names. How about Buddy, for Buddington’s? ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2007, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-new-puppy-pic-inside-need-a-name/431698/4 "2007-12-30T16:03:37Z")
What a cuuuuute baby! How about Leinenkugel? OK, maybe not. I like Sam (Adams). ---
**Author:** ![MrFloppy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/43a26b/32.png) [@MrFloppy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrFloppy)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2007, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-new-puppy-pic-inside-need-a-name/431698/5 "2007-12-30T16:04:10Z")
[QUOTE=Phlosphr] Oh after a better read of the Op I see you want to go for beer names. How about Buddy, for Buddington’s? [/QUOTE] Boddingtons? I suppose _Boddington_ sounds OK. ---
**Author:** ![Dangerosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2007, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-new-puppy-pic-inside-need-a-name/431698/6 "2007-12-30T16:07:00Z")
We have a dog named Murphy - which is a very popular dog name. Its a great dog name, but you won’t be the only Murphy at the vet. Not a beer drinker though - so can’t help you much there. ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2007, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-new-puppy-pic-inside-need-a-name/431698/7 "2007-12-30T16:11:55Z")
You really should name your Springer…Jerry! Not a beer? Sorry. Heiney? Stout? ---
**Author:** ![irishgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@irishgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irishgirl)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2007, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-new-puppy-pic-inside-need-a-name/431698/8 "2007-12-30T16:11:57Z")
What were your other dogs called? How about something European: Budvar Carling Carlsberg Urquell Pilsner Fruli Or asian: Tiger Cobra Kirin I like: Miller Beck and finally Boddington (how cute would that be?) ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2007, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-new-puppy-pic-inside-need-a-name/431698/9 "2007-12-30T16:37:22Z")
Jerry the Springer. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2007, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-new-puppy-pic-inside-need-a-name/431698/10 "2007-12-30T16:44:07Z")
Kronenberg. ---
**Author:** ![sandra\_nz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2007, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-new-puppy-pic-inside-need-a-name/431698/11 "2007-12-30T16:57:38Z")
Am I the only one thinking MrFloppy is a perfect name for the dog? OK, possibly a bit embarassing in the park… ---
**Author:** ![casdave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@casdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/casdave)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2007, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-new-puppy-pic-inside-need-a-name/431698/12 "2007-12-30T17:30:59Z")
Tetley - Then you could claim it was named after tea if anyone tries to call you on it. > **[Tetley's English Ale | Carlsberg-Tetley Brewing Ltd](https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/8535/706/)** > > Tetley's English Ale is a English Pale Ale style beer brewed by Carlsberg-Tetley Brewing Ltd in Leeds, GB2, United Kingdom. Score: 80 with 508 ratings and reviews. Last update: 10-24-2023. [http://www.tetleyusa.com/facts\_story.asp](http://www.tetleyusa.com/facts_story.asp) ---
**Author:** ![Savannah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Savannah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Savannah)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2007, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-new-puppy-pic-inside-need-a-name/431698/13 "2007-12-30T18:13:10Z")
I drink **Shaftebury** Cream Ale quite often, **Hermann** ’s dark lager, and **Piper** s. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2007, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-new-puppy-pic-inside-need-a-name/431698/14 "2007-12-30T18:56:33Z")
I went and looked in the fridge and we have some Burning River. Maybe not the greatest dog name in the world, though. ---
**Author:** ![XaMcQ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/f9ae1b/32.png) [@XaMcQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XaMcQ)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2007, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-new-puppy-pic-inside-need-a-name/431698/15 "2007-12-30T20:44:16Z")
How about one of these? [Saint Arnold](http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/337/1066/) [Monty Python](http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/1417/3824/) [Smuttynose](http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/141/184/) [Satan](http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/2789/6569/) [Nostradamus](http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/753/2319/) [Rodenbach](http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/216/1882) [Brother Thelonius](http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/112/30282) [Dogfish](http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/64/1161) [Maximus](http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/220/1372) ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2007, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-new-puppy-pic-inside-need-a-name/431698/16 "2007-12-30T20:54:38Z")
Can it be a fictional beer? Like _Duff_? ---
**Author:** ![PastAllReason](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f07891/32.png) [@PastAllReason](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastAllReason)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2007, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-new-puppy-pic-inside-need-a-name/431698/17 "2007-12-30T21:00:25Z")
[QUOTE=irishgirl] What were your other dogs called? How about something European: Budvar Carling Carlsberg Urquell Pilsner Fruli Or asian: Tiger Cobra Kirin I like: Miller Beck and finally Boddington (how cute would that be?) [/QUOTE] All that and no suggestion for Guinness, **irishgirl**? Very cute puppy, indeed. Congratulations to the floppy family. ---
**Author:** ![Sierra\_Indigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f0a364/32.png) [@Sierra\_Indigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sierra_Indigo)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2007, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-new-puppy-pic-inside-need-a-name/431698/18 "2007-12-30T22:25:13Z")
[XXXX](http://www.xxxx.com.au/). Foster(s) Toohey’s VB Cooper(s) Swan These are all Australian beers or brewers. ---
**Author:** ![FloatyGimpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/floatygimpy/32/7750_2.png) [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2007, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-new-puppy-pic-inside-need-a-name/431698/19 "2007-12-30T22:29:01Z")
I know a dog named Molson, for Molson Canadian. ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2007, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-new-puppy-pic-inside-need-a-name/431698/20 "2007-12-30T22:39:22Z")
I reckon Boddington is the best suggestion here. It can be shortened nicely too. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-new-puppy-pic-inside-need-a-name/431698.md?page=2)