# Help Name My New Dog! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 3, 2008, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-my-new-dog/436044 "2008-02-03T01:40:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MissRancher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71c47a/32.png) [@MissRancher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissRancher)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2008, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-my-new-dog/436044/1 "2008-02-03T01:40:33Z")
We rescued a dog today! He was a little too much for his owners to handle, so they returned him to the rescue organization just as we turned up to check out the dogs. He’s around a year old, and we think he’s a boxer/greyhound mix perhaps with some great dane thrown in. He’s such a sweet dog, just needs some discipline. He knows how to sit and lay down, and he listens to us. We’re getting him used to the two cats we have now - he likes to bark and growl at them, but we have a gate that lets them run away upstairs away from him. They have had a few quiet moments around each other so I think it will get better soon. [Pic 1](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2317/2238134566_57c12e50ce.jpg?v=0) [Pic 2](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2255/2238137698_415e16d84d.jpg?v=0) I was thinking Baudelaire, or Chaucer. But I don’t know that those fit. Any suggestions? ---
**Author:** ![Pullet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@Pullet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pullet)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2008, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-my-new-dog/436044/2 "2008-02-03T01:47:32Z")
Bunsen ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2008, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-my-new-dog/436044/3 "2008-02-03T01:50:10Z")
Baucer = Baudelaire + Chaucer ---
**Author:** ![missbunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/76d3ee/32.png) [@missbunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missbunny)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2008, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-my-new-dog/436044/4 "2008-02-03T02:35:25Z")
I like a name that starts with B. Seems to fit. He’s quite a handsome fella. ---
**Author:** ![Ludy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Ludy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludy)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2008, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-my-new-dog/436044/5 "2008-02-03T02:38:46Z")
I don’t have a name to suggest, but wow what a beautiful dog! ---
**Author:** ![Savannah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Savannah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Savannah)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2008, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-my-new-dog/436044/6 "2008-02-03T02:59:29Z")
Bronte. Kootenay. **Baron**. He looks quite noble! That is a fine looking dog–very handsome.l ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2008, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-my-new-dog/436044/7 "2008-02-03T03:10:13Z")
I like Mr. Dog as a name. ---
**Author:** ![TROY\_TEMPEST](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4da419/32.png) [@TROY\_TEMPEST](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TROY_TEMPEST)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2008, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-my-new-dog/436044/8 "2008-02-03T04:43:22Z")
No name, but I read that if you end the dogs name with a vowel you can kind of draw it out when calling and the dog will respond better to that sound. I don’t have a site but the book I found it in is in the library a little south of here. Next time there I’ll check it out. If the threads still open I’ll let you know. ---
**Author:** ![Hockey\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2008, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-my-new-dog/436044/9 "2008-02-03T04:43:39Z")
He is beautiful! Here are my suggestions: Woodrow Boris If you like “B” names, here’s a page full. [Male Names Starting with B](http://www.babynamenetwork.com/baby_names/alphabetical/b.cfm?gender=male) Babar Baldwin Barnabas and Benson are my favorites. ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2008, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-my-new-dog/436044/10 "2008-02-03T04:47:51Z")
Potus. (President of the United States) ---
**Author:** ![Rhubarb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/59ef9b/32.png) [@Rhubarb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhubarb)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2008, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-my-new-dog/436044/11 "2008-02-03T05:10:55Z")
[QUOTE=NurseCarmen] Potus. (President of the United States) [/QUOTE] I was going to suggest Chester, which could be short for Chester A. Arthur. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Spacegirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47774/32.png) [@Spacegirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spacegirl)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2008, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-my-new-dog/436044/12 "2008-02-03T08:17:36Z")
He looks like a Barkley to me. B seems to suit him well. ---
**Author:** ![SomeUserName](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e480ec/32.png) [@SomeUserName](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SomeUserName)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2008, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-my-new-dog/436044/13 "2008-02-03T10:28:01Z")
He sure is a handsome fellow. I have heard that dogs should be given a name with two or three syllables since most commands are one syllable. I suggest Samurai. ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2008, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-my-new-dog/436044/14 "2008-02-03T10:32:12Z")
Whatever name you choose, remember you’ll have to shout it in public! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2008, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-my-new-dog/436044/15 "2008-02-03T12:44:37Z")
[QUOTE=glee] Whatever name you choose, remember you’ll have to shout it in public! :eek: [/QUOTE] Right, which is why I fully intend to name the next dog I get “Rabies.” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![The\_Tof](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@The\_Tof](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tof)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2008, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-my-new-dog/436044/16 "2008-02-03T12:46:46Z")
I don’t know… he looks like a Helmut to me ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2008, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-my-new-dog/436044/17 "2008-02-03T12:53:40Z")
Just don’t name him John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt. That’s my name. ---
**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2008, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-my-new-dog/436044/18 "2008-02-03T15:42:52Z")
Wierd. That’s my name too. On a more serious note, how about BEOWULF? Heroic, ancient, mythic, starts with a B, has wulf in it, two syllables, good for yelling. Nice looking dog. ---
**Author:** ![Montgomery0](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/0ea827/32.png) [@Montgomery0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Montgomery0)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2008, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-my-new-dog/436044/19 "2008-02-03T16:10:54Z")
You should paint a ring around his left eye and call him Pete. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2008, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-my-new-dog/436044/20 "2008-02-03T16:52:44Z")
I love dogs named after drinks: How 'bout **Jäger?** [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-my-new-dog/436044.md?page=2)