# 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:** 18\ **Page:** 2
**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, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-my-new-dog/436044/21 "2008-02-03T17:24:15Z")
BARON! Or Beowulf. Or Barkley. But seriously, I looked at that handsome, noble dog, and the Dog Name Whisperer said “Baron”. Can you please give him a scritch behind his ears? It’s from Clover and I. ---
**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, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-my-new-dog/436044/22 "2008-02-03T18:12:37Z")
Barolo Buckley Berkley Beaufort (that’s pronounced like hugh-firt) Bramlett Bacon ---
**Author:** ![j666](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2008, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-my-new-dog/436044/23 "2008-02-03T18:38:58Z")
Gaston. I’m serious, the dog’s name _is_ Gaston. [I think he took his name from Gaston LeReiux.] ---
**Author:** ![Two\_and\_a\_Half\_Inches\_of\_Fun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea666f/32.png) [@Two\_and\_a\_Half\_Inches\_of\_Fun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_and_a_Half_Inches_of_Fun)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2008, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-my-new-dog/436044/24 "2008-02-03T19:15:50Z")
Dylan ---
**Author:** ![MrFantsyPants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ba0ec/32.png) [@MrFantsyPants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrFantsyPants)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2008, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-my-new-dog/436044/25 "2008-02-03T21:08:54Z")
obviously he’s either **Bertie Squirtbum** or **Dave**. Not sure which. ---
**Author:** ![Jake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2008, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-my-new-dog/436044/26 "2008-02-03T21:58:44Z")
[QUOTE=SomeUserName] 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. [/QUOTE] Hm… I’ve heard you should name your dog with a one-syllable name for less confusion to the dog! I’ll do some research on that. Look at the legs on that dog! I hope you can keep him running often. I’ll suggest “VIC” for a name. That dog’s going to be victorious! Vetbridge? ---
**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, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-my-new-dog/436044/27 "2008-02-03T22:44:25Z")
I had read you should name your dog a 2-syllable name ending in a vowel sound, preferably “a” or long “e.” (Although most of mine don’t conform to that.) I think we’ve all been reading different dog books. ---
**Author:** ![nonacetone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonacetone/32/2819_2.png) [@nonacetone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nonacetone)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2008, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-my-new-dog/436044/28 "2008-02-04T00:19:59Z")
I’m still hoping that someone, somewhere, will name their pet ‘Claxton’. He’s a beauty, that’s for sure! ---
**Author:** ![FilmGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@FilmGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmGeek)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2008, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-my-new-dog/436044/29 "2008-02-04T00:49:03Z")
Thomas. He’s a Thomas. ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2008, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-my-new-dog/436044/30 "2008-02-04T01:04:34Z")
What a handsome boy! There was a Doper a while back who advocated picking a name you like and then assigning a rank. I quite liked that. So, you’d have Brigadier General Baudelaire, or Private First Class Chaucer. If you’re not into the military thing, you can go with the name I intend to use for my next pup (and I swear, it’s a name _no one_ has ever really used for a living dog): Fido. Field Marshall Fido? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Scrivener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2008, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-my-new-dog/436044/31 "2008-02-04T01:16:28Z")
Given that you live in Manassas, I’d go with “Bull Run” or “Beauregarde” (“Beau” for short). ---
**Author:** ![Jennshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2008, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-my-new-dog/436044/32 "2008-02-04T01:23:20Z")
I like “Riley” for him. He also looks a bit Irish: maybe “Finnegan” or “Callum” would work. But his middle name just hasta be “Barkley.” ---
**Author:** ![tarragon918](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d26b3c/32.png) [@tarragon918](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tarragon918)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2008, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-my-new-dog/436044/33 "2008-02-04T01:30:23Z")
Wow, he is a handsome boy! Congrats and good on you for the rescue. So many good names to choose from too; my favorite is Beau - that’s what I was gonna post, but it looks like **The Scrivener** beat me to it! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Foxy40](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a9a28c/32.png) [@Foxy40](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foxy40)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2008, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-my-new-dog/436044/34 "2008-02-04T17:16:39Z")
Deogy. ---
**Author:** ![MissRancher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71c47a/32.png) [@MissRancher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissRancher)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2008, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-my-new-dog/436044/35 "2008-02-04T17:38:44Z")
~Sigh~ Thanks for all the great name suggestions! Unfortunately, he’s not our dog anymore. His prey drive was way to strong and he kept trying to kill one of our cats. We talked to the rescue organization and they said to bring him back, because he would never be able to be trusted around cats. That’s the greyhound in him, I guess. We could train him to ignore the cats, and it might work great for a while. But you never know, one day his prey drive could just kick in and he’d demolish the cat. It also meant we’d have to crate him whenever we left the house, to protect the cats. So, back he went. I’m pretty sad right now. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![TroubleAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2008, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-my-new-dog/436044/36 "2008-02-04T18:31:26Z")
I’m so sorry. ---
**Author:** ![Dangerosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2008, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-my-new-dog/436044/37 "2008-02-04T19:00:00Z")
I’m sorry your dog didn’t work out. There is another dog out there for you, and this one will find a lovely catless home to love him. ---
**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 4, 2008, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-my-new-dog/436044/38 "2008-02-04T20:07:59Z")
Sorry about the lack of a fit with the-dog-who-has-no-name. Do get another dog, and do ask us our opinion again. It was fun. By the way, my daughter, Attacklass, thought the hound was adorable. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-my-new-dog/436044.md?page=1)