# Help name this dog (which we may or may not keep) **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 16, 2011, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-this-dog-which-we-may-or-may-not-keep/582128 "2011-05-16T19:37:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Palo\_Verde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/65b543/32.png) [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2011, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-this-dog-which-we-may-or-may-not-keep/582128/1 "2011-05-16T19:37:27Z")
Yesterday we found a dog, as detailed here [We found a dog - Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=608646) She is a brindle and white pit bull (mix?), about 8 months old, who loves to chase tennis balls and chew on a stuffed penguin. And she actually SMILES: [http://amysfounddog.shutterfly.com/pictures/10#10](http://amysfounddog.shutterfly.com/pictures/10#10) I don’t like dogs having people names like Brenda or Susan. We also have another dog named Dixie and cats named Merlin and Typhon So what should we name her? ---
**Author:** ![gallows\_fodder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8c91f0/32.png) [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2011, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-this-dog-which-we-may-or-may-not-keep/582128/2 "2011-05-16T19:54:03Z")
Daisy. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2011, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-this-dog-which-we-may-or-may-not-keep/582128/3 "2011-05-16T19:55:06Z")
I’ll have to ruminate on the name for a bit, but I can tell you one thing… There’s no “may or may not” about it; you’re keeping her. You’ve taken pictures and are picking out names. You’re officially hooked. You did a good thing. Congratulations on the new addition to your family 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![LurkerInNJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ed655f/32.png) [@LurkerInNJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkerInNJ)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2011, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-this-dog-which-we-may-or-may-not-keep/582128/4 "2011-05-16T20:01:24Z")
Snickers. All pits smile. Best dogs in the world. Hands down. ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2011, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-this-dog-which-we-may-or-may-not-keep/582128/5 "2011-05-16T20:12:11Z")
Aw. She cute. And you’re keeping her, no doubt. Look at that face! She loves you already. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2011, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-this-dog-which-we-may-or-may-not-keep/582128/6 "2011-05-16T20:19:30Z")
Snickers is good. In case _she_ disagrees, however… Lucky Sugar (as you initially started calling her) Honey Splenda Molasses ('Lasses for short) ---
**Author:** ![minionkat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@minionkat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minionkat)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2011, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-this-dog-which-we-may-or-may-not-keep/582128/7 "2011-05-16T20:21:27Z")
So cute. Congratulations. I wish I had a dog lifestyle. Call her Pearl. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2011, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-this-dog-which-we-may-or-may-not-keep/582128/8 "2011-05-16T20:23:28Z")
Sonrisa (“smile” in Spanish) or Risa ---
**Author:** ![Snowcarpet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowcarpet/32/257_2.png) [@Snowcarpet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowcarpet)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2011, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-this-dog-which-we-may-or-may-not-keep/582128/9 "2011-05-16T20:30:53Z")
“Sonrisa” for the smile!!! (That wasn’t quite a simulpost - I got a phone call!) ---
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2011, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-this-dog-which-we-may-or-may-not-keep/582128/10 "2011-05-16T20:39:09Z")
My favourite name for animals is Skeelers. It’s a Dutch word for inline stakes. ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2011, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-this-dog-which-we-may-or-may-not-keep/582128/11 "2011-05-16T21:19:03Z")
Fenrir ---
**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:** [May 16, 2011, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-this-dog-which-we-may-or-may-not-keep/582128/12 "2011-05-16T23:18:23Z")
> [@YogSosoth](#): > > Fenrir Fenrir is a boy dog name. I think Snickers is awesome, she looks kinda nutty and has a nougaty coat 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2011, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-this-dog-which-we-may-or-may-not-keep/582128/13 "2011-05-16T23:31:29Z")
At least two syllables, easier to call. Snickers is cute, but it doesn’t sound very girly. She seems girly to me. Lola Lucy [Flower (like the skunk…she has the skunk stripe in her face, white in the middle)](http://www.vmkaddict.com/public_html/sources/munjpets/pets/Skunk_Flower.gif) Bella (too bad about the Twilight connection, that used to be a great name) Izzie! Amity - good name for a pit. Sets the tone. Bubbles Wiggy Wiggles ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2011, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-this-dog-which-we-may-or-may-not-keep/582128/14 "2011-05-17T00:22:38Z")
Whatever name you choose, remember that one day you may be running around the neighborhood shouting it. ---
**Author:** ![kim\_okla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/d78d45/32.png) [@kim\_okla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kim_okla)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2011, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-this-dog-which-we-may-or-may-not-keep/582128/15 "2011-05-17T01:42:51Z")
Congratulations, she’s cute. That big smile kind of looks like the Joker on Batman. ---
**Author:** ![Palo\_Verde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/65b543/32.png) [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2011, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-this-dog-which-we-may-or-may-not-keep/582128/16 "2011-05-17T01:52:07Z")
> [@kim\_okla](#): > > Congratulations, she’s cute. That big smile kind of looks like the Joker on Batman. Someone else told me that too! I’d name her Joker, but that’s too boyish for her feminine ways. ---
**Author:** ![Acid\_Lamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Acid\_Lamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acid_Lamp)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2011, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-this-dog-which-we-may-or-may-not-keep/582128/17 "2011-05-17T03:00:18Z")
I second Izzie. ---
**Author:** ![SciFiSam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2011, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-this-dog-which-we-may-or-may-not-keep/582128/18 "2011-05-17T03:20:45Z")
Sully, after Sully Sullenberger, the pilot who landed the plane on the Hudson and was soooo daaaamn cooool. Purely because I vowed to name my next pet Sully, after him - it sounds like a pet’s name - and then forgot. Twice. :smack: Mickey. Pet names are good if you can put a song to them. Tink. As in Tinkerbell. Ruby. Lots of song possibilities there too. Cthulhu. 😃 And I still like the idea of naming her after the day of the week she was found, like someone suggested in the other thread. Glad your’re keeping her. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![BottledBlondJeanie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/0ea827/32.png) [@BottledBlondJeanie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BottledBlondJeanie)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2011, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-this-dog-which-we-may-or-may-not-keep/582128/19 "2011-05-17T03:27:47Z")
For a pit, even a mix, pick something fluffy and girly. It will go far if anyone is afraid of her. A friend had a huge pit named Bubbles. When people try to say they’re scared of him he responds with something like, “You’re scared of Bubbles?!” Most folks automatically crack at least a smile. ---
**Author:** ![Dereknocue67](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6de8d8/32.png) [@Dereknocue67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dereknocue67)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2011, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-this-dog-which-we-may-or-may-not-keep/582128/20 "2011-05-17T08:52:09Z")
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