# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![Merneith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2011, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-this-dog-which-we-may-or-may-not-keep/582128/21 "2011-05-17T10:05:23Z")
I’d call her Smiles. Or Smiley. She’s really a cute dog and she’s lucky to have found her good home. ---
**Author:** ![elninost0rm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ed655f/32.png) [@elninost0rm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elninost0rm)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2011, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-this-dog-which-we-may-or-may-not-keep/582128/22 "2011-05-17T11:44:38Z")
> [@Dereknocue67](#): > > Spot. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2011, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-this-dog-which-we-may-or-may-not-keep/582128/23 "2011-05-17T20:44:10Z")
I think Snickers is the only answer, really. But I could be biased… ---
**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:** [May 17, 2011, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-this-dog-which-we-may-or-may-not-keep/582128/24 "2011-05-17T21:29:31Z")
> [@acid lamp](#): > > i second izzie. Not Izzie…Lizzie! Or Katie, Jessi, or Sally. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2011, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-this-dog-which-we-may-or-may-not-keep/582128/25 "2011-05-17T22:13:50Z")
Miley-because she’s smiley and that’s how Miley Cyrus got her name. Besides, it amuses me to have Ms. Cyrus compared to a pit bull. ---
**Author:** ![classyladyhp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b5ac83/32.png) [@classyladyhp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/classyladyhp)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2011, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-this-dog-which-we-may-or-may-not-keep/582128/26 "2011-05-17T22:21:02Z")
Hermione. ---
**Author:** ![nikonikosuru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f8ce5/32.png) [@nikonikosuru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nikonikosuru)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2011, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-this-dog-which-we-may-or-may-not-keep/582128/27 "2011-05-17T22:23:41Z")
Niko! (nikoniko means smiley in Japanese. :)) ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2011, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-this-dog-which-we-may-or-may-not-keep/582128/28 "2011-05-17T22:30:58Z")
Joan (for [Joan Rivers](http://www.accesshollywood.com/content/images/86/originals/86573_all-access-joan-rivers-unplugged.jpg) who looks like the Joker) Beautiful dog. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2011, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-this-dog-which-we-may-or-may-not-keep/582128/29 "2011-05-17T22:33:47Z")
Just don’t name her … wait, no, did that joke already. [This](http://facts.randomhistory.com/2009/02/15_dogs.html)link says that the most popular names for female dogs are Maggie and Molly ---
**Author:** ![shantih](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@shantih](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shantih)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2011, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-this-dog-which-we-may-or-may-not-keep/582128/30 "2011-05-17T23:28:12Z")
That photo is adorable and hilarious – her big pink tongue looks like it’s about to slurp up right at the camera. It’s remarkable that she has such a happy, trusting look in her eyes after what must have been a nasty ordeal. What a lucky doggie! ---
**Author:** ![Ibanez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a4c791/32.png) [@Ibanez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ibanez)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2011, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-this-dog-which-we-may-or-may-not-keep/582128/31 "2011-05-18T00:48:01Z")
She looks like a Gonzo. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2011, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-this-dog-which-we-may-or-may-not-keep/582128/32 "2011-05-18T01:44:50Z")
Limbo ---
**Author:** ![Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bad_News_Baboon)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2011, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-this-dog-which-we-may-or-may-not-keep/582128/33 "2011-05-18T17:34:09Z")
I vote for Snickers! You can call her Snickerdoodle! ---
**Author:** ![Surly\_Chick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Surly\_Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surly_Chick)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2011, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-this-dog-which-we-may-or-may-not-keep/582128/34 "2011-05-18T19:49:07Z")
Mrs. Wigglesworth. I fostered a pit that would wiggle her entire body when I got home from work so that’s what I called her. Or Snickers is good also. ---
**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:** [June 8, 2011, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-this-dog-which-we-may-or-may-not-keep/582128/35 "2011-06-08T16:57:26Z")
So what’d you settle on? And have you decided to keep her? (yeah, like you had any choice in the matter :D). ---
**Author:** ![llcoolbj77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/eb9ed0/32.png) [@llcoolbj77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/llcoolbj77)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2011, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-this-dog-which-we-may-or-may-not-keep/582128/36 "2011-06-08T17:11:23Z")
> [@Surly\_Chick](#): > > Mrs. Wigglesworth. I fostered a pit that would wiggle her entire body when I got home from work so that’s what I called her. > > Or Snickers is good also. My pit mix is like that. When she wags her tail, the entire back half of her body sways from side to side. I like snickers! ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2011, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-this-dog-which-we-may-or-may-not-keep/582128/37 "2011-06-08T17:28:31Z")
I like Snickers, too. But just so I don’t feel like I’m falling down on the job, I’ll mention that she’s grinning like a Cheshire Cat. So, Chess, Chessie, and Cheshire are all possibilities. ---
**Author:** ![pudytat72](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@pudytat72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pudytat72)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2011, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-this-dog-which-we-may-or-may-not-keep/582128/38 "2011-06-08T17:48:49Z")
Happy ---
**Author:** ![pbbth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f9ae1b/32.png) [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2011, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-this-dog-which-we-may-or-may-not-keep/582128/39 "2011-06-08T18:44:56Z")
> [@llcoolbj77](#): > > My pit mix is like that. When she wags her tail, the entire back half of her body sways from side to side. > > I like snickers! My french bulldog does that too! And when she gets super excited and wants to run and wiggle at the same time she flings her back end around and jumps about shaped like the letter U but with ears and feet. ---
**Author:** ![Katriona](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/katriona/32/113_2.png) [@Katriona](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Katriona)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2011, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-this-dog-which-we-may-or-may-not-keep/582128/40 "2011-06-08T19:32:58Z")
> [@gallows\_fodder](#): > > Daisy. I like Daisy! A good friend has a pittie mix named Tulip. And after reading the other thread, good on your daughter. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-this-dog-which-we-may-or-may-not-keep/582128.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-this-dog-which-we-may-or-may-not-keep/582128.md?page=3)