Odysseus.
Needless to say, you’ll actually call him Odie.
I know someone that named their dog Shortstop (Shorty). I always thought that name was the best. (He was a big baseball fan.)
One of the best dog names I heard recently was “Uncle Joe”.
In the plagiarized and difficult-to-live-up-to department, “Gromit”.
I also like the sound of “Wingnut”, and I think that’s a name that will suit the personality of many labs.
“Tamerlane” 
. You can call him “Timur” for short.
Hey, why not? I named the big stuffed frog I got for my niece, Chingis Khan 
. With a name like Tamerlane, I guarantee he’ll grow up to a very assertive dog. If possibly a bit imperious and bloodthirsty 
.
- Tamerlane
My wife would definitely go for Muffin.
I would prefer something like Ginghis.
Spooky - I dod not see Tamerlane’s post also mentioning Genghis…
Snowflake
[sub]I’ve also always kinda wanted a dog called “Fido” (do they actually exist?).[/sub]
My SO suggests Stainmaster.
I think Buddy is a great name! I wouldn’t pair it with Joe Brown…
Other suggestions **
John
Cadbury
Arthur
Freddo
Ralf
Albert
Snookums
Lestat
Lionel
Periwinkle (Perry for short) 
Snodgrass
Darren
Hoover **(I have a dog called Hoover, because feeding him is much like feeding a vacuum cleaner)
Fiesta
Mark **(He marks the rug, he marks the floor, he marks the trees…)
According to Bow Wow Meow, the top 5 names for male dogs in Australia are: **
Max
Sam
Jack
Toby
Jake
**and the top 5 in the US are: **
Max
Jake
Buddy
Baily
Sam
**(Interestingly enough, Buddy is 12th on the Australian chart, and Jack is 12th on the US chart).
Oh, and my father suggested that Hoover should have been called Doona because he spends most of his day on the bed. I guess the American translation would be Quilt.
Pavlov.
I know a couple with a black lab named Snowflake.
As for your puppy, I don’t know, but I must say I’m jealous. I have yet to meet a retriever of any color I didn’t love.
I had a cat named “Sigmund Floyd” when I was younger. I called him “Floyd” for short and my mother would call him “Siggy”.
I think “Kevin” is a fine name for a dog.
A la George Costanza, name him “Seven”.
A chocolate dog? Farfel, a la Farfel the Nestle chocolate dog puppet. “Chok! (snap!) Lit! (snap!)”
Pick something that goes with your last name.
F’rinstance, my next dog will probably get one of the following names, depending on gender/markings/temperament:
[ul]Miles
Jeff
Bette [/ul]Actually, it’ll never happen - I always let my pets name themselves.
Are you a fan of early 20th century poets? If so, I suggest “Ezra Hound.”
:: sorry, couldn’t resist!::
Professor Fuzznuts
Bort.
Anyone who’s a simson’s fan should know what i mean…
You sound like a slave owner. YOu wouldn’t name your children that way, would you? If you don’t think of pets as your children, then you shouldn’t have them. They have emotions, too. Sure, you shouldn’t let them run wild, but don’t treat them like slaves or machines.