# Name This Dog!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-this-dog/174386>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 10, 2003, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-this-dog/174386 "2003-05-10T20:53:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2003, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-this-dog/174386/61 "2003-05-14T16:52:31Z")

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What a cute dog! Maybe they could meet nice…

Ah, thanks **sperfur** - he sure is that. Maybe I coulda called him Hoggie.

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**Author:** ![sperfur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9adbd/32.png) [@sperfur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sperfur)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2003, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-this-dog/174386/62 "2003-05-14T17:01:34Z")

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Crap - sorry, I missed that you named him already. I like Jake.

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**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2003, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-this-dog/174386/63 "2003-05-18T14:40:33Z")

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So now it’s been all of one week since I adopted him. I’ve been calling him Jake for the past five days or so.

My mom (we’re visiting this weekend) said it’s not too late to change his name if I wanted to. I dunno, is it?

What do you guys think?

Jake fits him, but I’m sorely tempted to give him a “famous person” name like Einstein or Copernicus or something. heh.

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**Author:** ![Ashkicker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4bbf92/32.png) [@Ashkicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashkicker)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2003, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-this-dog/174386/64 "2003-05-18T23:47:48Z")

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I say stay with Jake. Just my opinion. It’s more simple. And looking back at his picture it does fit him. He’s so handsome. 🙂

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**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2003, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-this-dog/174386/65 "2003-05-18T23:51:19Z")

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I kind of agree. In theory I could change his name on him, since it’s only been a week and he’s not quite used to it. But it does seem to fit him, and all weekend he had several people calling him that, so…

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**Author:** ![Deathstatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/2acd7d/32.png) [@Deathstatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deathstatic)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2003, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-this-dog/174386/66 "2003-05-19T00:05:25Z")

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I have the perfect name: BaconHair

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**Author:** ![Dahnlor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dahnlor/32/533_2.png) [@Dahnlor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dahnlor)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2003, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-this-dog/174386/67 "2003-05-19T00:23:51Z")

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Of all the names brought up, that dog definitely looks like a **Jake**. Too bad nobody brought up Skippy, though. 🙂

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