# New dog! Help me name him... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 6, 2001, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dog-help-me-name-him/75062 "2001-08-06T02:42:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JSA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f04885/32.png) [@JSA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSA)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2001, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dog-help-me-name-him/75062/1 "2001-08-06T02:42:21Z")
My family and I have a new puppy. It is a poodle, phanom style. That is black on the top and white underneath. Please give suggestions for names. BTW, this is the first thread I have started. Hope it was done well. (The thread, not the dog… 🙂 Thanks JSA ---
**Author:** ![porcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac91a4/32.png) [@porcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/porcupine)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2001, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dog-help-me-name-him/75062/2 "2001-08-06T02:43:38Z")
Eric ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2001, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dog-help-me-name-him/75062/3 "2001-08-06T02:46:51Z")
Well, you can’t name an animal without being able to see it. Don’t suppose you have a camera, a scanner, a website, and a link? ---
**Author:** ![JSA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f04885/32.png) [@JSA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSA)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2001, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dog-help-me-name-him/75062/4 "2001-08-06T02:53:27Z")
Corrections… 1. The correct term is Phantom. The breeder used “Creative” spelling Additions… 1. I will get a link going tomorrow. It is late here and I just drove several hours this Sunday with my family to get this dog. Thanks! JSA ---
**Author:** ![deb2world](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@deb2world](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deb2world)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2001, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dog-help-me-name-him/75062/5 "2001-08-06T03:10:26Z")
Well, is it a boy or girl, how much does it weigh, do you like cutsy, tradition, or original names? How about **Stinky Backside** or **Cutie Pie** or **Joe** or **Cinderella** or **Precolor** (you know precolor was black n’ white) or **Road Kill** or **Finaligamily** or **Yo dude[tte]** ---
**Author:** ![elmwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmwood/32/3060_2.png) [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2001, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dog-help-me-name-him/75062/6 "2001-08-06T03:35:20Z")
Parti Poodle? Oooooohhhhh … Call name or registered name? Can you even register a parti Poodle? (My PWD’s call name is **Bailey** ; her registered name is **Del Sur’s Dock of the Bay**. Most PWDs have nautical or Portuguese themed registered names, with somewhat related call names.) ---
**Author:** ![elmwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmwood/32/3060_2.png) [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2001, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dog-help-me-name-him/75062/7 "2001-08-06T03:40:52Z")
My bad. Just did some research, and you can obtain AKC registration for a parti Poodle. They can’t be shown for conformation, but they can participate in other AKC sanctioned events. ---
**Author:** ![ITR\_champion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c67d28/32.png) [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2001, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dog-help-me-name-him/75062/8 "2001-08-06T03:45:44Z")
Nobody ever takes my advice on dog naming anyway. When we got our Australian Shepard pup, I suggested naming him **Sidney**. But my mom decided to call him **Julius** instead. My suggestion would be **Whiskey**. Our neighbors used to have a poodle named **Brandy** , so clearly naming poodles after liquors is a good idea. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Angkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@Angkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angkins)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2001, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dog-help-me-name-him/75062/9 "2001-08-06T03:55:05Z")
You could go with some of what seems to be “traditional” names like **Cuddles, Teddy or Smokey**. I like Sidney too 🙂 It would help if you told us if your doggie is a little boy or a little girl. ---
**Author:** ![JSA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f04885/32.png) [@JSA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSA)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2001, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dog-help-me-name-him/75062/10 "2001-08-06T04:00:04Z")
Sorry my mistake. The pup is about 12 weeks old. He is of the masculine persuasion. [http://education.atu.edu/people/sadams/mvc-024s.jpg](http://education.atu.edu/people/sadams/mvc-024s.jpg) and [http://education.atu.edu/people/sadams/mvc-025s.jpg](http://education.atu.edu/people/sadams/mvc-025s.jpg) are pictures. Sorry that I have not figured out how to make active links. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2001, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dog-help-me-name-him/75062/11 "2001-08-06T04:02:49Z")
\*\*Buddy; John; Terry; Digby; Rex \*\* Mr Cazzle says I can only get a dog if I’ll agree to call it **Stainmaster**. The name has him rolling on the floor, laughing gleefully. I have no plans to get a dog in the near future 😉 Actually, I want a girl dog, and I want to name her **Daisy**. It’s just such a sweet little name. **Rex** was the name my father gave the dog in the game Alley Cat, because he “wrecks cats”. My father also once gave shelter to a kitten overnight, and named it **Claude** for the duration. Apparently, it clawed the curtains, it clawed the carpet… When the real owner reclaimed it, she told them that Claude’s real name was Honky Tonk Cat. But I digress… You can’t go wrong with **Buddy**. ---
**Author:** ![JSA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f04885/32.png) [@JSA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSA)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2001, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dog-help-me-name-him/75062/12 "2001-08-06T04:03:29Z")
Right now weight is about 3-4 pounds. Projected weight is about 10-12 pounds. ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2001, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dog-help-me-name-him/75062/13 "2001-08-06T04:34:04Z")
Pork Chop (pronounced, of course, “Poke Chop.” That, or Cletus. ---
**Author:** ![Nocturne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9fc348/32.png) [@Nocturne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nocturne)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2001, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dog-help-me-name-him/75062/14 "2001-08-06T04:44:46Z")
Noodle! ---
**Author:** ![Totoro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Totoro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Totoro)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2001, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dog-help-me-name-him/75062/15 "2001-08-06T04:53:31Z")
Yap! ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2001, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dog-help-me-name-him/75062/16 "2001-08-06T04:56:48Z")
I’m sorry, but I can’t think of any good names for dogs. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2001, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dog-help-me-name-him/75062/17 "2001-08-06T05:01:25Z")
Bob ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2001, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dog-help-me-name-him/75062/18 "2001-08-06T05:20:04Z")
Just guessing that he’s a miniature: **Monkey** or **Mad Max** ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2001, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dog-help-me-name-him/75062/19 "2001-08-06T05:45:03Z")
Zenith [sub]well, you said it was black and white[/sub] [sub]what do I win?[/sub] ---
**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:** [August 6, 2001, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dog-help-me-name-him/75062/20 "2001-08-06T07:35:01Z")
Abe Rufus (my dog was named Rufus… it’s a great name for a dog) Max Elvis Jed [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dog-help-me-name-him/75062.md?page=2)