# New RocketPuppy; help us name him! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 19, 2009, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-rocketpuppy-help-us-name-him/514363 "2009-10-19T17:52:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2009, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-rocketpuppy-help-us-name-him/514363/21 "2009-10-20T02:46:41Z")
Rocket Puppy? I have the perfect name: **Ugolyok** (Russian space dog). ---
**Author:** ![Hockey\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2009, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-rocketpuppy-help-us-name-him/514363/22 "2009-10-20T04:13:28Z")
Malcom (Reese’s brother on Malcom in the Middle) I like Rolo too. To carry on the candy theme: Whopper Twix Snickers Chip Mounds Hershey Nestle Butterfinger Goober Tootsie Roll He is extremely adorable! ---
**Author:** ![Imasquare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Imasquare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Imasquare)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2009, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-rocketpuppy-help-us-name-him/514363/23 "2009-10-20T11:21:03Z")
Slobberchops Puzzle Winchester Winston Bozo Perry Throckmorton Keith Basil ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2009, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-rocketpuppy-help-us-name-him/514363/24 "2009-10-20T14:40:45Z")
> [@Freudian\_Slit](#): > > You can’t! Inflicting the name of one of the douchiest of the douches ever is just cruelty!!! What did Bowzer do? I remember him briefly from Sha Na na, and then seems like he was on some game show…maybe Hollywood Squares. If he did anything scandalous, I missed it… ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2009, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-rocketpuppy-help-us-name-him/514363/25 "2009-10-20T14:48:36Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > What did Bowzer do? I remember him briefly from Sha Na na, and then seems like he was on some game show…maybe Hollywood Squares. If he did anything scandalous, I missed it… Well–it’s just…I mean, LOOK at him! He never did anything scandalous. He just IS inherently douchey. ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2009, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-rocketpuppy-help-us-name-him/514363/26 "2009-10-20T14:57:09Z")
I also approve of Basil and Throckmorton! ---
**Author:** ![Translucent\_Daydream](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/translucent_daydream/32/16170_2.png) [@Translucent\_Daydream](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Translucent_Daydream)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2009, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-rocketpuppy-help-us-name-him/514363/27 "2009-10-20T17:12:15Z")
The dog looks like a “Grady” to me. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2009, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-rocketpuppy-help-us-name-him/514363/28 "2009-10-20T18:32:16Z")
Atlas , it was a rocket you know. And on the same theme Goddard, Werner or Apollo. ---
**Author:** ![Bootis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e8c25b/32.png) [@Bootis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bootis)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2009, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-rocketpuppy-help-us-name-him/514363/29 "2009-10-20T19:12:30Z")
I always think dogs like that should have odd sounding one sylabol names. Perhaps one of these? Bunt Plug Twig Job ---
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2009, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-rocketpuppy-help-us-name-him/514363/30 "2009-10-20T19:26:18Z")
> [@Ellen\_Cherry](#): > > I vote for stuffy, uptight old-man names for darling doggies: > > Walter > Wilfrid > Albert > Jenkins > Meredith > Pops > Roger > Simon That puppy is totally a Walter. An adorable Walter. ---
**Author:** ![Bootis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e8c25b/32.png) [@Bootis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bootis)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2009, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-rocketpuppy-help-us-name-him/514363/31 "2009-10-20T19:29:08Z")
> [@Telperien](#): > > That puppy is totally a Walter. An adorable Walter. That’s a good one! Of course, I would suggest it be WALT. ---
**Author:** ![G.Pie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@G.Pie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G.Pie)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-rocketpuppy-help-us-name-him/514363/32 "2009-10-21T02:50:11Z")
Thunderpants. ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2009, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-rocketpuppy-help-us-name-him/514363/33 "2009-10-26T20:45:10Z")
Update to the naming process: We went through several names, but none seemed to stick. He was “Royce” for about 3 days, but having a Royce and Reese wasn’t a workable idea. After I read all the suggestions on here to my wife, we tried “Bowser”, but gave up on that after about an hour. He also was not “Carson”. So, he is now “Osi”, after [this guy](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osi_Umenyiora). I’m quite the Giants fan. Bonus: [New photos of Osi!](http://picasaweb.google.com/rocketsurgerysdmb/Osi?feat=directlink) ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2009, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-rocketpuppy-help-us-name-him/514363/34 "2009-10-26T21:55:13Z")
I had some suggestions, but none of them are as good as Rolo. Rolo is the perfect name for that dog. Not only for the candy theme, but also because you can tip him over and roll him around. Edit: I don’t know how to read. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2009, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-rocketpuppy-help-us-name-him/514363/35 "2009-10-26T22:33:01Z")
Bugsy. On account of his eyes. ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2009, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-rocketpuppy-help-us-name-him/514363/36 "2009-10-27T04:48:38Z")
> [@Kalhoun](#): > > Bugsy. On account of his eyes. Bugsy. Osi. Whatever. We actually had a Boston who had eyes that were FAR more bug-eyed than Osi. My wife’s cousin nicknamed her “Marty Feldman”, and I sort of agreed. ---
**Author:** ![BubbaDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bubbadog/32/333_2.png) [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2009, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-rocketpuppy-help-us-name-him/514363/37 "2009-10-27T14:16:53Z")
Bubba ---
**Author:** ![Olentzero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/90ced4/32.png) [@Olentzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olentzero)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2009, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-rocketpuppy-help-us-name-him/514363/38 "2009-10-27T14:58:21Z")
> [@Bootis](#): > > Plug I had a BT named Pluggy (full name Plugfester Q. McPuppydoggue) so I heartily endorse this choice, even if far too late to be effective. ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-rocketpuppy-help-us-name-him/514363/39 "2009-10-29T05:11:47Z")
If he makes sounds anything like my Boston, you should go with Snuffles Piggly Wiggly McSnorey Achoo 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-rocketpuppy-help-us-name-him/514363.md?page=1)