# Picard's dog **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 12, 2019, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picards-dog/836971 "2019-07-12T14:55:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2019, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picards-dog/836971/1 "2019-07-12T14:55:49Z")
The first poster for the new CBS All-Access series _Star Trek: Picard_ has been released. It shows Jean-Luc Picard standing in his vineyard with a Staffordshire terrier at his side. > **[Picard's Dog Is A Brand New Addition To Star Trek Canon](https://screenrant.com/star-trek-picard-dog-new-canon-reveals/)** > > Picard's four legged friend adds a new dimension to the character. According to reports, the dog’s name is…wait for it… Number One. 😃 Really, what else would he call it? ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2019, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picards-dog/836971/2 "2019-07-12T15:22:20Z")
Tonight on _Star Trek: Picard_, Jean-Luc’s dog sorta meets Schrödinger’s cat. Hilarity ensues. Or does it? ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2019, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picards-dog/836971/3 "2019-07-12T15:23:21Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > Really, what else would he call it? Counsellor? :dubious: 😕 ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2019, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picards-dog/836971/4 "2019-07-12T15:25:59Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Counsellor? :dubious: 😕 Even better: Wesley. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2019, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picards-dog/836971/5 "2019-07-12T15:30:46Z")
I’m trying to imagine what training the dog must have been like. "That’s a good number 2, Number One ". ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2019, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picards-dog/836971/6 "2019-07-12T15:47:16Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Even better: Wesley. 😛 Best of all: CRUSHER! 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2019, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picards-dog/836971/7 "2019-07-12T17:57:19Z")
nm ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2019, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picards-dog/836971/8 "2019-07-12T20:32:49Z")
So he _finally_ got to play with a puppy? ---
**Author:** ![Alpha\_Twit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alpha_twit/32/265_2.png) [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2019, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picards-dog/836971/9 "2019-07-12T20:46:25Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > Number One. 😃 > > Really, what else would he call it? Well, since he couldn’t get Riker neutered (despite widespread popular support), that just makes sense. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2019, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picards-dog/836971/10 "2019-07-13T00:46:19Z")
Worf would be good, too: \*“Come along, Worf.” “Woof! Woof!”\* ---
**Author:** ![JackieLikesVariety](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackielikesvariety/32/296_2.png) [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2019, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picards-dog/836971/11 "2019-07-13T01:38:59Z")
is the dog black? Earl Grey ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2019, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picards-dog/836971/12 "2019-07-13T01:45:21Z")
Is it a female? Then Tasha. ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2019, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picards-dog/836971/13 "2019-07-13T01:58:48Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > The first poster for the new CBS All-Access series _Star Trek: Picard_ has been released. It shows Jean-Luc Picard standing in his vineyard with a Staffordshire terrier at his side. > > [https://screenrant.com/star-trek-picard-dog-new-canon-reveals/](https://screenrant.com/star-trek-picard-dog-new-canon-reveals/) > > According to reports, the dog’s name is…wait for it… > > Number One. 😃 > > Really, what else would he call it? What, no third iteration of the “Noonien Singh”/“Noonien Soong” name? We could have had “Noonien Pooch”. What a missed opportunity! ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2019, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picards-dog/836971/14 "2019-07-13T02:11:08Z")
Data. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2019, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picards-dog/836971/15 "2019-07-13T02:23:42Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Data. Pronounced “DAY-ta.” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Enola\_Straight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dec6dc/32.png) [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2019, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picards-dog/836971/16 "2019-07-13T04:32:24Z")
Livingston. After the fish in the Ready Room. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2019, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picards-dog/836971/17 "2019-07-13T10:26:54Z")
Barclay (or Reg) or Geordi ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2019, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picards-dog/836971/18 "2019-07-13T11:59:45Z")
Q? I’d be gratifying to have an obedient Q - “Sit, Q! Good boy!” ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2019, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picards-dog/836971/19 "2019-07-13T12:40:15Z")
Q, and he treats it like it’s a superior intellect. I could see Jean-Luc discussing cosmology and the wonders of the universe with his dog. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2019, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picards-dog/836971/20 "2019-07-13T12:49:09Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Is it a female? > > Then Tasha. Pulaski. Picard always did think she was a doctor with an abrasive personality. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picards-dog/836971.md?page=2)