# Puppy naming help **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 10, 2007, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puppy-naming-help/411245 "2007-07-10T19:22:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RedRosesForMe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/91b2a8/32.png) [@RedRosesForMe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedRosesForMe)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puppy-naming-help/411245/1 "2007-07-10T19:22:22Z")
My friend has recently decided to foster 6 4-week-old puppies to save them from being put down. The mother is being euthanized and animal services is over-crowded (I believe he said there are hundreds of dogs waiting to be euthanized) so, it’s my friend to the rescue. Several weeks of bottle feeding and house training a half dozen puppies. Gotta love this guy. So, they’re [Catahoula Leopard dogs](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catahoula_Leopard_Dog) and I believe he said there are 2 black/white, 2 tan/white, and 2 blue/tan merle. They sound adorable, I’m going to visit this weekend, will probably fall in love and get one once they’re weened. He said I could help name them, so… looking for good ideas. I know him, he’ll probably want a theme, like name them after a 6-piece band or something of that sort. Me, I’m thinking, since they originated in Louisiana, some Cajun names are in order. Let’s hear some ideas. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puppy-naming-help/411245/2 "2007-07-10T19:27:33Z")
I say one gets to be named “Gambit”. Gah. I’m a dork. _hangs head in shame_ ---
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puppy-naming-help/411245/3 "2007-07-10T19:28:25Z")
They’ll be a handful. [Here’s](http://www.ohsep.louisiana.gov/factsheets/retiringnmesthurrican.htm) a list of names that have been retired in memory of especially powerful hurricanes. The ones that have affected Louisiana appear in red. 🙂 Sailboat ---
**Author:** ![RedRosesForMe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/91b2a8/32.png) [@RedRosesForMe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedRosesForMe)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puppy-naming-help/411245/4 "2007-07-10T19:38:15Z")
I thought Gambit would be cool too, so you’re not the only dork. Then I was looking at lists of Cajun musicians. I like the name Sady, and Madeleine, and Beau. Or food. Jambalaya, beignet, gumbo… Black beans and rice? 😉 The hurricane idea is cool, too. Dunno how many males/females, so there might not be enough boy names to go around though. ---
**Author:** ![Most\_Creative\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Most\_Creative\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Most_Creative_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puppy-naming-help/411245/5 "2007-07-10T19:42:50Z")
I really like Gambit too. Here is a list to some Cajun dog names. [[http://www.favorite-puppy-names.com/cajun-dog-names.html](http://www.favorite-puppy-names.com/cajun-dog-names.html)](Cajun dog names) ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Tiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Mama\_Tiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Tiger)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puppy-naming-help/411245/6 "2007-07-10T19:50:38Z")
One of the girls needs to be an [Irma](http://www.irmathomas.com/). ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puppy-naming-help/411245/7 "2007-07-10T20:50:49Z")
What about “Frances”, for a pun on the word “French” in…well…French? ---
**Author:** ![jackelope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puppy-naming-help/411245/8 "2007-07-10T20:57:15Z")
Not really Louisiana-related, but I’ve always thought Strongheart would be a good name for a dog, after [this fellow](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strongheart). And [here](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Famous_dogs) is Wikipedia’s list of famous dogs. [Hachiko](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hachik%C5%8D) is one of my favorites. ---
**Author:** ![Aholibah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Aholibah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aholibah)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puppy-naming-help/411245/9 "2007-07-10T21:07:46Z")
Will your friend be adopting them out? I may be interested in acquiring one. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puppy-naming-help/411245/10 "2007-07-10T21:36:04Z")
Do they all have the spots? They could be named after spotted cats. Some of the names of the smaller cats are not well known. Like Margay or Sand. Caracal is a cool cat name, too, but they’re not spotted. ---
**Author:** ![RedRosesForMe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/91b2a8/32.png) [@RedRosesForMe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedRosesForMe)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puppy-naming-help/411245/11 "2007-07-10T22:34:01Z")
[QUOTE=Aholibah] Will your friend be adopting them out? I may be interested in acquiring one. [/QUOTE] Yeah, he’s acting as a foster parent until they’re old enough to be adopted- maybe a month or 2. He just wanted to save them from the chopping block, but as he has a cat, 2 rats, and another dog already, he doesn’t have the time/room/energy to keep them all. Whereabouts are you? He’s in central FL (Gainesville to be exact). ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puppy-naming-help/411245/12 "2007-07-10T22:36:30Z")
What about ‘Dammit’? (Its very a useful name for a dog.) ---
**Author:** ![Aholibah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Aholibah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aholibah)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2007, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puppy-naming-help/411245/13 "2007-07-11T00:32:31Z")
I’m in Alexandria, VA – near DC. But roadtrips are always good. 🙂 I’ve been wanting a dog for some time. I’m still not sure this is the right time and the right breed, but if you can put me down as a maybe, that would be very cool. Perhaps you could PM me with his contact information and I could give him a call as the weaning time gets a little closer. ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2007, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puppy-naming-help/411245/14 "2007-07-11T02:00:28Z")
If the mother’s being euthanized, won’t they be weaned right away? What I mean is, if you can find willing feeders, they can take pups now. As for names, how about naming them after Simpsons characters? Bart, Lisa, Homer, Maggie, Marge and Mr. Burns. StG ---
**Author:** ![RedRosesForMe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/91b2a8/32.png) [@RedRosesForMe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedRosesForMe)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2007, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puppy-naming-help/411245/15 "2007-07-11T04:51:23Z")
Squeeeeeee!!! He posted pictures, [they](http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j8/seaworthy82/puppies3.jpg) [are](http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j8/seaworthy82/puppies2.jpg) [adorable!](http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j8/seaworthy82/puppies.jpg) I was mistaken about the colors, there are 2 black ones, 2 reds, and a couple tan merles. And yes, they are technically being weaned now, so anyone willing to bottle feed them 4x a day could take them. My friend decided to foster them because he has too much time on his hands, he’s getting over a recent break-up and wants something to take his mind off it. But I know how he is, he would hesitate to trust anyone to take on such a responsibility, and wants to make sure they are adoptable before sending them on their merry way. How friggin’ cute! ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2007, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puppy-naming-help/411245/16 "2007-07-11T05:22:07Z")
Aw! That’s a cage full of squee. Hmph. Why do I have to be poor and live on the wrong side of the country. I wanna nuzzle some puppy. ---
**Author:** ![Surly\_Chick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Surly\_Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surly_Chick)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2007, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puppy-naming-help/411245/17 "2007-07-11T11:43:07Z")
Ooooooh, look at their fat little tummies!! I want one! I want one!! I can’t have one - I’m 4000 miles away. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Aholibah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Aholibah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aholibah)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2007, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puppy-naming-help/411245/18 "2007-07-11T13:05:41Z")
Oh, my! That is quite a lot of squee! And much as I desperately want one, I think I’d better back out of the running. I’ve been reading about the breed, and it looks like they’re just not very suited to apartment/small yard life, but need lots of room to roam and run. Now I’m sad. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2007, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puppy-naming-help/411245/19 "2007-07-11T14:48:29Z")
How about Remy and Lamar, from a couple of the best characters from **The Big Easy**? They are seriously cute. ---
**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:** [July 11, 2007, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puppy-naming-help/411245/20 "2007-07-11T15:15:55Z")
[QUOTE=RedRosesForMe] My friend has recently decided to foster 6 4-week-old puppies to save them from being put down. The mother is being euthanized and animal services is over-crowded (I believe he said there are hundreds of dogs waiting to be euthanized) so, it’s my friend to the rescue. Several weeks of bottle feeding and house training a half dozen puppies. Gotta love this guy. [/QUOTE] Yikes? What kind of shelter would euthanize a nursing mother??? On-topic, how about “Prudhomme” as a name? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puppy-naming-help/411245.md?page=2)