# Recommend a dog breed

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-dog-breed/281326>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 23, 2004, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-dog-breed/281326 "2004-12-23T14:32:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**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:** [December 28, 2004, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-dog-breed/281326/41 "2004-12-28T20:26:38Z")

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Congratulations on the newest addition to your family, **Athena**. Now you’ll be **Tupug**. I suggest you live with the puppy for a day or so to get an idea of his personality before you name him. Time to go shopping for teething toys. Good luck!

StG

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**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2004, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-dog-breed/281326/42 "2004-12-31T16:51:52Z")

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Congrats!  
I like **Leo** or **Humphrey** or **Winston**. Nice old fashion names that have dignity.

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**Author:** ![screech-owl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@screech-owl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/screech-owl)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2004, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-dog-breed/281326/43 "2004-12-31T17:06:30Z")

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> [@Athena](#):
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> …Haven’t decided on a name yet. Any suggestions? Two that we like, but aren’t set on, are Leo (as in Tolstoy) and Frodo (as in Baggins).

Immediately thought of “Archie”.  
What about “Wharton”? (“Wart” for short)

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**Author:** ![Plan\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Plan\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plan_B)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2004, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-dog-breed/281326/44 "2004-12-31T23:02:22Z")

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One vote for mutts here.

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**Author:** ![stegon66](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee59a6/32.png) [@stegon66](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stegon66)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2005, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-dog-breed/281326/45 "2005-01-01T01:22:28Z")

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And another vote for Beagles! Just beware of those sad, brown “feed me” eyes…

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**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2005, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-dog-breed/281326/46 "2005-01-01T16:38:09Z")

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> [@Trunk](#):
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> I’ve known plenty [of small dogs].
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> Springers, border collies (had one), Jacks, Boston Terriers.

Springers are small dogs?? As a person who snuggles with 42-pound Dottie on top of my chest every evening (“Come on up, Dottie (plop) UNNGH!”), I would have to disagree with that characterization.

The late great Miss Emily was only 35 pounds at her fighting weight, but she was the runt of the litter. Dottie and Phyllis’s sire was 55 pounds at last meeting.

Good luck with the new pup, **Athena.** Having sibling dogs is great!

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