# SO wants to name new puppy Batman! help! **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 28, 2004, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-wants-to-name-new-puppy-batman-help/231618 "2004-02-28T14:30:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![indecisive1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/41988e/32.png) [@indecisive1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/indecisive1)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2004, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-wants-to-name-new-puppy-batman-help/231618/1 "2004-02-28T14:30:22Z")
I just can’t see myself shouting Batman! out the back door. I’ve read some of the old “name my puppy” threads and nothing seems right. A little about the puppy: He’s an 8-week old Black Lab and _something_ cross. I got him from the Humane Society, and one of the workers said he and some littermates where found on Valentine’s day. She said a couple of the pups didn’t survive. He’s mostly black with a white chest blaze and four little white paws. He’s a very bold little guy. I have two Great Danes, and when I brought him home Thursday he just charged right at these two giant dogs without any fear. I’m really afraid this Batman! thing is going to stick. The SO is singing the Da dada Da dada theme! Help! ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2004, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-wants-to-name-new-puppy-batman-help/231618/2 "2004-02-28T14:55:47Z")
Better Batman than Aquaman, no? Besides, you can get him a Utility Collar 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![In\_Conceivable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/4bbf92/32.png) [@In\_Conceivable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/In_Conceivable)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2004, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-wants-to-name-new-puppy-batman-help/231618/3 "2004-02-28T14:58:13Z")
I am sorry, but I gotta go with the SO on this one. Batman sounds like the perfect name. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2004, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-wants-to-name-new-puppy-batman-help/231618/4 "2004-02-28T15:08:19Z")
Batman is great in my opinon! But don’t worry about this - whatever you name the dog won’t be the name you end up calling him. My wife and I argued for days about naming our kitten - we eventually decided on Cookie, though I insisted on the full name Cookie Monster. What happened was we called her Cookie, then The Cookster, then The Mookster, then Mookie, then Moogly, and now just Moo. ---
**Author:** ![Anonymous\_Coward](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/94ad74/32.png) [@Anonymous\_Coward](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anonymous_Coward)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2004, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-wants-to-name-new-puppy-batman-help/231618/5 "2004-02-28T15:28:39Z")
In a little while he’ll be down to Bats or Batty. No sweat. My vet sends out her bills/notices to the pet’s name C/O the owners. Right now it’s Buddy and Luna, so our mailman must think we’re a wierd hippie/redneck couple. Batman on the other hand may raise an eyebrow at the post office. Good Luck! ---
**Author:** ![Rug\_Burn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a87d85/32.png) [@Rug\_Burn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rug_Burn)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2004, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-wants-to-name-new-puppy-batman-help/231618/6 "2004-02-28T16:55:57Z")
Just shorten it to BM…at least until he’s potty trained. ---
**Author:** ![indecisive1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/41988e/32.png) [@indecisive1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/indecisive1)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2004, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-wants-to-name-new-puppy-batman-help/231618/7 "2004-02-28T17:03:04Z")
(sigh) Well, seems that Batman! is going to stick. Jeeze! He’s had a nice batnap in the batbed and is ready to fight crime! Guess I better get busy and sew him up a little bat suit. I can see it now. I go to vet and when they ask for his name I sing the da da dadda dadda song… Batman! Oh, and in my town the dog license place is just down the hall from the police station. Da dada dada da Batman! ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2004, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-wants-to-name-new-puppy-batman-help/231618/8 "2004-02-28T17:03:38Z")
Why should you have to shout “Batman!” out the back door? Just flip the switch on the Bat Signal for when he is outside, or use the Bat Phone for when he is indoors. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![indecisive1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/41988e/32.png) [@indecisive1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/indecisive1)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2004, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-wants-to-name-new-puppy-batman-help/231618/9 "2004-02-28T17:43:03Z")
But he doesn’t have any bat thumbs! plus, I know bat puppies don’t answer the bat phone if they don’t feel like it. This is going to be one large bat problem. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Scrivener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2004, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-wants-to-name-new-puppy-batman-help/231618/10 "2004-02-28T17:45:40Z")
How is the dog training coming along? Is the dog confused by the similar-sounding “_Bad_ dog, _bad_ boy!” and his name? ---
**Author:** ![indecisive1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/41988e/32.png) [@indecisive1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/indecisive1)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2004, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-wants-to-name-new-puppy-batman-help/231618/11 "2004-02-28T17:53:15Z")
Oh no! You make a very good point. I didn’t think what the name sounded like. He’s such a sweet little guy I’d hate for him to think I’m yelling at him. ---
**Author:** ![sundog66](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@sundog66](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sundog66)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2004, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-wants-to-name-new-puppy-batman-help/231618/12 "2004-02-28T19:51:55Z")
I have a cat named Batman, and he turned out just fine. And now he’s about 15 years old. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2004, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-wants-to-name-new-puppy-batman-help/231618/13 "2004-02-28T20:09:15Z")
> [@indecisive1](#): > > (sigh) > > I can see it now. I go to vet and when they ask for his name I sing the da da dadda dadda song… Batman! At least the vet will know how to spell his name, right? And actually understand what it is. Try taking a cat named Halfie to the vet… “no, not Happy. Halfie. See, his real name is ‘Half and Half’ but that was too long, so…” ---
**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2004, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-wants-to-name-new-puppy-batman-help/231618/14 "2004-02-28T20:13:58Z")
I love it. Best name ever! ---
**Author:** ![inturnaround](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/0ea827/32.png) [@inturnaround](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inturnaround)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2004, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-wants-to-name-new-puppy-batman-help/231618/15 "2004-02-28T20:16:03Z")
Bah, it’s so obvious it should be Skeletor! ---
**Author:** ![Optihut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/edb3f5/32.png) [@Optihut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Optihut)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2004, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-wants-to-name-new-puppy-batman-help/231618/16 "2004-02-28T21:06:24Z")
> [@jjimm](#): > > Batman is great in my opinon! > > But don’t worry about this - whatever you name the dog won’t be the name you end up calling him. My wife and I argued for days about naming our kitten - we eventually decided on Cookie, though I insisted on the full name Cookie Monster. What happened was we called her Cookie, then The Cookster, then The Mookster, then Mookie, then Moogly, and now just Moo. Argh! I am sorry Jjimm, but this is just horrible. Seriously Jimmy, how is the dog supposed to understand you are talking to him, when you always change the way you’re adressing him? I’ve got a dog myself, Jimbo and although my dog is 15 years old and deaf now, he used to be very language aware back in the days. I attribute that to always talking to him in a non-condescending matter and sticking with his name. But enough of my rant, I think you’re getting the idea, Bob. ---
**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2004, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-wants-to-name-new-puppy-batman-help/231618/17 "2004-02-28T21:37:17Z")
Since Jim is talking about a cat, we all know they only listen when they want to anyway, Dork. ---
**Author:** ![Gadfly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/aeb1de/32.png) [@Gadfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadfly)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2004, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-wants-to-name-new-puppy-batman-help/231618/18 "2004-02-28T21:58:05Z")
> [@GMRyujin](#): > > I love it. Best name ever! It is not the best name ever. It comes close, but it’s short a special something. No, good sir, the best name that a dog has ever had the privelage of being called is… Pasta-Batman. And you can hear all about it [here](http://www.thislife.org/ra/241.ram) , in RealMedia format, along with the rest of an hour’s worth of cool radio stories. ---
**Author:** ![Optihut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/edb3f5/32.png) [@Optihut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Optihut)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2004, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-wants-to-name-new-puppy-batman-help/231618/19 "2004-02-28T22:18:42Z")
> [@GMRyujin](#): > > Since Jim is talking about a cat, we all know they only listen when they want to anyway, Dork. Hmmm, it must be my bad day: Three posts, two misunderstandings on my part which prompted a semi-rant and offended countless people offended. _sigh_ Ok, I missed the word “kitten”, probably because the OP was about a dog. I agree that it probably isn’t as bad for a cat as it is for a dog to call it by different names. As for addressing jjimm differently through my rant, that wasn’t supposed to come across as an offense: I wanted to stress that it’s not a good idea to address someone (dog or man, doesn’t matter to me, I regard it as “not good” in both cases) with always changing names. Certainly, I wanted it to be _a bit_ irritating, but thought that jjimm would shrug it off and regard it as a humorous jab, the way it was intended. I did not mean for that to come across as highly insulting. If it did, my apologies (and yet another regret we don’t have an edit option). P.S.: I would prefer it, if you didn’t call me “dork” in here - my suggestion would be to make a pit thread about me and to give me the link to it. Thanks in advance. ---
**Author:** ![St\_Ides](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@St\_Ides](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/St_Ides)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2004, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-wants-to-name-new-puppy-batman-help/231618/20 "2004-02-29T00:04:52Z")
I agree… Batman is the best name possible. Fictional characters/heroes are the best names. My dog’s name: “McGruff: The Crime Dog”. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-wants-to-name-new-puppy-batman-help/231618.md?page=2)