Name that dog, for the nth time.
October 23, 2011 10:30 AM
Help us name our pup!
We are having trouble coming up with a name for this guy.
He is 6 months old and is an American / English bulldog cross. He seems to look mostly like an American, but with the lazy couch potato personality of an English. He is very lazy, loves cuddling on the couch and is extremely quiet... we have yet to hear him bark.
We got him on Friday, his previous owners had to give him up because he was being picked on by their other dogs. So far, he is timid around big dogs but loves people and pretty much ignores our cats.
I don't want to say the names we've been thinking of, but I'll say that our cats are Ninja, Sammiches, Henry, and Chase... so no cohesive theme or anything.
Help!
We are having trouble coming up with a name for this guy.
He is 6 months old and is an American / English bulldog cross. He seems to look mostly like an American, but with the lazy couch potato personality of an English. He is very lazy, loves cuddling on the couch and is extremely quiet... we have yet to hear him bark.
We got him on Friday, his previous owners had to give him up because he was being picked on by their other dogs. So far, he is timid around big dogs but loves people and pretty much ignores our cats.
I don't want to say the names we've been thinking of, but I'll say that our cats are Ninja, Sammiches, Henry, and Chase... so no cohesive theme or anything.
Help!
Edward.
posted by mochapickle at 10:36 AM on October 23, 2011
posted by mochapickle at 10:36 AM on October 23, 2011
Montmorency! Monty for short!
posted by villanelles at dawn at 10:37 AM on October 23, 2011
posted by villanelles at dawn at 10:37 AM on October 23, 2011
Steve
posted by EndsOfInvention at 10:37 AM on October 23, 2011
posted by EndsOfInvention at 10:37 AM on October 23, 2011
Captain Wentworth.
posted by mynameisluka at 10:37 AM on October 23, 2011
posted by mynameisluka at 10:37 AM on October 23, 2011
Or Aloysius, Ned, Pierre, Friday, or Tim.
posted by villanelles at dawn at 10:38 AM on October 23, 2011
posted by villanelles at dawn at 10:38 AM on October 23, 2011
Stormageddon
posted by tylerkaraszewski at 10:38 AM on October 23, 2011
posted by tylerkaraszewski at 10:38 AM on October 23, 2011
Winston? American Mother and all that.
posted by Freedomboy at 10:39 AM on October 23, 2011
posted by Freedomboy at 10:39 AM on October 23, 2011
Banjo
PJ
Bagel
Crisco
Axel Foley (or Detective Foley)
posted by katillathehun at 10:41 AM on October 23, 2011
PJ
Bagel
Crisco
Axel Foley (or Detective Foley)
posted by katillathehun at 10:41 AM on October 23, 2011
Carver.
posted by paleyellowwithorange at 10:41 AM on October 23, 2011
posted by paleyellowwithorange at 10:41 AM on October 23, 2011
Waldorf
posted by deludingmyself at 10:42 AM on October 23, 2011
posted by deludingmyself at 10:42 AM on October 23, 2011
Knuckle
posted by nickjadlowe at 10:51 AM on October 23, 2011
posted by nickjadlowe at 10:51 AM on October 23, 2011
I am going to keep suggesting Spanky until I get my way, dammit.
posted by elizardbits at 10:53 AM on October 23, 2011
posted by elizardbits at 10:53 AM on October 23, 2011
Shaun, from Shaun of the Dead. It has the appropriate British couch potato feeling to it.
I also like Winston.
posted by valoius at 10:54 AM on October 23, 2011
I also like Winston.
posted by valoius at 10:54 AM on October 23, 2011
Avon Barksdale.
posted by Threeway Handshake at 10:54 AM on October 23, 2011
posted by Threeway Handshake at 10:54 AM on October 23, 2011
Aw, he is absolutely adorable! The stereotypical fierce-looking mug that is actually a softie. My first impulse would be to name him Casper, after the Friendly Ghost, since he's the same color and has the same temperament. My second idea is Marc Anthony, taken from one of my very favorite cartoons, where a big, brutish bulldog named with that name befriends a tiny kitten.
posted by Oriole Adams at 11:00 AM on October 23, 2011
posted by Oriole Adams at 11:00 AM on October 23, 2011
Leroy
posted by Jason and Laszlo at 11:02 AM on October 23, 2011
posted by Jason and Laszlo at 11:02 AM on October 23, 2011
Wally? Winston's good also. Got beaten out on Casper.
posted by millerizer at 11:02 AM on October 23, 2011
posted by millerizer at 11:02 AM on October 23, 2011
Or for the ironic, Butch?
posted by millerizer at 11:05 AM on October 23, 2011
posted by millerizer at 11:05 AM on October 23, 2011
Ritalin.
posted by rongorongo at 11:11 AM on October 23, 2011
posted by rongorongo at 11:11 AM on October 23, 2011
Siegfried. A character defined by his lack of fear.
posted by mollymayhem at 11:15 AM on October 23, 2011
posted by mollymayhem at 11:15 AM on October 23, 2011
If he's six months old and received any training under his old name, might you want to keep it? If not, Rupert.
posted by carmicha at 11:18 AM on October 23, 2011
posted by carmicha at 11:18 AM on October 23, 2011
Harvey.
posted by slateyness at 11:22 AM on October 23, 2011
posted by slateyness at 11:22 AM on October 23, 2011
Carmicha, he does have a previous name, however the folks only had him since 4 months old and he doesn't respond to it at all.
Others, thanks for the suggestions folks! Quite a few of our ideas were suggested here. Please keep them coming! Who knew it'd be this hard to name a dog?
posted by utsutsu at 11:34 AM on October 23, 2011
Others, thanks for the suggestions folks! Quite a few of our ideas were suggested here. Please keep them coming! Who knew it'd be this hard to name a dog?
posted by utsutsu at 11:34 AM on October 23, 2011
The Right Honorouble and Adobrable Mr Cecil Hog-Winston. Dory for short.
(Oh good grief, he is absolutely gorgeous!)
posted by humph at 11:37 AM on October 23, 2011
(Oh good grief, he is absolutely gorgeous!)
posted by humph at 11:37 AM on October 23, 2011
Adobrable = Adorable
(See, he's making my fingers unable to work the keyboard!)
posted by humph at 11:38 AM on October 23, 2011
(See, he's making my fingers unable to work the keyboard!)
posted by humph at 11:38 AM on October 23, 2011
Otis.
Hank.
Mr. Wiggles.
'sup dog?
Alvin.
Griffin.
Bugsy.
Wadsworth von Dogbreath.
Wimbledon.
Godfrey.
Alister.
Higgins.
Jeeves.
Niles.
Angus.
posted by futz at 11:45 AM on October 23, 2011
Hank.
Mr. Wiggles.
'sup dog?
Alvin.
Griffin.
Bugsy.
Wadsworth von Dogbreath.
Wimbledon.
Godfrey.
Alister.
Higgins.
Jeeves.
Niles.
Angus.
posted by futz at 11:45 AM on October 23, 2011
His name is Buddy.
posted by trip and a half at 11:47 AM on October 23, 2011
posted by trip and a half at 11:47 AM on October 23, 2011
He looks like a Chester to me.
posted by procrastination at 11:56 AM on October 23, 2011
posted by procrastination at 11:56 AM on October 23, 2011
For some reason he reminds me of Larry Tate from the US sitcom Bewitched (1964-72). I don't know why but it just popped into my head. So, Larry Tate. Or just Larry. Or Tate.
posted by Sassyfras at 12:21 PM on October 23, 2011
posted by Sassyfras at 12:21 PM on October 23, 2011
Duncan
posted by wherever, whatever at 12:23 PM on October 23, 2011
posted by wherever, whatever at 12:23 PM on October 23, 2011
He looks like Baxter to me.
posted by a humble nudibranch at 12:27 PM on October 23, 2011
posted by a humble nudibranch at 12:27 PM on October 23, 2011
Officer Mubbs
Hambone
Murph
Jumbles
(Anything with a nice M sound. He's an M-lookin' dog to me, the best kind.)
posted by Chichibio at 12:56 PM on October 23, 2011
Hambone
Murph
Jumbles
(Anything with a nice M sound. He's an M-lookin' dog to me, the best kind.)
posted by Chichibio at 12:56 PM on October 23, 2011
With a face like that, it has to be Chuckles, or Chuck for short.
posted by Abiezer at 1:32 PM on October 23, 2011
posted by Abiezer at 1:32 PM on October 23, 2011
Moe
Momo
Charlie
Champ
Cody
Hampton
Jude
Basil
Manuel
Jack
Percy
Arthur
Hamilton
posted by seriousmoonlight at 1:32 PM on October 23, 2011
Momo
Charlie
Champ
Cody
Hampton
Jude
Basil
Manuel
Jack
Percy
Arthur
Hamilton
posted by seriousmoonlight at 1:32 PM on October 23, 2011
Askim.
Then when people say "Oh my god, he's so cute, what's his name?" you can say "Askim".
posted by The Bellman at 1:35 PM on October 23, 2011
Then when people say "Oh my god, he's so cute, what's his name?" you can say "Askim".
posted by The Bellman at 1:35 PM on October 23, 2011
Gordon
posted by estherbester at 1:47 PM on October 23, 2011
posted by estherbester at 1:47 PM on October 23, 2011
Curly
posted by cairnoflore at 2:25 PM on October 23, 2011
posted by cairnoflore at 2:25 PM on October 23, 2011
The poor guy has to deal with four cats.
Name him Trooper.
posted by imjustsaying at 3:28 PM on October 23, 2011
Name him Trooper.
posted by imjustsaying at 3:28 PM on October 23, 2011
Definitely Winston or Churchill. I came in here to say that as soon as I saw the photo, before I saw that other people had already suggested them.
posted by lollusc at 4:04 PM on October 23, 2011
posted by lollusc at 4:04 PM on October 23, 2011
Yeah, I like Churchill. Or Winston would work great too. It really suits him. My second choice would be to name him Casper. Sounds both dignified and appropriate for a white color dog.
posted by belau at 6:04 PM on October 23, 2011
posted by belau at 6:04 PM on October 23, 2011
Winston and Churchill were front runners before I posted this question... I find it interesting that they were suggested so much.
It's been decided, he will be Churchill. Thanks a lot folks :)
We didn't mean to be those people but we both had two cats, prior to cohabitation. Oh well.
posted by utsutsu at 7:20 PM on October 23, 2011
It's been decided, he will be Churchill. Thanks a lot folks :)
We didn't mean to be those people but we both had two cats, prior to cohabitation. Oh well.
posted by utsutsu at 7:20 PM on October 23, 2011
I'm in way-too-late with my, "Please, anything but Winston or Churchill". Seems every other bulldog I meet has that name (hell, I had an English Bulldog named Winston when I was a kid).
My vote is for Senator.
posted by dobbs at 9:04 PM on October 23, 2011
My vote is for Senator.
posted by dobbs at 9:04 PM on October 23, 2011
Incidental: in the UK the name "Churchill" - especially as applied to bull dogs - has been contaminated by association with this guy - in irritatingly heavy rotation for the last 20 years or so. Your pooch looks like a much more worthy bearer of the name.
posted by rongorongo at 2:00 AM on October 24, 2011
posted by rongorongo at 2:00 AM on October 24, 2011
dobbs: that's why we wanted to avoid Winston... seemed far too common. It seems like Churchill is less common, and we definitely had no idea about the commercials that rongorongo posted, since we are blissfully Canadian.
If it helps, it seems like it might end up getting shortered to "Chill"... we'll see. Thanks again folks.
posted by utsutsu at 7:22 AM on October 24, 2011
If it helps, it seems like it might end up getting shortered to "Chill"... we'll see. Thanks again folks.
posted by utsutsu at 7:22 AM on October 24, 2011
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