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Question: DogNameFilter: Help us rename "Daisy" our adopted pal.

fieldtrip — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 08:30:35 -0800

DogNameFilter: Yesterday, my girlfriend and I adopted a wonderful mutt from the Humane Society. Our problem; her name, Daisy. Not that there is anything wrong with the name Daisy per se but it sounds more appropriate for a cow.

She's an original, we'd like her name to do her justice. So, what is a name that we can transition Daisy into? We are trying to keep the same vowel sounds so transition will be easier. "Daisy" is 1 ½ yrs old, still puppy playful, yet mature enough to hang out at the coffee shop patio. She is superb with other animals and kids, and she never barks ('cept when left alone, definitely needs to be w/the pack). She's personable, loving yet can be independent. Speculations on her breed include: Rhodesian Ridgeback, Heeler, Labrador, Boxer and Shar-Pei (her tongue has block splotches). We are outdoorsy and artsy people, and we currently live in the Southwest. So, far we have thought of Jay-Z and Cassie. What is a better name for this girl that retains the same sounds as Daisy?

By: fieldtrip

fieldtrip — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 08:35:51 -0800

Here are some photos.

By: Kickstart70

Kickstart70 — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 08:36:51 -0800

Dizzy, obviously. And a very playful name for a dog.

By: Pocahontas

Pocahontas — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 08:39:59 -0800

Casey or Macy

By: COBRA!

COBRA! — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 08:40:19 -0800

Seconding Dizzy. And nice dog.

By: ROU_Xenophobe

ROU_Xenophobe — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 08:40:34 -0800

I'm not sure you need to worry about keeping the same sounds. Dogs don't, I think, think of their names as their names so much as as an attention signal -- a way that you say "Hey, you, look at me." You can get them to respond to new names that are completely dissimilar from their old and they won't feel insulted or like they've lost their identity or anything like that.

If you're arty, Farty McBum-Bum is probably right out.

Name her after a favorite character or author or something. Or call her Ein, even if she isn't a corgi.

By: Iridic

Iridic — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 08:41:11 -0800

"Macy." "Tracy." "Casey."

"Lassie" is also a possibility, though I get the feeling you want something slightly less conventional.

By: Kangaroo

Kangaroo — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 08:41:18 -0800

Jazzy!

By: Iridic

Iridic — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 08:42:04 -0800

Should have previewed. Sorry to step on your toes, Pocahontas.

By: anonpeon

anonpeon — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 08:45:55 -0800

Just stay with Daisy. It's her name and what she's used to. Just because YOU don't like doesn't mean you have start confusing the poor thing.

By: noloveforned

noloveforned — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 08:46:34 -0800

Maizy

By: lester's sock puppet

lester's sock puppet — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 08:50:51 -0800

diamondbark?

By: cadge

cadge — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 08:54:59 -0800

FWIW, Daisy is also the name of the dog in the Blondie comic strip.

Other names: Stacy? Zoey (or however you spell that - pronounced "Zoh-ee")? Lizzy?

By: Succa

Succa — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 08:59:09 -0800

Paisley! Hainsey! Mange-free! Stain-sy! Hazy! Lazy!

By: stormygrey

stormygrey — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 08:59:20 -0800

Foxy, Tawny, Fawn, Golden (Goldie), Maizey, Copper, Penny.

Sorry, I am struck by her coloring.

By: M.C. Lo-Carb!

M.C. Lo-Carb! — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 09:02:05 -0800

I renamed both of my rescue dogs, without even trying to make the names sound phonetically the same, and they turned out fine.

I think it's more the tone of voice in which the name is said than anything else. And they'll pretty much love anyone that feeds them and pets them, regardless of what you call them.

So that said, I think you should name her with a human name, such as Melissa or Margaret (Maggie for short!)

I already have the next three names for my next dogs planned out in advance: Roger, Alice and Henrietta.

By: blue_beetle

blue_beetle — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 09:02:06 -0800

Keep Daisy, but spell it Dazy, or Dazey.

Think stripper names.

By: Greg Nog

Greg Nog — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 09:08:09 -0800

Gravy. That dog is a Gravy if I ever seen one.

By: bradn

bradn — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 09:12:34 -0800

Don't worry about the sound of the name. She will know you are talking to her by your tone of voice. She has to get used to new voices, new surroundings, new everything, a new name will go right along with that just fine. Pick whatever name you think suits her.

By: KAS

KAS — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 09:16:32 -0800

I really like Daisy, and I think it's original. (Jay-Z is pretty great!)

Casey I like. SweetPea?

She's beautiful, by the way - congrats.

By: spicynuts

spicynuts — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 09:20:58 -0800

Wow that's a pretty dog. Something her poise and the look in her eye that makes me think Old West. How about Mae..as in Mae West.

By: SpecialK

SpecialK — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 09:21:42 -0800

Aww! I like Dizzy or Casey. She's a beauty! For comparison's sakes, here's my Ridgeback Mutt... mine's half hound and half ridgeback, we *think*. She does have a very prominent ridge that's not available in the picture. When she was a baby and had lighter coloring she could've passed for the firefox logo with a little color balance tweaking in photoshop.

By: onhazier

onhazier — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 09:22:09 -0800

If you're arty then name her after your favorite artist.

Man, she's the color of red used in Acoma pottery. Very pretty.

Btw, I like Greg Nog's suggestion.

By: fieldtrip

fieldtrip — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 09:24:50 -0800

Great suggestions so far! Thank you. And, if there is consensus that the sound of her name doesn't need to stay the same---well, let's open it up. What should we name this girl?

By: routergirl

routergirl — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 09:27:49 -0800

Sadie!! My all time favorite name for a dog.

Also, for the record, I have a cat named Daisy, and she looks nothing like a cow. :)

By: Durin's Bane

Durin's Bane — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 09:32:47 -0800

Gatsby would be cool, but I guess that's masculine.

By: lisa g

lisa g — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 09:33:23 -0800

Sadie and Maisie I like, though I've known dogs with both of these names (so they're not super-original). Haley?

(Then again, my rescue cat went from Priscella to Edie with no ill effects, though she was only six months old.)

By: Ignatius J. Reilly

Ignatius J. Reilly — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 09:35:24 -0800

I once adopted a dog that had previously been called "Baby." That wasn't going to work. She did respond just as well to "Rabies." You can use that name, if you want. It has a nice ring.

By: limeonaire

limeonaire — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 09:37:29 -0800

Magneto—Maggie for short.

(This is what my friends named their first cat, and I love it.)

By: zeoslap

zeoslap — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 09:45:01 -0800

Hey my baby girls name is Daisy. Daisy rocks!

By: sweetkid

sweetkid — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 09:45:08 -0800

I changed a cat's name from Silas to Riley. I didn't even realize it had a similar sound, but he did take to the new name quickly.

By: tveye

tveye — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 09:46:50 -0800

Shiloh
Rusty
Oxide

By: sublivious

sublivious — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 09:49:34 -0800

Strip the last syllable and you have "Daze." I likes.

By: librarina

librarina — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 09:49:52 -0800

When I was adopting a dog, everyone at every shelter we checked said it doesn't matter if you rename it. Half the time the dogs are dumped at the shelter anyway, and the staff just slaps names on 'em, so what the dog is called when you get it has nothing to do with what the dog was called before. And they do fine.

We have an Oscar who used to be Checkers, and a Ruby June who was Rita for the ~2 months it took her to wean her pups; we don't know what she was called before that. She responded to "Ruby" within a week or two, and she responds equally well to "Ruby" and "Ruby June." (Also "Rubester" and "Stinky.") So.

Anyway your dog looks like a sweetheart and I think you should choose a name that suits her, regardless of what it sounds like phonetically.

By: gtr

gtr — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 09:54:16 -0800

I really like Daisy, and I think it's original.

No it's not. I use to work at a vet and the name daisy was quite popular for dogs and cats. (not that I think that's a reason to change it)

This is a silly use of ask.metafilter however.

By: mkultra

mkultra — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 09:54:59 -0800

Condaleeza.

My first cat came from the ASPCA, and he was named Stingray. That had to go. We named him Rudy (after Ray Moore, not Giuliani, or Sean Astin).

By: voidcontext

voidcontext — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 10:00:17 -0800

Don't rush. Wait a week or two and see what fits. Bit late contributing here, but let all these names sink in subconsciously and then you'll just know for sure one day. Try them out. The dog will be happy enough without a name in the meantime.

By: Faint of Butt

Faint of Butt — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 10:15:28 -0800

My wife suggests Amber. Regardless, that's a beautiful dog.

By: mattbucher

mattbucher — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 10:16:53 -0800

TURBO

By: Greg Nog

Greg Nog — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 10:32:03 -0800

Masta Killa
Porkpie
Thrombosis
America's Next Top Model

By: kindall

kindall — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 10:36:07 -0800

Daisy ... sounds more appropriate for a cow.

Don't be silly, Daisy sounds like a BB gun!

By: scottymac

scottymac — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 10:45:57 -0800

Several fine suggestions here. We recently adopted a little puppygirl also. We named her Rascal. Turned out to be prophetic.

By: JohnnyGunn

JohnnyGunn — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 11:03:19 -0800

I had a dog in college (and beyond) who looked just like that. Great dog. His full name was Thomas Woodrow Dawg, but everyone just called him Woody. Easy transition from Daisy. Woody=Daisy

By: jamaro

jamaro — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 11:22:30 -0800

Hey now, I just adopted a shelter cat named Daisy a few weeks ago (left the name alone because it's like that Gary Larson joke about what people say:cats hear).

I've renamed almost all of our dogs upon adoption but I like keeping a plosive (p, b, t, d) up front because they seem easier to say in commands (example: if you imagine doing a Brando and yelling "Stella!", the forcefulness/volume starts at the 't').

Agree with those above who stated name changes don't matter to the dog, they are the very embodiment of "You can call me anything you want, just don't call me late to dinner."

By: GaelFC

GaelFC — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 11:35:45 -0800

Our cat is named Dexy, in honor of my favorite 1980s one-hit wonder band. It sounds very feminine to me and has led to plenty of great nicknames, including Dexter, Dextromothorphan, Dexy-doodle, Sexy Dexy and oh so many more.

Come on, Eileen, too-loo-ra-aye! Come on!

By: Ambrosia Voyeur

Ambrosia Voyeur — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 11:57:34 -0800

Chasey. Porn Star tribute meets dog attribute?

By: jamjam

jamjam — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 12:14:17 -0800

I vote for KS70's 'Dizzy.'

I can't believe how calm your dog looks for 'day one.' If she keeps that heavy lidded stuff up, consider 'Dozey.'

By: thejanna

thejanna — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 12:39:58 -0800

She looks like a Bella to me.

I agree with everyone who said you can change her name to anything you want. I work for a rescue, and our dogs have tons of names throughout their lives. One before they get to the kill shelter, one in the kill shelter, one in the foster home, and one at their forever home. They do fine.

And all my dogs respond to multiple names. The great dane answers to her real name and anything starting with "big."

By: rob511

rob511 — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 15:42:22 -0800

What a sweetie — call her Dulce.

By: jlowen

jlowen — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 19:31:36 -0800

Tom Waits cleary indicates the answer via this lyric.. "I'm gonna change my name to Hannibal or maybe just Rex."

By: allkindsoftime

allkindsoftime — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 07:58:29 -0800

KADE (pronounced K-D).

For "Killer Attack Dog Extraordinaire"

and you still get the same vowel sounds. which really shouldn't matter, as long as you use any new name with repetition (both when afirming, chastising, ordering, and calling), she'll get the idea that she is now referred to as something different.

think of it as nick-names for people, we get new ones occasionally for various reasons.

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