Help me find a name for my new rescue dog.

October 14, 2012 12:09 PM

Help me name my new rescue dog. Obligatory pic after the jump.

I adopted a 3 year old female rat terrier yesterday. She didn't come with a name since she was a stray.

She's cute as can be and very active, sweet, and lively. Help me find a good name for this sweet girl.

So far I've thought about and rejected Ruby, Annie, Dora, and Penny.
Junebug is my frontrunner right now.

posted by Piglet to Pets & Animals (43 answers total)

She is utterly cute. She looks like a Cricket or a Sweetpea to me.
posted by Cocodrillo at 12:14 PM on October 14, 2012

Frida
Poppy
BugBug LadyBug
posted by vitabellosi at 12:17 PM on October 14, 2012 [1 favorite]

That's a Maggie if I ever saw one.
posted by cooker girl at 12:19 PM on October 14, 2012 [3 favorites]

Precious
Wilma
Lola
Olive

Cute dog!! Congrats!
posted by pearlybob at 12:20 PM on October 14, 2012

She looks like a Peanut to me.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 12:23 PM on October 14, 2012

Best answer: Honestly, Piglet would make a great name for that dog.
posted by kate blank at 12:25 PM on October 14, 2012 [2 favorites]

Pepper!
posted by shiny blue object at 12:25 PM on October 14, 2012

Mari
posted by Area Man at 12:27 PM on October 14, 2012

My favorite dog name ever is Champion.

Or Mittens.

(I'm really fond of giving pets really weird names, says the owner of Mall Cop, the best cat on the planet.)
posted by spinifex23 at 12:27 PM on October 14, 2012 [3 favorites]

Best answer: 2nd-ing Junebug. That is a great name! What a cutie pie.
posted by yoga at 12:28 PM on October 14, 2012 [1 favorite]

Our new rescue pup's name is Pixie. She looks like a Pixie to me.
posted by raisingsand at 12:28 PM on October 14, 2012

Pickles!
posted by sexyrobot at 12:30 PM on October 14, 2012

Look at the ears: Mogwai.
posted by MuffinMan at 12:32 PM on October 14, 2012

I second Olive. Or, Ivy.
posted by kellyblah at 12:37 PM on October 14, 2012 [1 favorite]

Bianca the sass monster
posted by spunweb at 12:44 PM on October 14, 2012

Ping!
posted by answergrape at 12:44 PM on October 14, 2012

I like Junebug, but Dora implies the adventure of being a rescue dog. :)
posted by rhizome at 12:48 PM on October 14, 2012

something about that little wistful face just screams PORKCHOP to me
posted by elizardbits at 12:49 PM on October 14, 2012 [1 favorite]

I like several of the names above: Polly, Pickles and Lola.
I think she looks feisty, not like a girly girl, so she needs a name that isn't too foofy.
posted by treehorn+bunny at 12:55 PM on October 14, 2012 [1 favorite]

Lucy
Nancy
posted by carmicha at 12:57 PM on October 14, 2012

Lila
Layla
Lena
Lana
Lola
posted by carmicha at 12:59 PM on October 14, 2012

That dog's name is Scout. You're welcome.
posted by Flamingo at 1:03 PM on October 14, 2012 [1 favorite]

I like Pickles.

Pippi *as in Longstockings?*
Annie
Olive
Ginny


She's a doll. Congratulations.
posted by dchrssyr at 1:04 PM on October 14, 2012

That's a Trixie.
posted by scody at 1:05 PM on October 14, 2012 [1 favorite]

I know a dog who looks like that whose name is Pickles! It's a great name. I like Cricket too. How about Minnow?
posted by apricot at 1:16 PM on October 14, 2012

I say Foxy.
posted by merocet at 1:17 PM on October 14, 2012

If you name her Juniper, you can still call her Junebug.
posted by deadcrow at 1:30 PM on October 14, 2012

Olive or Poppy
posted by spinturtle at 1:42 PM on October 14, 2012

shakira. her hips don't lie.
posted by readygo at 1:50 PM on October 14, 2012

Best answer: She's a Junebug. Your instinct was right. (She's CHARMING! Congrats!)
posted by mochapickle at 1:50 PM on October 14, 2012 [2 favorites]

Best answer: Sascha. But Junebug is better.
posted by heyjude at 2:37 PM on October 14, 2012

Wendy.
posted by A Terrible Llama at 2:38 PM on October 14, 2012

Don't know why, but my first thought when I saw her photo was "Maisy."

Seconding Trixie too!
posted by Boogiechild at 2:52 PM on October 14, 2012

Jones
posted by Mizu at 3:14 PM on October 14, 2012

Kerry. Carrie. Laurel. Farrell. Macy. Mercedes. Melanie. Bixie. Billy. Filly. Foley. Carrie. Yeah, go with Kerry.

Although Junebug is fine too.
posted by Busoni at 3:41 PM on October 14, 2012

Sadie.
posted by loquat at 3:46 PM on October 14, 2012

Best answer: I am a mad Rat Terrier lover and she looks like a "Shelia" to me.

She is super cute, oh make sure she has a blanket to snuggle under, I haven't met a Rattie yet that doesn't like curling up under a blanket or on your clean laundry. Of course now I've said that she'll turn out to be the exception to the rule.
posted by wwax at 3:47 PM on October 14, 2012 [1 favorite]

Response by poster: Thanks for the input. It looks like she's Junebug after all.

I do like Piglet, too, but I think she's more of a bug.
posted by Piglet at 4:05 PM on October 14, 2012 [1 favorite]

She seems like she might be a little bit sassy- I'd call her Billie or Mabie and Mamie....something like that.
posted by newpotato at 4:10 PM on October 14, 2012 [1 favorite]

I would have sworn she was Dinah.
posted by lois1950 at 4:20 PM on October 14, 2012

Even before you decided I came in to n'th Junebug. It's an awesome name and suits her perfectly!
posted by deborah at 5:58 PM on October 14, 2012

Best answer: I have a tuxedo cat named Junebug! Your chose well, it is an excellent name. I call her "juney" and "little bug" too.
posted by chowflap at 9:07 PM on October 14, 2012 [1 favorite]

Thisbe.
posted by sybarite09 at 5:21 AM on October 17, 2012 [1 favorite]