Pet Lovers

[GingerPeach]

Did you find it easy to name your new dog (adult or puppy) or did you find yourself waiting until a name that seemed right popped into your head?

For me, it was the latter.  My previous (adult) dog had a name she didn't really respond to (the shelter called by it) and I tried a few at home until we both seemed to be happy with the one we finally chose.

What sort of methods did you all use?

[coffee drinker]

So, what did you name her? 

[Trix]

In my family we always give a name right away, but sometimes as with people a characteristic or incident creates a nickname which sticks and becomes the name most often used. 

[tends2dogs]

Our dog, Willoughby, that we have now, got his name like this:  We had just lost our Quincy.  I didn't even know if I wanted another dog, at least not yet.  My DH was having a hard time, too, but wanted to get another right away.  I happened to be reading a book where a town was mentioned named Willoughby.  The name kind of clicked with me.........thinking, I will put this in the back of my mind.  In the meantime, DH called and learned that there was a litter and that there was one unclaimed puppy.  I gave in, we went and looked, and of course fell in love.  The father was named Wilbe and the mother's name was Lola. Wil - Lo - be.  I don't believe in signs, but we named him Willoughby. 

[January121]

It took me a while before I came up with a name ...at first I kept calling her Baby but, I finally decided on “Mia Bella Lola” ..... I call her Lola ❤️😍

[ItsME]

@GingerPeach  I rescued my first boy when he was just shy of 11 months old.  He came with the name Eli (from his original home).  It didn't suit him.  It took a couple days before I knew his name was Jake.  It was just right, and we both knew it.  He was definitely Jake!

I got my second boy at just 50 days old.  After 24 hours, I hadn't figured out his name, and decided to call him Charlie until I did figure it out.  The next morning, when I was calling out "Charlie," "TYLER" came out of my mouth.  I tried a few other names over the next couple of days, but with whatever name I tried, "TYLER" kept coming out of my mouth.  My beautiful Tyler will be 14 in October.

Jake died almost four years ago, and I got a puppy two months later.  It took about 5 weeks of trying a lot of names for him to finally tell me that he's Jasper.  Jazz or Jazzy for short.  He had tummy problems when he was a pup, and was anything but Jazzy, so I thought it was a little peculiar for that to be his name, but I knew it was right.  The tummy issues are long since gone, and he is indeed Jazzy!  ( BTW..... I felt like an idiot for not having a proper name for him for 5 weeks, but nothing was right until Jasper popped into my head, and then, I instantly knew it was his name)

[spent2much]

Well, we got a Golden Retriever pup at age 8 weeks.  I wanted to call her Bella, but my son (grown/married/3 kids) had a legitimate problem with that name.  So I decided to name her after my best friend who had died a few years earlier.  Her name is Jessie and it's perfect for her.  She's 5 now and the most wonderful dog I've ever known.  But I'll stop now cuz I could go on and on and on about her (and usually do).  

[Graciesmom]

One of my friends that I commuted to work with had a dog named Cooper and one named Gracie.  I always thought it would be fun to have a pair of dogs named George and Gracie, but unfortunately I never got the pair.  Instead I have a little boy named Bentley and have my little girl named Grace, whom I refer to as the Amazing Gracie ...  I just loved the name and it fits her perfectly.  

[Catty2]

The rescue I adopted my dog from had named her Stacy but I named her Brandy.  I chose that mainly because of her tan coloring.  When I adopted my cat I had 2 names picked out before I found the cat - Chloe or Jasmine.  She is a tortie and I named her Jasmine.   

[Kachina624]

I had a big, beautiful black tri colored collie named Jett.  He died about 3 years ago.  Last December I adopted a rescue who is a small version of Jett, a miniature American (Aussie) shepherd, also a black tri color, similar in color.  Since hes a small jet, i named him Piper after Piper Cub, a smaller aircraft.