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Name My Dog. Seriously.

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Apparently hell hath frozen over. The O’Bryant’s are officially dog owners. The girls don’t know it yet because we are at the beach and Zeb is home with our new little friend. But they are going to FREAK their freak when they find out. Aubrey has been begging for a dog since she could talk. She used to pray every night and say, “And thank you God for my dog.” Sigh.

SO we have a dog. A black lab/retriever mix. Zeb and I are having a text war trying to decide what to name him.

My first choice is Dixie. Zeb says boys names shouldn’t end in an ‘ie.’ <insert eyeroll>

Me: Bubba?

Him: Rick.

Him: Tater.

Me: I could live with Tater I guess.

Him: Cash. As in Johnny.

Me: No likey. What about James Earl Jones?

Him: That is pitiful. What are you going to call him?

Me: James Earl Jones. Duh.

Him: When you call him in the yard, you’re going to yell JAMES EARL JONES!?

Me: Yes.

Him: That’s pitiful.

Yes: It’s awesome.

Him: Darth Vader.

Me: No

Him: I like Dan.

Me: DAN? WTH?

Him: Or Catfish.

Me: Hideous.

I need your thoughts people. Help us name this dog! And please, no boy names that end in ‘ie.’ For the love. 



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  2. LOL< this has always been a difficult one in our house we have had dogs named Bear, BJ, Jasper, BONER (Yes, you read that right) and currently we have Buckwheat and Princess both black lab mix. Yours is a cutie, just come up with a name that you love….we let our 5 year old daughter decide on the last pup Princess and the cat Lulu…..kids come up with cute names. Give the girls a chance, they may just come up with something perfect and if not, you can veto it.

    • As a kid we had a cat named “Deogee” and two dogs named “Guess” and “Moo”, then we ended up with a third mutt called “Metu” cause it followed my daddy EVERYWHERE!

  5. My sister-in-law named her rottweiler something very creative…. here it comes… “Dog”. LOL
    Also she has a Lab/Beagle mix called Dixie. It’s female though, so I have to side with your husband there. It is a girl’s name only.
    I only have female dogs, and before those I also only had female dogs, so I don’t really know. But I like “Bello”

  6. I love black labs. we had one for 18 years, best dog ever. went fishing every time the boat went out. your girls will LOVE this dog. our dod’s name was Dixie.

  7. I love our Boston’s name “Dexter”, but I came up with the best cat name ever! Although, I will NEVER own a cat because I refuse to have a pet more moody than I am. But the perfect cat name is….”Beaver.”

  9. Okay, you asked for it. Will be interesting to see what response you get. :)

    Greer – watchful, guardian (envisioning him watching over his family); or Duncan – dark skinned warrior

    Good luck with this!

  10. Murphy… the name of my black lab mix that lived a for 18 years. She was a sweet soul that adored children and brought much joy to all who crossed her path. BTW…great beer too!

  11. My grandparents had a black lab when I was a kid. His name was Jawco. Great dog.

    Otherwise there’s:

    Fritz
    Tex
    Rocky

    Something you won’t mind calling out throughout the neighborhood at 2am when he chews through your fence and escapes.

  16. He is so cute. I too think the girls should name him.
    But, just in case, how about
    Blogger
    Chance is always a good name too

  17. As I stated above I’ve had a lot of dogs in my life so I’ll just list some of their names off and a bit of story behind them.

    Guess: I did it as a child and as a joke. “What’s your dog’s name?” “Guess.” And let the hilarity ensue.

    Moo: Moo was our harlequin great dane (black and white spotted) She was so big we could ride her… thus the name Moo.

    Barney Fife: Asa Lapso my mom had that RULED the roost. Hated that dog.

    Jake aka Maynard T Cribbs: I swear this mutt would smoke a doobie if he knew how to hold it. What a laid back dog.

    Bark: neighbor’s dog growing up. Self explanatory.

    Ammo: German short hair hunting dog my uncle had. Sweet lover and cuddle-puddle, but could work a bush like no one’s business.

    Beauregard: Lab I had with an ex. Best hunting dog I ever worked with.

    Shep: A Shepard we had that my cousin named. He wasn’t very original.

    DB Cooper: Exes mutt’s name cause he was the slipperiest escape artist dog known to man.

    Metu: See above.

    Jebediah: Rotty that was a huge tub o love. The name just fit him.

    Putter: Weimeriener who had a penchant for stealing gold clubs. Ergo- Putter was his name-o.

    Chloe and Sunny: Our neighbor’s current dogs.

    And our current dog’s name is “Sisco”, but we didn’t name her. She came fully equipped with this strange name, but it fits her well.

    That is all I can think of for now.

  18. I think you should let your girls name him. I’m sure they would pick a spectacular name.

    My 4-year-old named our male cat Mrs. Cutie Patootie. Best. Name. Ever.

  19. I’m with Zeb on this one. No “ie” for boys names. Unless you name him Bodie. Ooooh, Bodie so fits!

  20. Because we gave our 4.5 year old son naming powers, our dog is:
    Pickles Purplicious Jelly. Feel free to steal it. It is a rockin’ name.

  21. How about nugget or peanut (for the awesome nuggets fried in peanut oil from Chick-fil-a that it looks like he just ate!)?

    Given your comment about hell freezing over you could pick a name from Narnia. Just a thought. (I still have a heart of ice and refuse a dog’s admittance into our house).

  22. Why not let the girls decide? I’m sure they would come up with a fantastic name! My 4-year-old named our male cat Mrs. Cutie Patootie. Best. Name. Ever.

  23. Names like Aubie, Jordan (pronounced Jerdan), Tiger, Barkley, Rowdy all come to mind. My first dog’s name is Barkley. When I got the second dog, I wanted to name it Charles just so I could yell “Charles. Barkley. Get over here.” at the park. But she was a girl, so I went with Lucky. You should definitely go with an Auburn name. :)

    Or Walker. As in county. 😉

  26. Pick a name from a favorite movie character for your kids. My daughter named our first puppy Flounder after the fish in “The Little Mermaid”. We kept the fish theme going: Shrimp, Pogie, Cuda (short for Barricuda), Hali (Halibut) and Sushi. All Labs.

  27. Here’s a history of my dog’s names, feel free to use one of these:
    Foster
    Ale
    Bud
    Coors
    Whiskey
    Barley
    Lager
    Bourbon
    Scotch (a scottish terrier!)
    Margarita (but you probably don’t want that for a boy)

    No, I’m not an alcoholic. Swear. I did have one named Oscar, too.

  35. We had a golden retriever named Binx (after the character in The Moviegoer). Could be the perfect Delta dog name!

    And you should just go ahead and start a tip jar for a new couch because I can pretty much guarantee you that he’ll eat one.

    sf

  36. Tiger. For your beloved Auburn.

    ‘Bama. Since you live in ‘Bama.

    Shep. Just ’cause I like it. It sounds all manly and tough dog like.

    Seamus. I have no idea, but this name rattles in my head for everything. Eventually I will get a fish (can’t do the dog thing) and name him Seamus, but you’re welcome to use it first if you like.
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  38. Kingston is a great boy dog name! Trust me all my dogs before that were girls so coming up with this one was hard on the mind:(

  39. We’ve been thinking about getting a dog for our 7-year-old, but I think you’ve talked me out of it. Naming our kids was enough fight to last a lifetime!

  41. Name him Trouble … that way when you’re yelling for him to get inside you can say “Get in!! Trouble!!”

  43. Earl, Floyd, Cooter, Buddy Boy, Oliver, Banjo, Sir Barkley, Checkers, Bandit, Joe Bob, T Bone, Dudley, Pistol, Chewie…

  44. jason is the namer of the household…only because when we got two new baby goats carolina named the girl elvira..not so bad, but braylon named the boy horny! So…him telling his teachers and EVERYONE else about HORNY has been fun! On his behalf…he did have horns..lol Good luck with the naming..and my reccomendation is “Jasper”….lol

  45. Buffett.
    We have a black lab named Cash…it fits him well!
    Salty.

    Good luck!

  47. We used to have a black lab named Raven.

    What about just Vader?

    Vann

    Beau

    Gunner

    Zane

    That’s all I have. Our dogs are named Freddy and Charlie. So creative.

  49. Lol, I have to laugh because our male dog is named Frankie, which ends in an “ie”. I do kind of feel bad now that it may be too girly. But it was actually my hubby who wanted to do Frankie… Doesn’t help that he’s a little papillon and everyone already thinks he is a girl when they first see him!

  50. I have not seen TANK, which is what he’ll seem like when he starts to distroy your yard, but you’ll love him anyway.