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ideas for puppy names please!

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Pleb1969 · 18/07/2011 14:49

On August 13th we will be geting an 8week old Patterdale Terrier bitch. She is black all over apart from a sprinkling of white hairs on her chest (see my one and only pic on my profile if you want to go 'ahh!' My DH and 3DS have so far been useless at suggesting names (DH's suggestion was 'shithead' - see what I mean?) and DS has suggested 'Peanut' - not a bad name in itself but not for a black dog! I quite like Millie. Anyone have any other suggestions?

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minkymeerkat · 18/07/2011 18:54

Love the name Ebony and love the name Millie.

And love the picture of your new baby!!

I am so jealous, my baby is now 10 months old and a great big hairy boy but i love him sooooo much

minkymeerkat · 18/07/2011 18:56

pics on my profile if you want to nose!

iklboo · 18/07/2011 19:02

Pepper? (cos of the sprinkles of white hair).

Pleb1969 · 18/07/2011 19:25

see, I liked Pepper, but everyone I mentioned it to said 'what? as in Peppa Pig?'. So now I'm not so sure...

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iklboo · 18/07/2011 19:36

Bloody Peppa Pig . Why would you name a dog after a pig? Pepper is a lovely name for a dog.
Ebony
Onyx
Jet
Dahlia (the Black Dahlia)

Rosie
Millie
Mina
Izzy

multitask · 18/07/2011 20:12

We have a black dog called Inca, sort of started as she looked as black as Ink then thought Inka then changed that to Inca. Good luck with new puppy.

Pleb1969 · 18/07/2011 21:01

not had a dawg in the house since we lost our old boy back in October - he would have been 16 last week. Having a puppy again will be interesting to say the least!

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ellangirl · 18/07/2011 21:41

Dh's family always name their dogs after Scottish Islands, so our puppy is Sula, other options might be Ailsa, Islay, Skye, Cara, Jura, Iona etc

I like Pepper for a name, esp given her colouring.

My advice would be to avoid any common human names- I find it strange when you can't tell the difference between pets and childrens names in a family (I appreciate that your children are boys though!)

jomorgan · 18/07/2011 22:44

We called our new puppy Maisie, which we really like and it suits her. Shes a Cavalier.

I also like -

Bella
Rosie
Polly
Lucy
Cody
Josie
Molly
Tilly

Also really like Millie tho! Ebony and Pepper cute 2!

ditavonteesed · 19/07/2011 07:26

I love pepper, I had a pony when I was about 10 called pepper because she was black with a little bit of white, she was lovely and very well behaved so it must be a good omen. patterdales are a lot of fun, and she looks so very very cute.

Spamspamspam · 19/07/2011 10:00

Awwwww how sweet is he! I also like pepper. We know a black lab called pudding which I think is gorgeous, also like pickle. Ours is Maggie, called her that because her breeder called her Agatha which I hated but wanted her name to be similar. Agatha - Aggie - Maggie!

Pleb1969 · 19/07/2011 12:48

ooh, I like pudding! And she already has a massive arse (probably why we bonded so well ) so that would fit!!!

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loler · 19/07/2011 12:58

Patterdale is near Penrith - so how about Penny?
There's Lots of Becks in the area - Becky?
In the lakes so something watery - Mere (Mia), Tallulah (means leaping water), Inna (meaning strong water)

She's sooooo cute!

BitOfFun · 19/07/2011 13:01

Our Patterdale/Border cross is similar sounding in colouring, and we called her Pepper...well, I say 'her', but we thought she was a boy. Until, er, she had her first season . Good job it's a unisex name

Pleb1969 · 19/07/2011 13:11

Did the lack of a willy not give it away BoF? Liking the link to the Lake District - we honeymooned there gazillions of years ago. Thinking Wasdale Head not the best name though. May have to do a bit of research on that one..

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BitOfFun · 19/07/2011 13:13

I didn't like to look . And I thought she peed like a girl just because she was a baby. I am still

Pleb1969 · 19/07/2011 13:14

BoF, I love your posts, you make me LARF!

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COCKadoodledooo · 19/07/2011 13:19

Pattie

Pleb1969 · 19/07/2011 13:26

hmmm, but would that not get shortened to Pat? Not even I would attempt to call her Pat the dog.

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loler · 24/07/2011 18:30

so what have you chosen?

iklboo · 25/07/2011 14:20

Have you decided what to call her yet?

SlinkyB · 25/07/2011 14:26

Ha ha ha - Pat the Dog, I like it! Go for it, I dare ya!

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Pleb1969 · 26/07/2011 10:59

spooky! was at a mates yesterday talking about this. Asked DH and he said 'don't care, it's your dog!' Thank you for your help dear. Not. I am still undecided between Millie and Pepper, so we are going to have a family vote and go with the majority... Voting tonight, will let you know tomorrow (oh the suspense!)

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iklboo · 26/07/2011 13:10

Peppermill!!!

Pleb1969 · 27/07/2011 09:28

very droll, iklboo, very droll!

Well we finally have a majority decision... Our little lady is going to be called Pepper! Thank Christ for that, it was easier naming our DC than this! Thank you for all your ideas

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