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I NEED A VERY GIRLY PRINCESSY NAME (for my bulldog!)

113 replies

neon552 · 02/08/2019 15:39

I get to collect my girl bulldog puppy in a week today and the breeder would like me to confirm the name I’ve chosen, which I still haven’t done. I want a really girly feminine name for her!
So far on my list I have:
Colette (Coco)

Suggestions please!

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HarrietSchulenberg · 04/08/2019 21:15

My great grandma had a bulldog that was, by all accounts, really, really ugly (but very much loved by all the family). She was called Lulu.

TatianaLarina · 04/08/2019 21:08

Gloria.

AuchAyeTheNo · 04/08/2019 20:44

Princess peach!

Equatoria · 04/08/2019 20:42

Sindy
Candy
Tina
Tammy
Betsy
Queenie
Connie
Trixie
Daisy
Topsy (autocorrect suggests Tipsy Grin)
Lacey
Ruby
Binky
Polly
Gail
Shirley
Dilys
Suki
Hattie
Gladys
Nancy
Elsa
Callie
Patsy
Lexie

devilishlygood · 04/08/2019 19:13

Meghan?

Icklepup · 03/08/2019 10:09

Cordelia?
Rosebud?
Bluebell?
Artemis?
Dahlia?

Tillygetsit · 02/08/2019 22:59

On a side note, my dh met a bulldog puppy yesterday. He said to the owner that it didnt look typically like a bulldog and she explained that there is a wave of breeders now trying to get the bulldog back to how it looked before idiocy took over.

Chocolatedeficitdisorder · 02/08/2019 22:08

It actually gives me the creeps.

It doesn't give me the creeps, but it does make me very angry.

There are some people who profess to be dog-lovers who are really just lovers of their own vision of a dog and how it reflects their personality.

If you were actually a dog-lover and you wanted a dog, you would head to the local rescues and look for the dog who best suited your home. If you didn't find the right one there, you would look further afield until you did.

I have 2 rescue dogs at the moment. They came here as adolescents and now they're 9 and 6. They're the loveliest, family-friendly and well-behaved dogs you could hope to meet. I've never had to toilet or lead train a dog and I've never lost anything to chewing. We've never used crates or muzzles.

We do easy and fulfilling dog-ownership. We looked until we found the right dogs. We didn't go and buy a deformed, bred-for-profit, trendy piece of merchandise from a greeder and then look for cutesy names for it.

MeetMeAtRaffles · 02/08/2019 21:32

OMG @Chocolatedeficitdisorder - that photo comparison is shocking  unfortunately I don't think the OP is the sort of person who cares very much. It actually gives me the creeps.

Benjispruce · 02/08/2019 21:24

Tallulah
Dolly

KatherineJaneway · 02/08/2019 21:14

Mariah

Heymummee · 02/08/2019 21:13

Elizabeth 👑

Benjispruce · 02/08/2019 21:12

Colette isn’t princessy at all!

Chocolatedeficitdisorder · 02/08/2019 21:11

The skull on the left is the original bulldog of the 1800s. The jaw was powerful, but the teeth almost met and they had a decent length of nasal passages, large enough to move air normally and deal with foreign bodies and infection.

On the right is the what breeders have selectively bred the dog to become. No mammal can function normally or live a full life with their skull shaped like that. Can you image if a human had the same jaw proportions? They would be considered grossly deformed and would require lots of corrective surgeries.

There's nothing at all cute about breeding owning bulldogs, pugs or some of the other brachy dogs. It's amoral, thoughtless and cruel to promote the continued suffering of these dogs just because humans find their looks endearing. It's a short and unfulfilled life.

So yes, Asphyxia is the right name.

I NEED A VERY GIRLY PRINCESSY NAME (for my bulldog!)
bellinisurge · 02/08/2019 20:54

Priscilla.

ZazieTheCat · 02/08/2019 20:49

This is horrific, I had no idea.

hotsouple · 02/08/2019 20:41

But I do agree that Brachycephaly in dogs is an evil

OpheliaTodd · 02/08/2019 20:40

Alone - I agree.

Personally I think any breed that can’t breathe properly should be allowed to go extinct. There are plenty of other breeds to choose from. I know lots of breeds have inherent health problems but I think the brachy breeds differ in that if they were bred to be able to breathe more easily they would in fact end up a completely different dog. So just let them die out.

hotsouple · 02/08/2019 20:37

Lucrezia for an evil princess ;)

AloneLonelyLoner · 02/08/2019 20:34

Sadly I don't think OP gives a damn that she's buying a dog destined for a life of discomfort and pain. She knows little and think she knows a lot. The worst combo. Poor dog.

BoudicasBoudoir · 02/08/2019 20:24

Suzanne

missmouse101 · 02/08/2019 20:09

Sapphire

Rainbowqueeen · 02/08/2019 20:09

I know a pug called Fairy

BunnyJumps · 02/08/2019 20:06

Angelica

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 02/08/2019 20:04

@Ahrightsoted. That's heart breaking