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I'll be getting a Brittany in a few months and the list of names I would consider is starting to add up, It got me to thinking what my favorite Dog names I've heard are. So what are your favorite dog names you've heard, doesn't matter if its yours or not! In fact some of the funniest names I've heard I could never name my dog as I could probably never be able to say it with a straight face.
I think my favorite name for a dog was what I named my lab, she passed a way recently and I still miss her like crazy. I got her from the shelter so I thought it would be fitting to name her Kona, which in Hawaiian means change of direction!

Mine would be Hellion. It's her registered name and what I call her. She lives up to it!!

Pete...though I never had a dog named Pete.

I did name a lab Spenser....after the poet and the P.I.

Remi, short for Remington.

His register name is Jacksons double barreled Big Hoss and we just call him Hoss and a few other choice names

Toby - American Ride
Trip - Day Tripper
Sly - Boom Shaka Laka
Bud - This Bud's 4 U
Jake
Chug
Bill - she-do-run-run
Joker
Clown
Killer - (for a small dog)

I hunted one time with a dog named Chigger.

My favorite dog name is from the Steve Martin movie "The Jerk".
His dog's name was Sh!thead.
I've called every one of my dogs by that name at some point.

REBA!

My lab is named banks, just original
i almost named him Apollo

But i think Orion is probably my favorite, maybe Ryan or Rie for short.
Orion is a constellation and in a hunter in Greek Mythology
i guess the thought of "Great Hunter" is a good name for a hunting dog
Isaac and Banks

One of my favorites is a friend's heeler named "Larry" and it fits him to a "t". I currently have a heeler named "Danzig" and my avatar setter "Gertie". Gert's registered name is "Prairie Star" after one of my favorite wildflowers. In keeping with the wildflower theme the next pup's registered name will be "Desert Firewheel" and her call name will be "Wheels". I also know a French bulldog named "Chicken" and I love that name for him too.

This is my male Brittany "Tucker"



although many days we use another less flattering name....

I also like the names Arlo or Rooster for males and blaze for a female.

My setter pups name is Scuba, I've had a lot of people that say they love the name.

There are some pretty clever registered names out there. A couple recently that I think are pretty cool are "Notta Snowball’s Chance" and "Slo White Guy"

My Brittany pup is named Sirus, but his call name is Si.

Nimrod is probably near the top of the list. Its an old testament biblical name, but still cracked me up every time I heard it called out loud. Maybe it was the timing and context.

I currently own 3 dogs with names that seem to be pretty entertaining to most folks when they hear them: Waterybutts Imus in the morning (Mus), Waterybutts Waterloo (Lu Lu), and DT Dixieland Shameless Super Pete (Petey).

Nate

Show Me the Money. Black lab male, call name Cash.

I know it isnt an original name, but Max is a very powerful male name and I love it. But, you only get to use it once. I never name a dog with the same name of a deceased dog. It is bad Mojo.

Hey that a good one. Mojo

Easton, Deke, tucker, diesel, jager, and for the girls names I like Pinny ( like pintail ). My all time favorite dog name would have to be Honey. We hunted with a old friend who had a dog named honey, and everytime he would get upset with his old lady he would go off on a rant to the dog " Honey your such a Fin dumb s............."

One of my solid liver GSP decades ago was "The Shadow Nose" aka Brown Dog

I had a dog called Coolwhip. I have a pup off him called Spoon. I have another pup called Bluegrass Banjo, that we call bluegrass.

I've heard of a guy at my school that named his male dog Enor Mustic. If you can't figure out why its funny just say the second part slowly

My last Lab was named Deacon, sometimes just called Deke.

My 1st britt's call name was Boz, named for Brian Bosworth(an Okie linebacker) that destroyed us in a football game along time ago This is probably my favorite dog name.

The pointer people used to have a pretty good pointer named Guard Rail---so I decided the Brittany world needed a dog named after something on the road to counter the pointer people, so I used the registered name of Speed Bump(Bumper, call name)---he lived up to his registered name a different way---He was real fast bumping birds

Penny is my favorite female name---I've used it on 6 females--at this time Penny4, Penny5, and Penny6 are alive. My other female, Star, will also answer to Penny, since I call her accidentally by that name alot :roll:

Wing Nut (Wing)
Tricky Treff (Treff)

The most entertaining I have now is Brandtus Valerius Maximus (Brant). He knows he's in trouble when I call him by his full name

I frequently get told that Turbo is the perfect name for one of mine.

I'm partial to the name Sage, and will be naming my next pointer Milo.

Named my boy "Blue".
Full name: Texas Red's Singin' the Blues. He sure didn't like his crate for about 2 weeks! lol

Fitting for a red dog I'd say. lol.

Jake


However, he was almost a Ben(elli). If he had ended up being female he would've been Tikka.

Radar!

DoubleBarrel GunDogs wrote:Nimrod is probably near the top of the list. Its an old testament biblical name, but still cracked me up every time I heard it called out loud. Maybe it was the timing and context.

I currently own 3 dogs with names that seem to be pretty entertaining to most folks when they hear them: Waterybutts Imus in the morning (Mus), Waterybutts Waterloo (Lu Lu), and DT Dixieland Shameless Super Pete (Petey).

Nate

Imus is great!

My coworker had a female dog named "Sheeza". I mentioned that was original. She said her hubby named the dog - "She's a" and adds 'dumb dog"

My favorites of ours:

Rooster Cogburn
Gator
Hammer

Other dogs that friends/people I know own:
Havoc
D...O...G
Flapjack
Crush - she's a vizsla and I think her registered name is Heartbreak something or other - this is probably my favorite name ever for a Vizsla (because of the Orange Crush)

I am deciding between diesel, major, Dallas and axel for a male gsp. Leaning toward Dallas or major

RoostersMom wrote:My favorites of ours:

Rooster Cogburn
Gator
Hammer

Other dogs that friends/people I know own:
Havoc
D...O...G
Flapjack
Crush - she's a vizsla and I think her registered name is Heartbreak something or other - this is probably my favorite name ever for a Vizsla (because of the Orange Crush)

How about Chaos

Boss

Names are always interesting but really are just something to identify the dog. My only personal hangup is I want the registered name and the call name to be connected somehow. So my two are Rush to Excellence--Rush and Time's A Wasting--Time

Ezzy

My GSP is Abbe Lane's Prince of Darkness--call name Ozzy. I just hate when people spell it Ozzie because that's so less bad : )

One of the guys in my NAVHDA chapter has the coolest Viszla I've ever seen, named Izzo, which needs no explanation if you're a Michigan State fan.

How about Mayhem

808allday wrote:I think my favorite name for a dog was what I named my lab, she passed a way recently and I still miss her like crazy. I got her from the shelter so I thought it would be fitting to name her Kona, which in Hawaiian means change of direction!

Naming a new dog after another, especially a recently passed away one, is not a good idea. The new dog needs to make her own way in your life, and you need to recognize her as herself. Try "Link" instead. imo.

yeah I don't name my dogs the same thing, still workin on what I want for my upcoming pup. Unfortunately all the names I really like my friends either just got pups and used one of the names or there's already been a dog with that name in my family.

808allday wrote:yeah I don't name my dogs the same thing, still workin on what I want for my upcoming pup. Unfortunately all the names I really like my friends either just got pups and used one of the names or there's already been a dog with that name in my family.

Link

I had a buddy that named his dog "U2".
He had two dogs at the time. He didn't name the second dog for while after owning him so after a while he'd call the first dog then he just say and U2 to get the other pup to come. It just kind of stuck.

AZ Brittany Guy wrote:

DoubleBarrel GunDogs wrote:Nimrod is probably near the top of the list. Its an old testament biblical name, but still cracked me up every time I heard it called out loud. Maybe it was the timing and context.

I currently own 3 dogs with names that seem to be pretty entertaining to most folks when they hear them: Waterybutts Imus in the morning (Mus), Waterybutts Waterloo (Lu Lu), and DT Dixieland Shameless Super Pete (Petey).

Nate

Imus is great!

Yea we think he's pretty special too. Oh, you mean that guy on the radio!

Nate

808allday wrote:yeah I don't name my dogs the same thing, still workin on what I want for my upcoming pup. Unfortunately all the names I really like my friends either just got pups and used one of the names or there's already been a dog with that name in my family.

How about Bugenhagen?

I bet they haven't used that one yet?

Nate

"Jax " Like the kids game for all you young kids. Old timers remember this game.

I had a very very good Britt. I named him RUBIO which is Spanish for blonde one. take care

picking up a 8week old basset on sat. his name will be jasper dale as in road to avonlea one of my grandaugthers fav. shows

Max2 wrote:"Jax " Like the kids game for all you young kids. Old timers remember this game.

Is that how you spell it? I always thought it was just plain old Jacks.

Ezzy

I had a great lab named "GUMBO" really like that name.

I almost named my GSP "ROUX"

I like Chase, Jake, Lou, Sam, and Moe for some of my males. Gabby, Easy, Gracie, Penny, Jewel, and Passion for a few of my females. I had a buddy who named his lab Dirtbag and also used it as a call name in the field.