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[Closed] New dog - what's his name?!?! Help!!

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So we've chosen the dog (see previous thread). After lots of discussion we are going with the boy.

He's a lovely chocolate working cocker spaniel but we are struggling with a name for him. So I fall upon the all-knowing community of singletrackworld for help in naming the poor lad. After all, my daughter wants to call him Rolo!!!


 
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Myfais

I'll get my coat


 
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Steven


 
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Bruni ,in commemoration of his wc win and he's brownish.


 
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Bronson (as in Charles not the bike!)

Geoff??


 
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What's wrong with Rolo ? 🙁


 
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Rohloff?


 
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Barabbas


 
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Daniel the spaniel


 
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Cameron


 
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Alan


 
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Simon


 
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Need pics to decide.

(Stamps foot)

PICS!!!


 
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Chip (chocolate chip)
Jaffa (after the cakes)
Chase.. Cos the daft spaniels chase stuff all day long


 
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Kenny, Bilko or Chris


 
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Geoff


 
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Jasper or Dave.


 
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Must be one syllable.
Why not Oi!


 
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Rover? It's probably (possibly?) quite uncommon these days.


 
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Thornton.


 
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Rolo sounds good to me!


 
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Dylan or socks


 
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Mike Hunt.


 
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Alan

Genius! 😆


 
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Deefer


 
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Rolo is good. It's the name of the first Duke of Normandy.

But go with Bart.


 
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Colin.

By the way, most working Cockers I have seen get called "you little shit" most of the time. Ours has that prefixed by "stinky".


 
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Stoffel

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- Stoffel the Honey Badger[/url]


 
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I've got two sprinters called Rufus and Malcolm.

How about Frank.


 
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Jarvis, obviously.


 
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My dog's called Frank. But don't call yours that or I'll get confused. And so will Frank.

Geoff (but definitely not Jeff) is good.


 
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Should be something that means something to you or a name of a character you like? Random names I like the sound of...Chico, Tye, Rum, Pip, Theo, Loam?! Not sure Loam would trip off the tongue tho


 
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Ernest or Wednesday.


 
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Chocacocker


 
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Bongo


 
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Fenton

or Gary?


 
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Binners?


 
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Piggy


 
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Fartacus


 
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Iamsporticus nails it.


 
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Iggy Pup


 
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George.


 
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Dexter


 
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I don't understand the Myfais reference


 
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If he is to stand any chance at crufts, then it will have to be "eulesys spangles the third".


 
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Nor do I, but I think I get the Gary one...


 
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Piggy


 
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Joe


 
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Spittle.

It's a name that rolls off the tongue.


 
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Mordecai


 
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If not binners, then as has been suggested,

Maifais is a great name. Especially when he's lagging behind you on a walk and you have to yell at him to "Come on...."

And, if he climbs on your furniture, Nboogie is a good name. "Get down,...."


 
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Stand aside guys I've got this one......

ATHIE!


 
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Pmsl at this!! My wife and I are in stitches


 
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Dug


 
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Snook, Watson or Toby Belch


 
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My actual dog names are Kobe & Braid, I couldn't face walking them in the park & shouting FeeFee or Roxy, bedsides I always wanted a Kobe Ti, but if I got a new mutt then I think Fenton wins for the craic.


 
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If not Alan then

Sitstay


 
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Rolo!


 
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How about Sampras (you know the whole [s]rabbits[/s] dogs, tennis connection there) or maybe Father Jack.


 
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My standard suggestion is "Dog" because that's all mine ever gets called (he's called blue btw)
But given that this is stw, renton seems ideal after the Fenton references surely?


 
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But given that this is stw, renton seems ideal after the Fenton references surely?

Wrong size.


 
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Bodie


 
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Let your daughter pick ffs.

Rolo is better than any of the suggestions here anyway.


 
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Colonel Horatio Muffles.


 
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Haven't seen the other thread, and no pics.
But if he's Chocolate colour, and lighter, then I think Rolo would be fine.
Same colour as the sweet.

And your Daughter would be chuffed to bits too.


 
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Our wocker is called Tigger
How about Spangle


 
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Minton?

My dog, Minton is always chasing shuttlecocks...

BAD MINTON....


 
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Branston? As in pickle.


 
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My cocker is Ziggy. With hindsight, I might have gone with Dobby, as in the house elf in Harry Potter. He's always following me, and if I give him a sock, he's properly made up!!


 
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Keith


 
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"Call me Dave"


 
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I actually like Rolo!

Some people like human names, some people are completely against them...

My dog is a black lab called Henry


 
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Pat or Deefa

As in:

Pat the dog
or
Deefa (D for) Dog


 
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my dog is called Larry David aka Larry, LD, Lar, Laz, Lazza

ive noticed an increase in dogs called Dave or John on the parks lately.

best to name him after a favourite character or historical figure.

Kessler was my 2nd choice, after the American Werewolf.


 
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Hercules


 
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Or register him as Rodney, but call him Dave.


 
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Ben Dover?


 
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Shaft.


 
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