I need a nice name for a dog - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

Zooksport2 · 11-19-2004, 05:56 AM

My parents have just taken delivery of a German Sheperd Dog.

Our family have had many Sheperds over the years, and we have always called them german type/style names. Not nessesarily as in person names, but more "generic" type names.
Leibe-harben (harbon?) was one, for instance...

I want lots of suggestions, please! The dogs now 9 weeks old and is still being called "puppy"!
Please help us find a nice name.

The dog?
Male, Long hair, black & gold.

V E R Y long pedigree, but this dog is purely a family dog, not for breeding.

Thanks all.

fhqwhgads · 11-19-2004, 05:59 AM

I'm still a fan of "Deeogee" (pronounced "D-O-G")

aurigus · 11-19-2004, 06:04 AM

I've always thought it was hard to name pets - you have to see their personality and then thing of something and run with it.

Personally I like historical names, our first cat is named Jefferson and the second was named Meriweather - which is fitting because of the Jefferson/Meriweather-Lewis expedition.

Good german names:
Helmut
Mercedes
Wolfgang
Rocky
Otto
Oskar

I've also heard 2 syllable names are good for pets because it is easier for them to understand.

dobster · 11-19-2004, 06:08 AM

Marvin
Jerry
Malcolm
Terry
Boris
Alan
Allan
Harry

Janey · 11-19-2004, 06:20 AM

Baron.

I have known 2 dogs named Baron, a Rottweiler who was a magnificent speciman, and my own mutt ( a Samoyed, Black Lab mix) who was named after the first Baron.

It's a cool name, which can be familiarized to Bare, or Bear, of Bear-dog. All of my friends thought it was a cool name too. It's strong, and fits a dog.

I've known German Sheppards named: Tochu, Lady and Achmed.

Bill O'Rights · 11-19-2004, 07:11 AM

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Originally Posted by aurigus

Good german names:
Helmut
Mercedes
Wolfgang
Rocky
Otto
Oskar

Ooo...HellMutt...get it? See, he said helmut, so I took it one step...further...and, oh never mind.

I call our dog "Flea Fest", more so than her real name..."Ruby".

inharmony · 11-19-2004, 07:14 AM

Shiloh.....have no clue what it means

Glory's Sun · 11-19-2004, 07:17 AM

Striker.. sounds like a good shephard name..

btw. Congrats on the German Shephard.. I love that breed!

KinkyKiwi · 11-19-2004, 08:01 AM

hmmm...angel or roxy are my favorite dog names

DelayedReaction · 11-19-2004, 08:50 AM

Achtung would be cool. Especially if it's a german shepherd. Imagine the look on a thieve's face when you started yellling "WARNING!" while your dog bears down on him.

DaVinci is another one I like, mostly because I like the man.

stonegrody · 11-19-2004, 09:32 AM

Gunner

With a name like that, he's bound to turn into a hero dog.

aliali · 11-19-2004, 09:50 AM

Stay .........as in come 're Stay.

Blackthorn · 11-19-2004, 10:15 AM

Ryot, Bacardi, Target, Cache, Paddy, Almost of the seven dwarf names, Cuervo, Bombay (nice liquor names, eh?), Cider, Harley...there are a million of them

FatherTed · 11-19-2004, 10:17 AM

Before I met her, my wife called her dog .. . . . ...

Doggo!
0/10 for imagination

Still, it's better than her cat which was called .. .. .. ..

Pusscat

K-Wise · 11-19-2004, 11:49 AM

<center><i><MARQUEE><font size=4>.....His name is Cuchi!.....</font></i></MARQUEE>

Asta!!</center>

Lizzy · 11-19-2004, 12:04 PM

i named my dog sonic after driving past the restaurant

f6twister · 11-19-2004, 12:30 PM

How about Endezeichen.....German for terminator

Rlyss · 11-19-2004, 04:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lizzy

i named my dog sonic after driving past the restaurant

I was going to call my old cat Sonic

I think I'm getting a kitten today (if the animal shelter has any) and I'm going to call it Holden (after Holden Caulfield in Catcher in the Rye). I like naming pets after book characters.

Fremen · 11-19-2004, 08:04 PM

Darwin sounds like a good dog name to me.

Or Tonto.

JSwiss · 11-19-2004, 08:29 PM

I've always been a fan of the following names for male dogs: Rex, Sparky, Max, and then just for random sake names from tv shows, or Joe.
Females usually have been named after flowers, Daisy, Lily, Rosie etc

Zooksport2 · 11-19-2004, 08:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fhqwhgads

I'm still a fan of "Deeogee" (pronounced "D-O-G")

I wanted deefa (D for DOG)

But what about dishlicker?

hahaha

Zooksport2 · 11-19-2004, 08:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by greedy75

How about Endezeichen.....German for terminator

Hey I like that.... Now for a pronounciation....

But then again... I read that in a lifetime, you will call your pet 30,000 times.

Stey... might be a problem when hes on the other side of the park....

maybe: comebehind! ?

But thanks for all the suggestions, I'll pass them on. Keep em coming!

OFKU0 · 11-19-2004, 08:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zooksport2

The dog?
Male, Long hair, black & gold.

V E R Y long pedigree, but this dog is purely a family dog, not for breeding

Bonzo. That's it. Bonzo. If you don't use it, I will.

JustDisGuy · 11-19-2004, 09:28 PM

Kitty. Here kitty, kitty, kitty.... BAR-WHOOF!!

guthmund · 11-19-2004, 10:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stonegrody

Gunner

With a name like that, he's bound to turn into a hero dog.

My grandfather had a series of dogs called Gunner.

While discussing events in the family sometimes we refer to the Gunner timeline like:

"Remember when so and so went into the air force? You know around Gunner III?"

I've had a series of German Shepherds. We followed the biblical theme. Judah, Shiloh, Samson, Delilah and etc.

My uncle named his German Shepherd Shiva.

If I get to name another German Shepherd, I'm going to name him Schultz after the guy on Hogan's Heroes. Possibly Klink.

radioguy · 11-19-2004, 10:53 PM

KOJAK

it sounds like a tough, crime fighting name

Grancey · 11-19-2004, 11:44 PM

Phineas. It's a great name for a dog.

Madd · 11-20-2004, 03:29 AM

Max, its a killer name for a Dog. Thats what our cross german sheperd / doberman was named

warrrreagl · 11-20-2004, 03:57 AM

Go with George Constanza and name him "Seven."

PayUp · 11-20-2004, 09:23 AM

*quoting a line from "The Jerk"*...
You should call that dog shithead.

Have you got a name yet?

Cadwiz · 11-20-2004, 09:40 AM

Lars, Hans, Razor

I had a friend whose dog was named "Deeogee".

Irishsean · 11-20-2004, 10:12 AM

Ballsniffer... Crotchhound...Lil' Fucka These are quality names!

punx1325 · 11-20-2004, 02:54 PM

Buddy
Westley
Seem like 2 fitting names for a German Shephard.

Lockjaw · 11-20-2004, 05:34 PM

Good German names....

Nacht-night
Geist-Ghost

I had a German Shepard named Spike and my girlfriend has one now named Killer. I told her if we ever get one together I'm going to name it Spiller.

astrahl · 11-20-2004, 05:53 PM

Good German names (with their meanings) from BabyNames.com:
Braun, Conrad, Decker, Hank (like H-ah-nk, Ruler of the Home), Kaiser, Sprague, Ulmar (Wolf), Varick (Honorable defender), Vilmos (Steady), or Zelig. Oh I wish I had another puppy prancing around the house to name!!
Good luck!

Ananas · 11-20-2004, 06:17 PM

Blitzkreig (Blitz for short)

Mauser

McG · 11-20-2004, 08:49 PM

Call him Fido

ObieX · 11-20-2004, 08:55 PM

How `bout Pickles?

isis · 11-20-2004, 10:45 PM

I named my dog Indy. Its not german, but it is people-friendly. Great name!

There are definitely some good names on here, I'm going to have to write them down for when I have a kid or something

Hash_Browns · 11-20-2004, 11:24 PM

Gunther is my Grandma's dogs name. He's a shepard that my mom had given to her as a pup from a friend who worked at a pet store. He had a heart palpataion (spelling is awful sorry) and had to have major surgery to fix it. This dog couldn't be sold, so my mom made a few phone calls and placed him with my Grandma and she had the surgery taken care of immediatly. This dog is HUGE for a shepard (well for any of the ones I've ever seen) and is a mass of awesome doggyness. I love his name, and it's fitting for him somehow!

I also like Baron a lot too

11-19-2004, 05:56 AM	#1 (permalink)
Zooksport2 Casual... Real Casual Location: Orstraylia	I need a nice name for a dog My parents have just taken delivery of a German Sheperd Dog. Our family have had many Sheperds over the years, and we have always called them german type/style names. Not nessesarily as in person names, but more "generic" type names. Leibe-harben (harbon?) was one, for instance... I want lots of suggestions, please! The dogs now 9 weeks old and is still being called "puppy"! Please help us find a nice name. The dog? Male, Long hair, black & gold. V E R Y long pedigree, but this dog is purely a family dog, not for breeding. Thanks all. __________________ "And you run and you run to catch up with the sun but it's sinking. Racing around to come up behind you again. The sun is the same in a relative way but your older, shorter of breath, and one day closer to death" ...pink floyd

11-19-2004, 06:08 AM	#4 (permalink)
dobster Insane Location: South London, UK	Marvin Jerry Malcolm Terry Boris Alan Allan Harry __________________ sig-na-ture 1. One's name as written by oneself. 2. The act of signing one's name. 3. A distinctive mark, characteristic, or sound indicating identity.

11-19-2004, 07:14 AM	#7 (permalink)
inharmony Psycho Location: happy place	Shiloh.....have no clue what it means __________________ "You can't shake hands with a clenched fist." Ghandi "Things do not change: We change" Henry David Thoreau

11-19-2004, 08:01 AM	#9 (permalink)
KinkyKiwi "Without the fuzz" Location: ..too close for comfort..	hmmm...angel or roxy are my favorite dog names __________________ Some mornings, it's just not worth chewing through the leather straps. Play with each other. Play with yourselves. Just don't play with the squirrels, they bite.

11-19-2004, 08:50 AM	#10 (permalink)
DelayedReaction BFG Builder Location: University of Maryland	Achtung would be cool. Especially if it's a german shepherd. Imagine the look on a thieve's face when you started yellling "WARNING!" while your dog bears down on him. DaVinci is another one I like, mostly because I like the man. __________________ If ignorance is bliss, you must be having an orgasm.

11-19-2004, 05:59 AM	#2 (permalink)
fhqwhgads Junkie	I'm still a fan of "Deeogee" (pronounced "D-O-G")

11-19-2004, 06:04 AM	#3 (permalink)
aurigus Insane	I've always thought it was hard to name pets - you have to see their personality and then thing of something and run with it. Personally I like historical names, our first cat is named Jefferson and the second was named Meriweather - which is fitting because of the Jefferson/Meriweather-Lewis expedition. Good german names: Helmut Mercedes Wolfgang Rocky Otto Oskar I've also heard 2 syllable names are good for pets because it is easier for them to understand.

11-19-2004, 06:20 AM	#5 (permalink)
Janey Junkie Location: Toronto	Baron. I have known 2 dogs named Baron, a Rottweiler who was a magnificent speciman, and my own mutt ( a Samoyed, Black Lab mix) who was named after the first Baron. It's a cool name, which can be familiarized to Bare, or Bear, of Bear-dog. All of my friends thought it was a cool name too. It's strong, and fits a dog. I've known German Sheppards named: Tochu, Lady and Achmed.

11-19-2004, 07:17 AM	#8 (permalink)
Glory's Sun Registered User	Striker.. sounds like a good shephard name.. btw. Congrats on the German Shephard.. I love that breed!

11-19-2004, 09:32 AM	#11 (permalink)
stonegrody Brooding. Location: CA-USA	Gunner With a name like that, he's bound to turn into a hero dog. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality. Embrace this moment. Remember. We are eternal. All this pain is an illusion. Tool - Parabola

11-19-2004, 09:50 AM	#12 (permalink)
aliali Insane Location: Missouri	Stay .........as in come 're Stay.

11-19-2004, 10:15 AM	#13 (permalink)
Blackthorn Beware the Mad Irish Location: Wish I was on the N17...	Ryot, Bacardi, Target, Cache, Paddy, Almost of the seven dwarf names, Cuervo, Bombay (nice liquor names, eh?), Cider, Harley...there are a million of them __________________ What are you willing to give up in order to get what you want?

11-19-2004, 10:17 AM	#14 (permalink)
FatherTed Crazy Location: Ireland	Before I met her, my wife called her dog .. . . . ... Doggo! 0/10 for imagination Still, it's better than her cat which was called .. .. .. .. Pusscat

11-19-2004, 11:49 AM	#15 (permalink)
K-Wise It's All About The Ass!! Location: In a pool of mayonnaise!!	<center><i><MARQUEE><font size=4>.....His name is Cuchi!.....</font></i></MARQUEE> Asta!!</center> __________________ "I love music and it's my parents fault (closing statement)." - Me..quoting myself...from when I said that...On TFP..thats here...Tilted Forum Project *It ain't goodbye, it's see ya later! I'll miss you guys!* - Asta!!

11-19-2004, 12:04 PM	#16 (permalink)
Lizzy Upright Location: Memphis, TN	i named my dog sonic after driving past the restaurant

11-19-2004, 12:30 PM	#17 (permalink)
f6twister Addict	How about Endezeichen.....German for terminator __________________ A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day. Calvin

11-19-2004, 08:04 PM	#19 (permalink)
Fremen With a mustache, the cool factor would be too much Location: left side of my couch, East Texas	Darwin sounds like a good dog name to me. Or Tonto. __________________ Google

11-19-2004, 08:29 PM	#20 (permalink)
JSwiss Tilted	I've always been a fan of the following names for male dogs: Rex, Sparky, Max, and then just for random sake names from tv shows, or Joe. Females usually have been named after flowers, Daisy, Lily, Rosie etc

11-19-2004, 09:28 PM	#24 (permalink)
JustDisGuy Insane Location: Saskatchewan	Kitty. Here kitty, kitty, kitty.... BAR-WHOOF!! __________________ "Act as if the future of the universe depends on what you do, while laughing at yourself for thinking that your actions make any difference."

11-19-2004, 10:53 PM	#26 (permalink)
radioguy Registered User Location: Texas	KOJAK it sounds like a tough, crime fighting name

11-19-2004, 11:44 PM	#27 (permalink)
Grancey Life's short, gotta hurry... Location: land of pit vipers	Phineas. It's a great name for a dog. __________________ Quiet, mild-mannered souls might just turn out to be roaring lions of two-fisted cool.

11-20-2004, 03:29 AM	#28 (permalink)
Madd Tilted Location: Melbourne	Max, its a killer name for a Dog. Thats what our cross german sheperd / doberman was named __________________ Sex is not the answer. Sex is the question, yes is the answer.

11-20-2004, 03:57 AM	#29 (permalink)
warrrreagl pinche vato Location: backwater, Third World, land of cotton	Go with George Constanza and name him "Seven." __________________ Living is easy with eyes closed.

11-20-2004, 09:23 AM	#30 (permalink)
PayUp DILLIGAF Location: AZ	quoting a line from "The Jerk"... You should call that dog shithead. Have you got a name yet? __________________ Born to Lose.

11-20-2004, 09:40 AM	#31 (permalink)
Cadwiz Insane Location: work	Lars, Hans, Razor I had a friend whose dog was named "Deeogee". __________________ Semper Fi

11-20-2004, 10:12 AM	#32 (permalink)
Irishsean edited for content Location: Austin, TX	Ballsniffer... Crotchhound...Lil' Fucka These are quality names! __________________ There are no absolute rules of conduct, either in peace or war. Everything depends on circumstances. Leon Trotsky

11-20-2004, 02:54 PM	#33 (permalink)
punx1325 Junkie Location: San Diego	Buddy Westley Seem like 2 fitting names for a German Shephard. __________________ If something seems too good to be true, then it probably is....

11-20-2004, 05:34 PM	#34 (permalink)
Lockjaw Junkie	Good German names.... Nacht-night Geist-Ghost I had a German Shepard named Spike and my girlfriend has one now named Killer. I told her if we ever get one together I'm going to name it Spiller.

11-20-2004, 05:53 PM	#35 (permalink)
astrahl Insane Location: You don't want to live here	Good German names (with their meanings) from BabyNames.com: Braun, Conrad, Decker, Hank (like H-ah-nk, Ruler of the Home), Kaiser, Sprague, Ulmar (Wolf), Varick (Honorable defender), Vilmos (Steady), or Zelig. Oh I wish I had another puppy prancing around the house to name!! Good luck!

11-20-2004, 06:17 PM	#36 (permalink)
Ananas Still Crazy Location: In my own time	Blitzkreig (Blitz for short) Mauser

11-20-2004, 08:49 PM	#37 (permalink)
McG Crazy	Call him Fido

11-20-2004, 08:55 PM	#38 (permalink)
ObieX Pickles Location: Shirt and Pants (NJ)	How `bout Pickles? __________________ We Must Dissent.

11-20-2004, 10:45 PM	#39 (permalink)
isis Insane Location: In the Woods.	I named my dog Indy. Its not german, but it is people-friendly. Great name! There are definitely some good names on here, I'm going to have to write them down for when I have a kid or something

11-20-2004, 11:24 PM	#40 (permalink)
Hash_Browns Psycho Location: Right behind you...BOO!	Gunther is my Grandma's dogs name. He's a shepard that my mom had given to her as a pup from a friend who worked at a pet store. He had a heart palpataion (spelling is awful sorry) and had to have major surgery to fix it. This dog couldn't be sold, so my mom made a few phone calls and placed him with my Grandma and she had the surgery taken care of immediatly. This dog is HUGE for a shepard (well for any of the ones I've ever seen) and is a mass of awesome doggyness. I love his name, and it's fitting for him somehow! I also like Baron a lot too __________________ Smile It makes people wonder what you're up too!