So have you ever wondered what your dog would name you?
Or if perhaps he does have a dog name for you? I think Frankie’s for me is a high pitched yippy bark. The bark that makes me frown and tell him “NO!” lol. But we’re not naming us. We’re naming them and I have a new dog needing a name tonight. Karen told me I should post a gerbil, but I’ve never had a pet gerbil. I could find a cow or a chicken to name. We used to name our cows all the time. So maybe that will be Wednesday’s chance in my Name the Pet game, but first I want to see what you might name this dog.
Horse Names
You all are wonderful animal namers. I like the horse names you thought up. Excellent names. These guys are actually my neighbor’s horses and none of you picked the names their owners picked. Well, the brown horse may have come to their farm with his name already. While I like your suggestions of Sir Chocolate and Midnight and Lady and Prince and all your other great names, his name actually was George. That’s right. George. Somehow he just doesn’t look like a George to me and it took me forever to remember his name. The other horse has a better name. The most popular ones you suggested were Patches, Patchwork, Cabbage Patch, but other suggestions were good too. Like Ginger or Spice, Sidekick (2 people suggested that) or Champ. His name is actually Moses. Not a bad name for the pony.
The little colt in the other picture is a horse that we once had. Back when we first married, my husband was always talking about wanting a horse. So I found a way to get him one for his birthday one year. My uncle was selling the brown mare who was aptly named Brownie. Have you ever thought you wanted something and then when you got it decided that maybe that wasn’t exactly what you’d hoped for? That was Darrell with this horse. Brownie wasn’t the best riding horse. She had a tendency to take Darrell under trees when she wasn’t wanting to be a good horse. And then he thought it would be good to let her have a foal. He’s a cute one, isn’t he? I didn’t get in on naming this one. Darrell named him Skipper because he said that was a nickname for him when he was a little kid.
Unfortunately, when Skipper grew bigger, he decided the most fun thing in life was chasing cows. I suppose he needed other colts to race around with, but since there weren’t any others available, he tried to turn the cows into horse playmates. He was a very pretty horse and liked his nose rubbed. That’s about all I ever did with him. I wasn’t the one who wanted a horse. Except once. My husband had left him tied to a tree. I don’t remember why. But the rope got all tangled up around Skipper’s legs. The dear horse stayed very calm as I lifted his legs to free him. The reason I remember it so well is that at the time I was very pregnant with my daughter. But as they say, all’s well that turns out well. Skipper got untangled and I didn’t get kicked.
On to the Name the Pet Game
Okay, so what would you name the pretty white dog up top? And if you want to you can suggest what your dog or cat might name you. If you leave a name suggestion in a comment here, that will get you an entry in my drawing for some books (3 winners with a choice of one of my books and a grab bag book). A name suggestion on this new pet picture gets you an additional entry if you’ve already named some of the pets so far. Only one more pet to name on Wednesday. The deadline to enter is midnight EST May 12, 2018. You have to be at least 18 years old to enter. No other rules except to have fun thinking up names.
As always thanks for reading.
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I agree with former comments . . . I like Happy, or shorten it to Hap. Reggie is a good name for a male, or Molly if the dog is female.
Currently we don’t have a pet. I think our pets would have called me Mom or Honey since those were the names they heard me called.
I would name that baby Angel. That’s what immediately came to me.
My dog would name me Bossie lol
I like the name Casper, my dog would name me grumpy, because im sure when i tell him no so much i sound grumpy.
I like the name Shasta. My fur baby would probably name me Bossy.
I would name it snowball
I’m going with Cameo…he looks creamy and pure…like the stone!
That looks like a Belle to me.
My dog would call me “Mama Jo” or “woof-woof
I would name the white dog, “Weida”
(My first boyfriend’s last name—Whitea.
Snowball will no doubt get the most suggestions!
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Betsy – Prince is always a good name for a dog. Several suggested that for the horse I posted last time. PE might be hard to yell, but my sister had a BJ dog once. A sweet little cockapoo.
Emily – Love the name Sunshine and we can shorten it to Sunny. Sounds like you know dog language to be so sure of what your buddies call you. 🙂
Lisa – Buddy is always a good dog name. Sometimes no matter what their names are, we still call them Buddy. 🙂 Lola would be a nice name for this dog.
L Shuck – Winter fits. Can we shorten it to Winnie? Although I could get used to calling a dog by Winter. Jasmine is a sweet name. I almost named my heroine in The Gifted Jasmine but then I settled of Jessamine, another sweet smelling flower in the south.
Margaret – Snowball/Snowflake certainly fits this guy. Very white fur. Sounds as if you had a typical cat in Monty the Magnificent. 🙂
Nancy – This dog was very happy in this picture. I’ll have to tell you more in my post on Wednesday.
I had two dogs, not at the same time, that looked like this. They were both named Honey, so that is the name I would choose.
Good morning, Ann. I love reading your posts!
If the cute white dog is a girl, I’d call her Elsa, because of her frosty hair and my granddaughters love Frozen. But if it’s a boy, the name Banjo comes to mind.
I think my dog Ollie would call me Snack Momma, because he loves to eat! And he’s got a cool trick… when I eat, he sits quietly and stares at me. When I look at him, he winks! I’ve tried to video him, but he hates the camera more than he loves to eat.
Have a great week, Ann. 😉
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Lisa, that dog is very white. In the night, it might be ghostly for sure while my dog Frankie who is very black disappears in the dark.
Melanie – Happy suits this dog. I’m guessing Smiley is a good name for a dog to name an owner. Sometimes Frankie might think I was Frownie, especially when I first got him. He’s doing much better now.
Paula, White Fang is one you can think might fit for this dog. I’m not sure what I’m supposed to be remembering about Soupy Sales. I do remember his name but nothing much else is coming to mind. Got some clues?
I would name him Happy because of his wonderful smile !
How about Snowball or Snowflake? We had a white cat once, whom we named Monty – short for Mont Blanc 🙂 He ended up being called Monty the Magnificent at times 🙂
Winter-male or female
Jasmine-female
Buddy if its a boy.Lola if its a girl.
Ann, the blonde haired dog in the pic above looks so happy I think his name should be “Sunshine”. My Boyz,Willie and Shamu (two brother black-and-white Shih Tzu’s ) know me as “Sissy”. 🙂 ~Psalm 118:24~
Prince – just plain or Prince Edward- “PE”. He looks regal to me!!!
White Fang! Remember Soupy Sales?
I think Happy is a great name for this dog. And I think my dog would name me Smiley.
He looks like a Ghost