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We've had her since Sunday. She's a sweet, sweet Great Dane who acts like a cat trapped in a racehorse's body.

http://www.petfinder.org/fotos/AR81/AR81.3945352-1-x.jpg

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We've gone through three names already. I'm hesitant to mention them here so not to influence the suggestions. Suffice to say, "Camilla" has already been thrown out.

It's hard to get close to a dog who has no name. God help us if we ever have children.

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 17:28 (twenty years ago)

Vera

― Sven Bastard (blueski), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 17:31 (twenty years ago)

Vera TOTALLY seconded

― The Lex (The Lex), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 17:34 (twenty years ago)

Vera TOTALLY seconded!

― The Lex (The Lex), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 17:34 (twenty years ago)

Lola

― sgs (sgs), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 17:34 (twenty years ago)

Twice, too, aargh.

My other favourite Vera:

http://photos3.flickr.com/5123981_740324d69f_m.jpg

― The Lex (The Lex), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 17:35 (twenty years ago)

Poxy.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 17:35 (twenty years ago)

Endora.

― dave225 (Dave225), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 17:35 (twenty years ago)

That first picture is so great I can't even think of a name!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 17:37 (twenty years ago)

ihttp://av.rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A9ibyKRTNC9CqwYA2g5vCqMX;_ylu=X3oDMTBvMmFkM29rBHBndANhdl9pbWdfcmVzdWx0BHNlYwNzcg--/SIG=12gderpu6/EXP=1110476243/**http%3a//pnavy.com/agnes/andagnesmooreheadasendora/bewitched07 http://www.petfinder.org/fotos/AR81/AR81.3945352-1-x.jpg

For real. xp

― dave225 (Dave225), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 17:38 (twenty years ago)

Prudence. Pru for short.

― Penelope_111 (Penelope_111), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 17:38 (twenty years ago)

Freckles

― Je4nne ƒury (Jeanne Fury), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 17:39 (twenty years ago)

Kitty

― Michael White (Hereward), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 17:41 (twenty years ago)

She's very regal looking, isn't she? Constance or Connie.

― Penelope_111 (Penelope_111), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 17:41 (twenty years ago)

Thora

― Sven Bastard (blueski), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 17:42 (twenty years ago)

sorry i thought you said she was a Great DAME

― I Am Here All Week (Every Week) (blueski), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 17:42 (twenty years ago)

Dana

― Cerebro, Wednesday, 9 March 2005 17:45 (twenty years ago)

cats always upstage the dog, don't they?

― Aaron A., Wednesday, 9 March 2005 17:58 (twenty years ago)

Lucy
Madeline
Calliope

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 17:59 (twenty years ago)

Cobbles.

― alix (alix), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 18:01 (twenty years ago)

Weezie

― Chris 'The Nuts' V (Chris V), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 18:05 (twenty years ago)

B--i--n-g-o

― Aaron A., Wednesday, 9 March 2005 18:06 (twenty years ago)

Saffi -- it's a Danish name.

― Penelope_111 (Penelope_111), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 18:07 (twenty years ago)

Coco
Roxy

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 18:08 (twenty years ago)

Francona

― Chris 'The Nuts' V (Chris V), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 18:09 (twenty years ago)

I'm trying to talk my pregnant sister-in-law to name her new baby "Cucumber Parachute." She's still up in the air about it, so you're welcome to take the name for your dog if you wish.

Otherwise, there's always the simple brilliance of "Spot".

― jay blanchard (jay blanchard), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 18:10 (twenty years ago)

wanchan (means dog)

― nathalie barefoot in the head (stevie nixed), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 18:13 (twenty years ago)

Otherwise, there's always the simple brilliance of "Spot".

Yeah, but I'm still mad about how New Day Rising was mixed.

These are all great names. I feel like I wasn't trying very hard now.

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 18:18 (twenty years ago)

Friday.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 18:19 (twenty years ago)

Also, Alice.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 18:20 (twenty years ago)

Betsy

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 18:23 (twenty years ago)

Petra

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 18:27 (twenty years ago)

In that second picture, she looks mad as hell. And crosseyed. :)

― Je4nne ƒury (Jeanne Fury), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 18:28 (twenty years ago)

Kiki

― Leon the Fatboy (Ex Leon), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 18:36 (twenty years ago)

ned ragett

― lukey (Lukey G), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 18:41 (twenty years ago)

Parker
Tinny
Pixie
Skittles
Pita
Choochie
Nertz
Flitter
Taco
Boxer
Sprint
Big Fucking Sweetie

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 18:43 (twenty years ago)

Nedra!

― Leon the Fatboy (Ex Leon), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 18:44 (twenty years ago)

Eden
Farsi
El Camino
Gloria
Hosanna
Ari
Doggie Wuffkins

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 18:45 (twenty years ago)

Beatrix
Vernita
O-Ren
Elle

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 18:47 (twenty years ago)

Lucille

― Leon the Fatboy (Ex Leon), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 18:47 (twenty years ago)

Maebe

― Leon the Fatboy (Ex Leon), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 18:48 (twenty years ago)

Scampers
Torii

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 18:48 (twenty years ago)

Astrid. Sounds more Danish.

― andy --, Wednesday, 9 March 2005 18:50 (twenty years ago)

Danish
Chiklis
Persephone
Ansaphone
Notorious D.O.G.

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 18:51 (twenty years ago)

ned ragett

For the eight millionth two thousand and sixty-third time, how fucking hard can it be to spell my name wrong when it's all over the goddamned board?

Sorry, sore point. Carry on.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 18:51 (twenty years ago)

What's the cat's name? Cuuuute cat.

― Je4nne ƒury (Jeanne Fury), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 18:52 (twenty years ago)

"Evil One"

― 57 7th (calstars), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 18:54 (twenty years ago)

Waldarette.

― jel -- (jel), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 18:55 (twenty years ago)

x post
sorry ned

― lukey (Lukey G), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 19:01 (twenty years ago)

Ginger
Molly
Sydney

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 19:02 (twenty years ago)

Grant Tedger

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 19:05 (twenty years ago)

A hauntingly familiar name, that.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 19:05 (twenty years ago)

I second Lucille, especially if you always think of Little Richard saying it.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 19:05 (twenty years ago)

Lucretia

― Penelope_111 (Penelope_111), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 19:07 (twenty years ago)

What's the cat's name? Cuuuute cat.

That's not our cat. These pictures come from her animal rescue site. The cat in the picture was her foster brother.

I'm very impressed. Some of these have already made the list. I will tell what her name was before we got her:

Winnie.

And, we (including the dog) can't seem to accept that.

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 19:08 (twenty years ago)

What a beautiful, beautiful dog!!

― Yr3k (dymaxia), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 19:11 (twenty years ago)

I forgot to add - it's a tradition in my family to give our dogs 'royal' names (my grandfather was an Irish radical). So perhaps you should think of someone you'd like to see reincarnated as a dog.

― Yr3k (dymaxia), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 19:12 (twenty years ago)

Dubya seems like such a wrong name for that beastie, though.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 19:14 (twenty years ago)

Right. It has to be a little more oblique than that.

― Yr3k (dymaxia), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 19:14 (twenty years ago)

Eugenie? Hildegard?

― j.lu (j.lu), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 19:15 (twenty years ago)

Hermione

― Penelope_111 (Penelope_111), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 19:16 (twenty years ago)

I don't think well enough of the president to wish him a canine reincarnation anyway.

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 19:16 (twenty years ago)

Boadicea?

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 19:17 (twenty years ago)

dogged
rude dog

― lukey (Lukey G), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 19:21 (twenty years ago)

Galadriel

― 57 7th (calstars), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 19:28 (twenty years ago)

Arwen
Eowyn

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 19:28 (twenty years ago)

I like Astrid.

― sugarpants (sugarpants), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 19:40 (twenty years ago)

Boadicea

I have wanted to name a cat this since I was a kid and keep geting shot down.

― Michael White (Hereward), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 19:46 (twenty years ago)

Kirby's Avalanche, or Kirby for short.

― mat, Thursday, 10 March 2005 01:38 (twenty years ago)

Mrs Bucket. Its pronounced "boo-kay".

― Trayce (trayce), Thursday, 10 March 2005 01:54 (twenty years ago)

mcgettiver

― mark p (Mark P), Thursday, 10 March 2005 01:57 (twenty years ago)

Too bad it's female, because it looks like a "Murph" or "Murphy" to me.

― Curious George Rides a Republican (Rock Hardy), Thursday, 10 March 2005 01:58 (twenty years ago)

hector baldissimo

― mark p (Mark P), Thursday, 10 March 2005 01:59 (twenty years ago)

chooch

― mark p (Mark P), Thursday, 10 March 2005 01:59 (twenty years ago)

hank bonsai

― mark p (Mark P), Thursday, 10 March 2005 02:01 (twenty years ago)

spotto spottington

― mark p (Mark P), Thursday, 10 March 2005 02:01 (twenty years ago)

if none of those work, maybe name him after a perfume, like "forbidden"

― mark p (Mark P), Thursday, 10 March 2005 02:02 (twenty years ago)

"Forbidden Murphy"

― Curious George Rides a Republican (Rock Hardy), Thursday, 10 March 2005 02:07 (twenty years ago)

Haha! That's rad.

― Remy (null) (x Jeremy), Thursday, 10 March 2005 02:10 (twenty years ago)

That 2nd picture is fantastic. Or maybe it's just the dog.

HEY! DRUNKARD! FETCH!

― OleM (OleM), Thursday, 10 March 2005 02:13 (twenty years ago)

Dan's lists are making me cry laughing.

Notorious D.O.G! Doggie Wuffkins! Ansaphone! ahaha... oh my.

― Trayce (trayce), Thursday, 10 March 2005 02:22 (twenty years ago)

Now I want another pet so I can name it ansaphone. A parrot would be obvious.

― Trayce (trayce), Thursday, 10 March 2005 02:23 (twenty years ago)

My dogs have been named:

Hildegard (Hildy)
Ralph (Ralphy)
Katy
Emeline (Emma / Emmy)
Bear / Lion

― Remy (null) (x Jeremy), Thursday, 10 March 2005 02:24 (twenty years ago)

mabel
aggie

― gem (trisk), Thursday, 10 March 2005 02:27 (twenty years ago)

aww, 'aggie' is sorta cute.

Sky
Lily
Morrie
Lieberman
Sydney Pollack

― Remy (null) (x Jeremy), Thursday, 10 March 2005 02:33 (twenty years ago)

I think she looks like a Margaret.

― estela (estela), Thursday, 10 March 2005 03:17 (twenty years ago)

I third Astrid. It's perfect.

― jill schoelen is the queen of my dreams! (Homosexual II), Thursday, 10 March 2005 03:34 (twenty years ago)

Peggy Sue? Michelle? Failing that, I totally agree with Margaret and Astrid, and not because they were the last names mentioned herein. (And Margaret has an added benefit -- you can call her Maggie when you're feeling affectionate toward her, and Margaret when you want to discipline her.)

― Surreal Addiction (Dee the Lurker), Thursday, 10 March 2005 04:17 (twenty years ago)

Agnes Moorehead

― kingfish van vlasic pickles (Kingfish), Thursday, 10 March 2005 04:54 (twenty years ago)

Fury
Ganesh
Cartwheel
Bella
Queen
Magdelene

― Star Cauliflower (Star Cauliflower), Thursday, 10 March 2005 05:03 (twenty years ago)

The Dog Currently Known as Princess!

― Star Cauliflower (Star Cauliflower), Thursday, 10 March 2005 05:08 (twenty years ago)

She's gorgeous! But, I am opposed (on principle) to giving dogs people names. I support the practice of naming pets after favorite things: songs, books, food, vehicles, politics, beverages, tools, toys, games, tools, items of clothing - you get the picture.

Here are a few examples I'd consider seriously, were she mine.

Lushie (from Lush Life)
Tristero (from Jim Woodring's Frank comics)
Blackbeans (from, uh, black beans)
from here on they're pretty self explanitory -
Karmann Ghia
Bakunin
Laphraoig
Whisk
Marbles
Homburg

I'm sure you can figure out your own ideas from my example, and whatever you choose will be perfect.

― Austin (Austin), Thursday, 10 March 2005 17:15 (twenty years ago)

oops, not "Tristero" I changed my mind halfway through that - that's obviously Pynchon, and the name from Jim Woodring I wanted to cop was "Pupshaw" or "Pushpaw"

Below is a link to a comic featuring Pupshaw (shaped like a milk carton) and Pushpaw (shaped like a heart)

http://jimwoodring.com/comics_pages/blissp1.html

― Austin (Austin), Thursday, 10 March 2005 17:19 (twenty years ago)

World of Warcraft
Baldur's Gate
Planscape: Torment
Knights of the Old Republic
Civilization II
Bejeweled 2

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 10 March 2005 17:20 (twenty years ago)

That's what I'm talking about!

"Sit, Bejeweled. Good Bejeweled. Have a biskie."

― Austin (Austin), Thursday, 10 March 2005 17:23 (twenty years ago)

Too bad it's female, because it looks like a "Murph" or "Murphy" to me.

Well, I think Candace Bergen might have something to say about that, young man.

As you know yourself, whatever it is has to not sound totally stupid when you're giving the dog a hard time or calling repeatedly for it to come back. I was walking in a bit of a hard neighbourhood one night and this posh couple were calling their dog. They were really embarrassed too. The dog's name was Virgil. Might sound alright in America, but in Dublin it sounds effete and stupid.

I think Hildegard is good. You can call her Hildy for short.

― accentmonkey (accentmonkey), Friday, 11 March 2005 08:15 (twenty years ago)

one year passes...

i just came across this thread, im sure by now you have given the little girl a name, so im curious what did u decide on. I also have a female grey merle dane, due to her spots / dappled markings she was named dapples.

― rapunzel181, Monday, 1 May 2006 05:00 (nineteen years ago)

awwwww... she looks like she needs hugs.

I still stand by Agnes Moorehead as a good name.

― kingfish doesn't live here anymore (kingfish 2.0), Monday, 1 May 2006 05:44 (nineteen years ago)

Still in hysterics over Notorious D.O.G.

― Trayce (trayce), Monday, 1 May 2006 05:51 (nineteen years ago)

one of us has a real problem with 'agnes'. SERIOUSLY.

we finally settled on 'Veruca' (yes, with the salt) but she is more often called 'galoot', 'goofus', 'spaz', 'poohead' and lately, 'pepper'.

― sunny successor (katharine), Monday, 1 May 2006 12:21 (nineteen years ago)

I agree Notorious D.O.G. is gold

― sunny successor (katharine), Monday, 1 May 2006 12:21 (nineteen years ago)

also: who the hell is that cat??

― sunny successor (katharine), Monday, 1 May 2006 12:22 (nineteen years ago)

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