A Pet Naming Quandary
 

We're getting a new dog and are arguing about names.

My boys (5 and 7) have both settled on the name Chief.

It is wrong of me to not want this name for our new dog because I see it as something of an ill omen for the dog at this point. Is this how far we've sunk?


I'm still pushing for Hugo (a local restaurant, Hugo's, plays a significant role in our family's lives).

Should I just make peace with Chief as a name and have confidence that the pall hanging over the franchise has finally been lifted?

I don't really want to say to the kids, "Listen boys. The Chiefs suck. We don't really want to name our dog after a shitty team do we?"

Name it

PEYTON MANNING

in all caps

Midget

pooptaco

Tell them that they can name him Chief if they take care of him.

Train it to be a justice-upholding dog and name it Javert. Avoid bread thieves though.

No shit. My wife and the kids are all excited about the little shit head, and I could care less. I'm fine waiting a while before we get another dog (our lab of 11 years died about a month ago).

Ironically, I'll be the one taking care of and training the dog non stop. I'll be the one taking him out to poop in the middle of the night while we're crate training him. I should get naming rights, damnit!

Bad Matt Cassell BAD.. (smacks dog with newspaper) NO don't pee on the carpet BAD Matt Cassell.

Chief's been shittin' all over your entire life...just more of the same.

Name him Chunt.

I like Hugo.

Put your foot down.

How about TrINT? :D

My five year old is the most adamant. He only wants names that he came up with (most of which were things like Arrow, Lightning, Blade, Zap, Laser, Sword, Knife, Flash, etc...)

I keep telling him, "I'm so glad you came up with the name, Hugo. That was brilliant son." So far, it hasn't worked.

New Dog...New Era of Chiefs football...

Do it....stick with Chief.

That might get uncomfortable.

"We didn't name him after you, Trent. We spell it with an 'I.'"