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.'"

LMAO

I approve of Hugo if you give him a proper last name...

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Hugo is better because the dog will respond to the 2 syllable call better. In my opinion, anyway.

And the dog will be able to speak German and French. That is a plus, IMO.

That's a good tact I haven't thought of. I'll tell them that all "good" dogs have 2 syllable names. That it ****s with a dog's head to have a 1-syllable name, and they become disobedient and dumb.

Not sure my wife will approve of this tact but... **** it... she's working the store tomorrow and I have the kids to myself.

Everybody names their dog Chief. Think of this as a good creative thinking exercise for your kids.

Be sure that they know what the dog is (breed, size, fur color, etc.) Do you know the dog's personality a bit? Does he have any significant traits that you want highlighted in the name?

Story: When my sister and I were very young (I was 4 and she was 5) we adopted a kitten to replace the one who had died. My sister was extremely attached to the old cat more than anybody else, so she was basically spearheading the entire thing under supervision of my parents. We always had good luck with Persians, so we finally found an all black male kitten Persian. It came time to bring him home, and we were discussing names. Know what she picked?

"Jumping bean."

This was a situation where my parents had to override her judgment. And if they wouldn't, I would. That name was unacceptable and stupid and we all knew it except for her.

Thankfully, after a long talk, we picked out another name. George. Acceptable. Worked out fairly well.

ROFL

Keep trying. Don't give up. It will set eventually. Maybe even reward him with something for coming up with such a great name.

Big Chief

when my wife and I get two Doberman's, we're naming them Murtough & Riggs.

or, if we get a single female we're naming her Penelope.

I like the name Hugo though.

Really, the dog can be both. There's like 3 different names we call our dog. We gave her one, but I call her, "Crazy" half the time and "Loony". She doesn't seem to care or mind. She responds to them all.

Ours is the one on top

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Two syllables, you say?

Geno. Bam.

Your dog's name is Geno.

TYLER is clearly a superior name.

If i ever have a daughter i think i'd wanna name her Penelope.

Or Raven. I really like name Raven for a girls name. Of course my woman disagrees, but i figure she'd be too drugged up to notice after she gives birth.

Te'o, call him Te'o

LMAO

Some friends of ours have two sons: Collier and Miller (which are both traditional "profession" names, coal miner and millworker respectively).

They got pregnant with a daughter and were asking for suggestions for a profession name for her. They were not amused with my suggestion of "Hooker." I protested that it was the oldest profession, and they still didn't like it. Some people :shrug:

It's better to name your dog with a name that ends in an "e" sound. Or so I've been told. Supposedly they can hear it better.

yep; our boy dog answers to Oscar, Oscar dog, Bubba, Bub, Slick

our female labe answers to Darby, Boo Boo, Princess, Sugar, Sweet Pea, Punkin', Sugar Bear.

Dogs rule.

If you're not careful, you'll turn into Chickenman

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Life Saver

I'm sure they will answer to the name 'Sybil' also.

I like Hugo better, and if you name the dog Chief he'll never win a playoff game against other dogs.

lol.

I'm not sure how they ended up with so many nicknames; I, however came up with my labs nickname of "Sweet Pea". :thailor:

my wife gets them all ralled up when we get home and all go outside to play; over time she's given them so many damn nicknames they'll probably respond to anything given the right voice inflection.

**** yeah! That kid is awesome! Name the dog Blade, for sure. Wesley Snipes was the shit.

My two cents says CHIEF, thats a fine name for a pooch.

Don't be a wimp chiefs is a great name and we need positive mojo.

A dog named Quandary.

I like it...

Chief > Hugo IMO

best dog who ever lived :D was Tank, my first bullmastiff
now we have Dozer the tard.

Tank...the best dog name EVER!

PS - my wife says the next one will be either Clobber or Crunch. :shrug:

Bah name him chopper, then later you can teach him to sic balls.

I like Chief.

And I wouldn't name my kid, or dog, or boat based on what's popular now...

ROFL

The Fox And The Hound
kick ass movie....and Chief was the ass kicker!

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Taco.

MIDGET!

DUDE......

MIDGET!

what a name!

Have you considered "TrINT"?

I still love that movie...

what kind of dog is it?

Lab.

You're like 20 posts late with that one. I even had a witty reply to it that no one noticed.

Don't name him Chief. That shit will go to his head and you'll never be able to get him to obey.

I noticed. I laughed. :D

Name him Casey.

When the Chiefs are doing well, you can say it's K.C., standing for your favorite football team. When they're not, back to Casey. Win, win.

I hardly ever call my dog by his name, which is Scooter, given to him by the shelter where I got him. I like the name fine, but I mostly just call him Dog or Poot. He couldn't give a ****.

I like the name Pork Chop for a dog if you're looking for more suggestions.

Jamarcus

Funny you should say that. I was thinking they could name him Chief Scoots on Rug. Or Chief Shitting String. He could have a new name every day!

My buddy's kid want to name his dog Toot-Toot (pronounced Tewt-Tewt). They settled on Ruby.

sometimes I do like dogs that are named after a 'real' type of person name.
George
Walter
Tommy
Sheldon

etc. no idea why. I think it's because i always browse the adoption sites, and some of the names crack me up while read them and looking at their pictures.

Hah. One of my friends had a cat named "Keith." It was hilarious for some reason.

LMAO
that's a great name.

Name him Ratory. That way, people will think you're smart when you make references to your Lab Ratory.

All in all, though, I think animals should have the same names as humans.

My uncle once had a basset hound named Norman. The sad eyes and the droopy jowels were just hilarious with that name for some reason

I like Reggie as a name.


if I get a girl Dobe she'll either be Penelope, Abigail, or Anabelle

You've got this shit ****ing figured out, Dayze.

i think they'd make good shortened names too; only use their full names when they're in trouble lol

My two cats are named Murtaugh and Riggs. Get your own names!

no shit?!

hmm. maybe Bonnie and Clyde if we get a male and female.

or Simon and Simon....though that might get confusing.

Easy,

Chief Hogo. Most dogs learn to respond to more than one name and largely it depends on the tone of voice more than the actual words used. Get him used to both names and everyone is happy.

Chief Hogo sounds like a bossy Cherokke elder pimp.

Should get two wiener dogs and name them Cheech and Chong

we had a cat named Cheech when I was like 2 years old. I barely remember him, but we had him.

Yep: http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/showt...94#post9259594

We almost went the Jake and Elwood, you can have those. :)

I'd let the kids pick the dogs name, especially if they are going to be involved in his care and feeding. Gives them a "vested interest".

Name your dog "Stay".

"Come here, STAY. Come here STAY!"

(not mine....a Steven Wright bit)