name for a fury baby

[gregariouspeach.livejournal.com]

We have just put a deposit on a Ruby Cavalier King Charles Spaniel puppy and are trying to find a name for her. She won't be ready to come home for another 9 weeks but the breeder would like to start using the name we pick for her.

We're having difficulty as I like 'human' names for dogs and my husband wants to name her 'fluffy' or 'chocolate'. I argued that the dog is neither chocolate coloured nor fluffy but he won't stop suggesting them. I like Regina (after Spektor) but he says this is an awful name. So please, suggestions!

We already own a Ruby Cavalier and her name is Indy:





We only have one picture of the pup we're buying and as she's only a day or two old, she looks like a rat... Not really a good reference for naming. This dog pictured is our Cavalier, Indy. The pup is from the same breeder (and related to Indy) so I can only presume they will look somewhat similar.

Comments

[mrssubee.livejournal.com]

just wanted to say- so cute!

[gregariouspeach.livejournal.com]

Thank you, I think so too. Cavaliers are a bit ridiculous as dogs in my opinion, they are just really, really cute.

[snoglobel.livejournal.com]

Daisy?

[gregariouspeach.livejournal.com]

I like Daisy a lot, thank you. I will see what the husband says.

[mizsfrankie.livejournal.com]

Aww, Adorable.
My grandmother had a spaniel for almost 14 years. His name was Mickey =)

I love the name Indy though, so cute!

Indigo
Indiana
India
Indira

If your not into matchy names...

Aqua
Adora
Amari
Arizona
Bella
Bayley
Ossa
Rhae
Dakota
Fancy
Raven
Sasha
Cleo / Chloe
Chewy
Rogue
Sookie
Sadie
Isis
Jade
Jasmin
Luna
Gemma
Willow

[gregariouspeach.livejournal.com]

These suggestions are great, thank you! I really like Cleo because I think that would have totally suited my Indy's personalty. The breeder says this one is already quite a miss.

I like a lot of these names! I will show my husband this list.

[http://users.livejournal.com/___heyvanity/]

May/Mae
Izzy
Sky/Skye
Roxy
Ivy
Lacy
Lily
Daisy
Lulu
Ella/Elle
Cora/Coral
Brooke
Brynn

OMG so cute by the way!!!

[gregariouspeach.livejournal.com]

I love, love, love, love, love Lulu. We're filipino (at least, our family, not me) and they really love words with double like Lulu, Leelee, Maymay, Linlin, so I think Lulu will go over well with my husband and not be so unusual yelling it out at the park. Thank you!

[nobodynomore.livejournal.com]

I looked at that dog and thought Claire, I don't know why.

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

Seeing her, I think

Missy
Paris
Jessie
Lila
Bea
Romie

you need an easy name, typically 2 syllables.
I've had 3 dogs and their names were Niggy (Enigma), Cindy (Silver Cinder) and Dusty (Silver Dust)

[gregariouspeach.livejournal.com]

I like Missy a lot. It's just we have this musician here who I really dislike called Missy Higgins. I think Missy would really suit a cav though as they are quite missy!

[wowthatisminty.livejournal.com]

You could name her Coco. It's got a "Chocolate" vibe to it, and you can call her Coconut when she's being ridiculous.

[gregariouspeach.livejournal.com]

Thanks for these suggestions! I will show to my husband. I really like Zoe myself. My friend just had a baby and named it Zoe though so that might be a bit awkward "hey my dog and your baby match!"

[joereaves.livejournal.com]

I'd call her Anna, to go with Indy, but then I am a) a geek and b) have no shame and wouldn't be the slightest bit embarrassed to be calling for Indy, Anna, when I wanted them to come.

Of course judging by my experiences with the breed, which I love, you could just go with something like 'idiot', because you're going to be calling her that so often she'll think it's her name anyway :D

[gregariouspeach.livejournal.com]

Yep, the breed is rather idiotic. I love them! We normally call Indy 'snuffles' as she spends most of the day snuffling around the yard like a pig.

[joereaves.livejournal.com]

My dog (mostly Norfolk Terrier) thinks his name is menace because it's what I yell at him when he trips me up (which is all the time lol).

I heard a vet on the radio say that when God made King Charles Spaniels he forgot to include a brain :D The last one I spent any time with could not grasp the concept of an extending lead and would hurtle off at full speed only to be jerked off her feet when she hit the maximum extent. And she would do it repeatedly, it's like, seriously, didn't you learn last time?

[gregariouspeach.livejournal.com]

Yeah, one of our friends is a pet psychologist and said "Here is a measure of an intelligent dog. Place a towel over them, if they get out from underneath, their a normal dog, if not, they're a cavalier". I tested this and draped a towel over Indy. She stood there for 10 minutes under a towel. Eventually she went to sleep under it but she did not once try to get out. haha. Stupid darling.

Having owned a stupid dog and a very intelligent one (a sheep trial trained Border Collie) I would only ever pick a dumb one, so so much easier!

[joereaves.livejournal.com]

I don't know whether it's purely coincidence but the smartest dog we've owned (a border collie actually) was also the most nervous. He was definitely the best trained and least stubborn (terriers are known for 'having a mind of their own' meaning if you want it to follow commands you'd better stick to telling it to do things it wanted to anyway lol) but I don't miss having him in my lap shaking every time there's a storm.

Whether the terrier would come out from under a towel would probably depend on whether it was comfortable under there and if there was food...

[pegasus2o5.livejournal.com]

Well, Ruby is the obvious choice, I guess. I think it's a great name but I guess it is a little... obvious.

It may be possible to compromise between your style and his. How about:

Puppy-level-cute human names:
Scarlett
Daisy (someone else suggested this, but I like it)
Lottie
Minnie
Penny
Lulu
Belle
Clarissa
Merry

Nature names:
Jasmine
Clover
Pansy
Tansy
Poppy
Sunny
Echo
Eden
Star

Mythology names:
Athena
Minerva
Eris
Persephone

Or you could name her after a fictional character you both like. Say you're both Lord of the Rings fans--name her Arwen. Star Wars? Leia. Twilight? Alice or Bella. Harry Potter? Ginny or Hermione. (Can you tell which fandoms I like? Hee hee.)

Let us know what you decide!

[gregariouspeach.livejournal.com]

These suggestions were so good, thank you. I really liked 80% of them. Husband on the other hand....

We had a battle over it and he won, the puppy is name 'Lucky' (don't get me started). It was the lesser of all evils and I don't mind it that much... despite the fact to me it is a boys name.

We have settled this by him allowing me to name the next puppy (we are getting another Ruby cav from this breeders next litter. We wanted two but there was only one). I have already decided that one will be named Lulu.

[pegasus2o5.livejournal.com]

Lucky?? Well... not what I would have chosen, we'll leave it that. But it could definitely be worse. *cough*Fluffy*cough*

But the next one will be Lulu! Excellent choice, madame!

[roseofjuly.livejournal.com]

"Lucky"? Such a generic doggy name :( I liked Scarlett, honestly.

[gregariouspeach.livejournal.com]

I know, right? I was starting to get into a big arguement with my husband about it as I really don't like it but then I thought there are SO many more important things to argue about and I should let him win some battles around here. I figure it won't kill me to have a dog named Lucky and it makes him happy. I win on the important ones, like our kids names.

I like Scarlet too but our dog Indy's show name (not that we show her) is Scarlet Night. One of my close friends has a daughter Scarlet too.

[applesnpairs.livejournal.com]

Ella
Lulu
Rosie
Jane/Janie
Penny
Minnie
Molly

[solagirl.livejournal.com]

Ruby
Scarlett
Honey

[lorielizabeth.livejournal.com]

Mero.
Reno.
Lucky.
Piper.
Flick.

[arbus.livejournal.com]

ruby?