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    Dog names?

    Posts: 204 Member
    edited February 1 in Chit-Chat
    Our family is having problems picking a new dog name.

    Picture it in your head....the dog will be a male, solid black, german shepherd.

    We have four names picked out:

    Odin

    Jackson

    Sampson

    Turbo


    We had more picked out but we have slowly cut some out of the running. Which of the four is your favorite? And since we still have two weeks to decide on a name what male dog name do you think is cool/awesome (that you might want to add to our list of potential names)?

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    • Posts: 136 Member
      Jackson is cool.
    • Posts: 376 Member
      i like turbo
    • Posts: 1,333 Member
      I have fostered hundreds of dogs and usually pick names for them as well, and I have a personal rule never to name dogs with an "O" sound because one of the words I use when training them is "No". I don't want to confuse them any more than they already are with the new place, new caretaker, new name, etc.. This wouldn't apply if you plan to use a different correction word or phrase like "leave it" or "stop", but I like No so...

      Of the four I like Jackson, too.
    • Posts: 204 Member
      Everyone in our household likes a different name so I'm going to see if Hubby would be up for us counting up the votes on here and choosing the highest voted name. Or maybe if someone comes up with something else that we'd all be able to agree on.
    • Posts: 90 Member
      Zeus!
    • Posts: 204 Member
      I have fostered hundreds of dogs and usually pick names for them as well, and I have a personal rule never to name dogs with an "O" sound because one of the words I use when training them is "No". I don't want to confuse them any more than they already are with the new place, new caretaker, new name, etc.. This wouldn't apply if you plan to use a different correction word or phrase like "leave it" or "stop", but I like No so...

      Of the four I like Jackson, too.

      The reason we thought of Odin is because originally we chose Zeus however my cousin also has a black german shepherd named Zeus and he lives only 1-2 miles from us. Plus we saw a lot of people who owned german shepherds that named their dog Zeus. So we thought of Loki and many others but Odin we liked because he is considered the Father of All or the God of Gods in Norse Mythology.

      However I never thought about the O in Odin being too close to No, Good reason to kick out the name Odin. Didn't think of that.
    • Posts: 204 Member
      Zeus!
      :)

      I like that name too.
    • Posts: 4,158 Member
      Our last dog was named Thor, I prefer that name over Odin, but if I had to pick one from your list, I'd go with Odin. Loves me my Norse Mythology
    • Posts: 2,900 Member
      I like turbo or Zeus :)
    • Posts: 204 Member
      Our last dog was named Thor, I prefer that name over Odin, but if I had to pick one from your list, I'd go with Odin. Loves me my Norse Mythology

      It doesn't have to be from my list. We've been trying to come up with names and I like Thor.
    • Posts: 1,026 Member
      Samuel Jackson? lol "SAY WHAT AGAIN!!!" ***Guns raised*** HA,

      Jackson for sure though, Turbo is pretty funny, my dog is an Akita and Pitbull mix, and looks like a shepherd, we call him Keiko I think it fits him
    • Posts: 25 Member
      How about "Kitty"?
    • Posts: 8,619 Member
      I like Jackson:)
    • Posts: 1,527 Member
      Any BUT Turbo; Jackson is NICE, but you are gonna end up calling him Jax, so you had better like Jax too. If not NOW you have Narrowed it down to 2 Names
    • Posts: 41 Member
      Go outside and yell out your top choices a few times. If one of them makes you feel like a dork while yelling it pick a different name. :) Also microchip your dog as soon as you get it so if it does get out you will have a much better chance of getting him home again. :)
    • Posts: 1,334 Member
      Do you have the dog yet? I usually like to get to know the animal a little bit. Then it usually just comes to me.
    • Posts: 335 Member
      I love mythology, so I love Odin and second the suggestion of Thor. I'd also add Anubis, Osiris, Orion, and Enki to the list.
    • Posts: 560 Member
      Chili.
    • Posts: 349 Member
      When I get a male dog, I will be naming him Tyrion :) Jackson is my grandpa and dad's name so I like that name, but I would probably call the dog Jax because I love SOA.
    • Posts: 724 Member
      Do you have the dog yet? I usually like to get to know the animal a little bit. Then it usually just comes to me.

      Although I haven't always done this, I think it's a good idea. Once you get to know the personality it will be very easy. I like "Jackson" though. :)
    • Posts: 335 Member
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      Although I haven't always done this, I think it's a good idea. Once you get to know the personality it will be very easy. I like "Jackson" though. :)

      Yep, this is true. I had a name picked out for my dog before I got him, but I ended up changing it to something completely different as it suited his personality better.
    • Posts: 30 Member
      mary jane
    • Posts: 18
      I don't think I would consider names until I got the dog. You want something that reflects his personality. Of the 4 you have, I do like Odin, but that might be because it reminds me of a dog I had. Odie, short for Odysseus.
    • Posts: 289
      I love Turbo and Jackson!!
    • Posts: 165 Member
      I like Jackson, but I'd probably just call him JAX!
    • Posts: 185 Member
      I vote Jackson.....Jax for short ((yes I'm a Sons of Anarchy fan! lol)) :happy:
    • Posts: 293
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    • Posts: 308 Member
      Do you mean Samson? Not sure why the p is in there.
    • Posts: 190 Member
      I wanted to name a dog Josie but was told not to name a dog anything that sounds like 'no', also...so she was Jackie.
      I knew a magnificent Shepherd named Kahn.
      I like Jerry Lee too.

      Of your names I like Jackson the best I think.

      PS
      My boys are Calvin & Hobbes, the breeder named them and I ended up with both plus their mom Sadie. I liked the names, C&H is my favorite cartoon anyway.

      Enjoy him, no matter what you call him, Shepherds are wonderful!
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