Well, sadly, we had to put our oldest dog, Ginger, to sleep two weeks ago...she was 16, and had cancer of the spleen. Our other two dogs are Melvin (6 1/2 year-old golden retriever), and Puppy (4 year-old lab/chow/rott mix), we also have 3 dog-friendly cats. We have done our homework, and have decided on a basset hound in the future. The breeder we have investigated will be expecting her next litter to be due in March or April, and the pups will be ready in May or June. We are getting a female.
Anyway, I feel the need to post the obligatory, "help me with a name" thread, although we are looking for something that would specifically fit the basset breed. In other words, we want a female name that will sound kind of dorky, klutzy, silly, and enduring...I can envision almost an "older lady" type name for a basset. We won't name our dogs anything too huggy-kissy (like "Cuddles", "Cupcake", or "Smoochey"), so those types of names are definitely out the window.
Some names I've been tossing around are:
-Lola (I like this, but it tends to be over-used...if she looks like a "Lola", this is a possibility)
-Petunia (like this too)
-Petula (you know, like Petula Clark)
-Margie
-Francine
-Maybelline (her momma's name is "Maybelle"...so it kind of works, doesn't it?)
-Dorothy
-Dolores
-Henrietta
-Maxine
-Olga (I kind of like this!!!)
-Bernice (like this one too...)
-Gerti or Gertrude
-Verlene
I think you get the idea...
Right now, I'm leaning a bit toward Lola, Petunia, Maybelline, or Olga. Any ideas?
Anyway, I feel the need to post the obligatory, "help me with a name" thread, although we are looking for something that would specifically fit the basset breed. In other words, we want a female name that will sound kind of dorky, klutzy, silly, and enduring...I can envision almost an "older lady" type name for a basset. We won't name our dogs anything too huggy-kissy (like "Cuddles", "Cupcake", or "Smoochey"), so those types of names are definitely out the window.
Some names I've been tossing around are:
-Lola (I like this, but it tends to be over-used...if she looks like a "Lola", this is a possibility)
-Petunia (like this too)
-Petula (you know, like Petula Clark)
-Margie
-Francine
-Maybelline (her momma's name is "Maybelle"...so it kind of works, doesn't it?)
-Dorothy
-Dolores
-Henrietta
-Maxine
-Olga (I kind of like this!!!)
-Bernice (like this one too...)
-Gerti or Gertrude
-Verlene
I think you get the idea...
Right now, I'm leaning a bit toward Lola, Petunia, Maybelline, or Olga. Any ideas?
We're also in the process of buying a new crate, some fresh toys (Lord knows Puppy and Melvin won't share theirs!), investigating puppy food, puppy classes, etc.
