Um… it seems as though we’ve hit a hit a minor snag in our roles as new doogie parents.
As it turns out, Mo happens to rhyme with No and is causing quite a bit of confusion both in training the new pup as well as with the other dogs. Every time we say his name, Lillian looks scolded and Kasey begins to pace. Being that Lillian is already a wee bit jealous and has not yet taken up the mommy role as we had hoped, we have decided to try and think up a new name for Mo to ease the tension and general befuddlement.
If you can’t tell by his gargantuan paws, Mo is going to be bloody HUGE. The vet said yesterday that he will outweigh Lil for sure and she is almost 140 pounds. Soon, I will get you a picture of them together but to say that Lil is a little bitchy right now is kind of an understatement…and a pun as well. Heh.
Gigantopithecus? Humongo Boy? I have no idea. BUT, I think that changing his name is an excellent idea. How about…Clyde? *sniffle*
I’m no help. The only thing I can come up with is Marmaduke. Or Gigantor. Not inspired choices. He’s cute! I always thought Danes had pointy ears.
I completely forgot! My hubby always said you were not supposed to name a dog something that ended in an “oh” sound because of the “no” confusion. I guess he was right (not that I’ll tell him that).
How about Moose?
How about Fred? Mike? Len? Jack? Max? Lou…
Lou is one of those strong, yet cute names… We like Lou.
xo
LBC
Marvin. He looks like a Marv. That doesn’t even sound remotely close to rollover, sit or stay, either.
How ’bout “Big Lug”
or I was thinking Mrrrph. Because that’s the sound you’ll be making when he tries to lay on your lap.
He is too, too cute.
My top votes:
E. Normous
Major (My personal favorite)
Tank
Kitty Kitty (that is Liberty’s choice)
Ham Sandwich (Alex’s choice - he’s been trying to get us to name a dog that for 3 years. But I refuse to be yelling “Ham Sandwich, come here Ham Sandwich” out my front door.)
He looks like a Winston to me. Or maybe Tiny.
How funny. We had a big old dog when the kids were little. We just called her “Lug”, or “The Lug”. Let’s see… How about “Blackjack”, “Goliath”, or “Big Ben”?
Moose, maybe? I can see how the Mo/No thing would be confusing. I have enough trouble just keeping my three dogs names straight. I’m constantly calling the wrong name, poor things!
Moses, maybe? Hey, if it’s good enough for Gwyneth Paltrow’s son…
You have my sympathies. We got a new kitten just before Easter and my son picked the name Valentine, which has too many syllables and doesn’t roll of the tongue easily when scolding. Plus, we thought it was a girl when we first got it and just found out that — oops — it’s a boy. But after getting used to calling him Valentine, the name has stuck.
And my darling Daisy cat, whom we’ve had for 7 years, is still upset about the new arrival and spends most of her time growling, hissing, and snarling.
Ceasar,Czar,Remington,Harley, Zeus,Hobbit( because he is so little tee hee),Miles,Kaluha,Quincy,Shasta, Socrates,Tanner should I keep going? I think that I am done. He really is beautiful.
He is so adorable. I second Eden’s suggestion of Winston. That is exactly what I thought! He just looks like a Winston.
And yes, his paws are huge, but I was looking at his long giraffe legs!
Morris!
Pluto
Max
Freud
Amadeus
See, I was going to suggest ‘Bruno’, then I realized that’s still got the “NO” in it….
I liked the suggestion of Tiny…
I’m so sucky at pet-naming. How about something…literary? Like Sherlock (of course, every time you say NO SHIT, SHERLOCK! the dog will come running).
How ’bout Gatsby?
or Lex. Lex is a good name.
Rochester? Or maybe Maximillian?
He’s a big enough dog to handle a big name, yes?
How about Skeeter?
I think you should KEEP the name Mo and just stop saying ‘no’ when he does something bad. When I took my beagle to training, they said to say “eh eh!” (or some similar sound) when they’re bad….because people say “no” all the time, regardless if it’s toward the dog or not.
Unless, of course, you walk around saying “eh eh!” all the time, too…then that wouldn’t work.
Oh Man, he is huge! I can barely take care of a cat!
He (whatever you eventually call him) looks much more content and ‘at home’ in these pictures! A lot of good suggestions for names. I think a stately name would compliment Lillian’s. Something you could shorten into a nickname for ease of yelling. :rant: I think Monty has the right idea!
Chops
Mugs
I like Tank too. Someone else mentioned this.
Good luck, I love the pictures. :-)
First of all - ohmygosh, how cute is he!?!?
OK, gushing aside, that’s a good question. I actually have a friend whose dog is named Moe… I will have to ask her how she dealt with this.
I’ll get back to you. In the meantime, enjoy your new addition!!!
- Jane, Pinks & Blues Girls
I looked up “M” dog names and here are some fun ones: Manhattan, Mackerel, Merlin, Mistletoe, Muddles, Marshmellow, Mariachihi….
I like Mackerel.
Caesar, not after the salad. Or Cesar (after the dog whisper guy).
How about Tiny?
He is adorable.