Guide to Naming Your Puppy

January 12, 2010 by doggymom
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Naming Your Puppy

As pet parents, one of the first things we do is pick out puppy's name. There are several things to consider when doing this.

Dogs are a lot like people in the fact that they each have their own personality. Take that into consideration, a long with any special physical characteristics when choosing a name.

Of course, your dog does not really care what you name him or her. The main thing to consider for your dog is to make the name easy to pronounce with preferably one or two syllables, three at the most. Do not make the name too similar to a family member's name. For example, my name is Cathy. When I was a child, we had a dog named Candy. Way too similar. Candy came when called by her own name or mine. Come to think of it, so did I.

If you have children, get their input when naming your puppy. They may want to name the dog after a favorite cartoon character or story book character. Helping with the naming of your puppy will help family members bond with it.

To help get you started with ideas on what to name your puppy, here is a list of the top 50 male and female dog names:

1. Max

2. Buddy

3. Rocky

4. Bailey

5. Jake

6. Charlie

7. Jack

8. Toby

9. Cody

10. Buster

11. Duke

12. Cooper

13. Riley

14. Harley

15. Bear

16. Tucker

17. Murphy

18. Lucky

19. Oliver

20. Sam

21. Oscar

22. Teddy

23. Winston

24. Sammy

25. Rusty

26. Shadow

27. Gizmo

28. Bentley

29. Zeus

30. Jackson

31. Baxter

32. Bandit

33. Gus

34. Samson

35. Milo

36. Rudy

37. Louie

38. Hunter

39. Casey

40. Rocco

41. Sparky

42. Joey

43. Bruno

44. Beau

45. Dakota

46. Maximus

47. Romeo

48. Boomer

49. Luke

50. Henry

Top female dog names

1. Bella

2. Molly

3. Lucy

4. Maggie

5. Daisy

6. Sophie

7. Sadie

8. Chloe

9. Bailey

10. Lola

11. Zoe

12. Abby

13. Ginger

14. Roxy

15. Gracie

16. Coco

17. Sasha

18. Lily

19. Angel

20. Princess

21. Emma

22. Annie

23. Rosie

24. Ruby

25. Lady

26. Missy

27. Lilly

28. Mia

29. Katie

30. Zoey

31. Madison

32. Stella

33. Penny

34. Belle

35. Casey

36. Samantha

37. Holly

38. Lexi

39. Lulu

40. Brandy

41. Jasmine

42. Shelby

43. Sandy

44. Roxie

45. Pepper

46. Heidi

47. Luna

48. Dixie

49. Honey

50. Dakota

Your puppy will not understand his name at first but it won't be long before he understands. You can help him do this by saying his name until you catch his attention. When he looks at you, immediately praise him. Sometimes include a little dog treat. This positive reinforcement will help your dog learn his name.

Once your puppy learns her name; you can train her in other areas. Try not to use her name when reprimending her. You want her to associate her name with good things so that she will come to you when called.

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