We got a puppy!!!!

[acginkc]

I am so excited. DH and I decided we were ready to hear the pitter patter of little paws so we have been seaching. We have looked at shelters, online, breeders and about every place we could imagine. We were about to give up today, but decided to go look at some black lab puppies we had seen earlier in the day at the local Petsmart (they have adoptions every weekend). Well by the time we had gotten there, all the black labs were gone, but this sweet girl was still there and we instantly fell in love. So she still must be spayed and we should have her no later than Thursday!!! I am so excited.

So any good ideas for a name? She's currently named Whisper, but we aren't really sold on that name. Only names that are out are Gidget, Lilo, Agatha, Jody and Maggie (all names of my past pets, or family member's pets).

http://wwww.petfinder.com/fotos/KS74/KS74.6531238-1-x.jpg

Oh yeah they think she is a spaniel/lab mix.

[oceanjasper]

Oh my gosh, she is just adorable!

Here are some unique Irish names that are related to the colour of white (some of them are a bit strange and others might not be suitable for a girl :)):

Alby; Alvy (AL bee; AL vee) = white or world kingl
Barra; Barry (BAR ra; BA ree) = short forms of Finbar
Bannon (BAN nin) = white or derived from woman
Banya (BAWN ya) = whiteness; paleness
Berrin (BEH rin) = white haired
Bevin (BEH vin) = white lady
Boand (BO und) = cow-white (goddess)
Evgren (EV grin) = ray of sunshine; radiance of the sun
Fennat; Finnat (FEN nit; FIN nit) = fair haired lady
Fennore (FEN nore) = white ghost
Finbar (FIN bar) = white haired
Finian (FIN yin) = white haired
Finnegan (FIN nig in) = little white haired one
Finola; Fenella (fin OH la; fin EL la) = white shoulders
Fintan (FIN tin) = white fire
Finnva (FIN va) = fair haired and good
Keelin (KEE lin) = fair and slender
Keevin (KEE vin) = beautiful and fair
Kennan (KEN nin) = fair one
Lachtna (LOKHT na) = milk-white
Lachtnan (LOKHT nin) = milk-white
Leigan (LY gin) = snow-haired
Muriel (MYUR ee ul) = sea-white
Murren (MUR rin) = sea-fair
Orla (OR la) = golden princess
Uainionn (OO uh nyin) = foam-white

[Varaile]

Congrats on your new sweetie! She's adorable!

Wow! Great list Oceanjasper! :D :cool:

All I have to contribute to names is Annie or Annika.

[stefania4]

She's darling!

She looks like she may be an Abby or Ellie to me - something sweet.

[oceanjasper]

More names related to her colouring:
Neva - means snow in Spanish
Opal
Jasmin(e) or Jazz
Lily
Nimbus (like the cloud)
Wynn - means white in Welsh

Other names that I just thought were cute:
Tess
Zoe

[cherylopal]

she's so sweet!

i just thought of harley- something about her eye in the pic remined me of a harlequin- fun and playful.:)

[KristiB]

She's cute!

I like the name Nimbus!

[Canice]

I agree with Stephanie, she looks like an Abby to me too!

[emptyspool]

"Why don't you call her Kate?"

as my best friend's five year old ask me after I listed off a selection of exotic names for my new Himalayan cat.....Kate she is. It's a good name, its his mom's name.

[GingerPow]

Aaaawwww - that's a sweet puppy!

The name that I thought of while looking at her picture is "Misty."
Also:
Ashley
Pearl
ditto for Lily

[acginkc]

Aaaawwww - that's a sweet puppy!

The name that I thought of while looking at her picture is "Misty."
Also:
Ashley
Pearl
ditto for Lily

Love that name, but since my name is Ashley it might cause a bit of confusion ;)

[sugarbaby]

Congratulations acginkc! She is so adorable! We got a puppy in January, and it was one of the best moves we ever made!!!

Another name related to her color is Bianca (Italian). I really like Abby. What about Sadie?

I want to cuddle her!

[GingerPow]

Love that name, but since my name is Ashley it might cause a bit of confusion ;)
Ha! That would be confusing!

I like sugarbaby's suggestion of Bianca.

[luvItalian]

Congrats!!!!

Those eyes are mesmerizing. I like the names Pearl or Opal. Keep saying the names out loud, you will know which one fits the best. Good luck, these pups sure have a way of stealing our hearts!!!

[SusanL]

Does she have a Dudley nose? Meaning that it changes color from black to pink? I love that about some labs. I liked Harley as well.

[Terri_A]

I loved an earlier poster's suggestion of Pearl!!!

[LakeMartinGal]

She looks like an Emily to me... ;)

[acb11]

My vote is for Pearl! She is precious! And, so happy to hear you did the rescue/adoption.

[manetta]

What a sweet puppy! She looks like a Lily to me.

[ebf9q]

What a cute dog... I love her spotted nose.

There are two names that I would love to use for a pet. Boo Radley (Boo for short) if you had a shy dog, or Scout, both are from "To Kill a Mockingbird".

[luv2cook]

She's precious. How about Brook or Brooklyn?

[GingerPow]

What a cute dog... I love her spotted nose.

There are two names that I would love to use for a pet. Boo Radley (Boo for short) if you had a shy dog, or Scout, both are from "To Kill a Mockingbird".
Many years ago, I named my dog "Atticus."

[Arete]

Since she is part spaniel, I vote for "Blanca" which means "white" in Spanish.

She's very sweet!

[colleency]

Oh! Look at the baby! Lucky you!

[Ann1965]

My vote is for Pearl. She's gorgeous. You must keep us updated on her progress! Congratulations!

[acginkc]

Thanks for all the name suggestions. There are so many of them I like, and a lot of them have inspired our current list. We are going to wait until we get her to officially name her. Gotta make sure it matches you know?

So our short list (so far):
Alby
Coda
Bella
Bonham
Lola
Marley

My DH is a drummer so you may see some music themes here. I will post more pics of her when I get her home.

[AKA Lisa]

Oh, I love the name Bella!

[Wendy w]

Awwww. She's too sweet. Congratulations.

[tyroleancutie]

what a cutie! congratulation

[menat]

She's currently named Whisper, but we aren't really sold on that name. Only names that are out are Gidget, Lilo, Agatha, Jody and Maggie (all names of my past pets, or family member's pets).

http://wwww.petfinder.com/fotos/KS74/KS74.6531238-1-x.jpg

Oh yeah they think she is a spaniel/lab mix.

How precious! She looks like a Lilo to me...

[BlueMoose]

OMG...she is the cutest little thing!!!

From your list I like Lola. I also like Boo.

Chrisi :)

[Chefzhat]

Hi BlueMoose!

[acginkc]

Hi BlueMoose!

Are you spying on me? I was just there last night. ;)

A local bar we go to is called the Blue Moose. Though during the summer we like to call it La Moose Azul because all of the cute size 2 college kids are back and way too dressed up for a neighborhood bar and grill :D :D :D

[acginkc]

The L. being our last name. DH and I picked her up last night and she is too sweet. We are trying to get her on a routine and work on crate training so last night was interesting (what about 2am says playtime to you?). Well without further ado...

Cuddled up with Dad
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid208/p1f8c7155699006a091e9ebc14372d356/ee45f7e3.jpg

Our First Morning
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid208/p5cc880493346f3a78391180b353d96b4/ee45f7b1.jpg

Get that monkey
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid208/p59e1aa91859306e85a3813c6c52ccf13/ee45f77d.jpg

[Robyn1007]

Adorable! One of my friends has a dog named Bella and its a great dog name. Those 2 am playtimes are interesting whether your a doggie, kitty or baby mom. :p

[fancyn]

Ah, she's absolutely precious. I LOVE the name! :)

[luv2cook]

She's cute! You could call her Bebe or BB for short if you got tired of yelling at her :D as she chews on your plants, your sofa, the remote control, etc.

The first few days w/a dog/puppy can be very hard. When we brought Kharlee home, we crate trained her, too. We couldn't have the TV on in our room when we went to sleep because she would cry and cry - we couldn't talk at all!

My GF, who had a Great Dane puppy at the time, used a leash and kept him on a leash so that he (a) wouldn't get in trouble (b) potty training and (c) bonding. He went everywhere she went when she was home and when she couldn't watch him, was confined. That way he didn't have an opportunity to make any mistakes or if he started to do somehing bad, he was immediately corrected. He turned into a great dog; and sadly, at 7, has cancer.

I did that with Kharlee, too, and it worked pretty well. She was a handful!

[Peweh]

Love the name Bella Bonham! My DH is a drummer too, I was wondering which you were going to pick.

Those pictures are soooooooooo cute. She looks much smaller than I thought from your original pic. In that middle one where she's sitting on the sidewalk she looks a little pit bull-y to me. I had a beagle/pit bull (imagine) and he was the BEST dog ever. Good luck with her and keep us posted if you need training tips! All I can say is... double duct tape everything she could possibly chew on. Oh WAIT, that's MY crazy dog...

[LakeMartinGal]

Adorable! Have fun with her :D

[colleency]

OMG! too cute for words!