How did your doodle get their name???

[Daelene & Molly]

I see so many cute names here that I just have to wonder...where they came from. 

Molly is named after a very good friend of mine whom I adore.  Our lab Bear was named by his first family and we decided to keep it since he knew it was his.  Heidi was my mom's doxie who now has her forever home with us. 

So if you don't mind sharing....how did you pick your puppies names?

[Lynn & Casey]

Since my daughter is an only child we let her pick the name. She was thinking about four names Albany, Abigail, Casey, or Morgan. Finally when we went to pick out our dog, the one she wanted just looked like a Casey.

[Daelene & Molly]

The best names are the ones our kids pick ♥

[Brandi]

My dog I had before my doodles, a big lab/chow/shar pei mix had the funnest name ever.  We couldn't think of any names at first.  The day we got her we were all throwing names around sitting in the back yard while she was playing and my dad looked over his shoulder at a water jug sitting there and said "Juggs".  That was it, she was Juggs from there on out.  Boy did we get looks at the vet's office and such when they yelled "Juggs" lol

My rescue dog I named Lucy, after the greatest comedian ever, Lucille Ball.

My first doodle, we named 'Magnet' because she is stuck like glue to you.  Her name was almost Velcro, but just didn't have the right ring to it.  My original thought was to name her either Viviann or Ethel, to go with Lucy, but everyone in the family vetoed it lol

My baby doodle, Smudge, since she is black, we wanted to name her something that represented black. After much deliberation, she became Smudge.  

We like to have fun with names, Lucy is the only 'common' name we picked.  But I like unusual names myself. 

[Daelene & Molly]

Love all the names. Smudge is great. And I really love Lucy :)

[Traci -Bexter & Maggie]

There was a huge debate between Baxter and Dexter.  So...we combined them for Bexter.  What's weird is kids & I kind of wanted to name him Buster after the dog in Toy Story (which my 6 year old LOVES), but my hubby didn't like Buster.  So, we chose Bexter.  So, do you know what my hubby calls Bex most of the time???  Yep - Buster.  Go figure.

[Daelene & Molly]

LOL Bexter is a great name.

[Camus]

There is a cat in our neighborhood who visits our house regularly (just comes in and inspects the whole house). His name is Dexter. Yesterday, our real estate agent came to our house and when she saw Camus, she said that she has a golden retriever named Baxter. :)))

[Heather Martinez]

My husband and I talked about getting a "Teddy Bear Dog" for years. We always knew his name would be Teddy. We researched many different dog breeds trying to find the one that looked most like a teddy bear and finally decided on a goldendoodle. Teddy completely fits him, people often tell us he looks like a teddy bear before even knowing his name!

[Traci -Bexter & Maggie]

I love the name Teddy!  It was one of my favorites and I agree - VERY appropriate for a goldendoodle!

[Daelene & Molly]

My neighbor has a pom named Teddy.  When we walk her pom and my lab you can hear us for miles talking to our "Teddy" "Bear". :)

[BG and Gavin]

Gavin is named after Denis Leary's character Tommy Gavin on our favourite TV show Rescure Me.

A funny story:  We were out walking and some people in a yard called us over (as is usual) because they wanted to know his breed.  After greeting he started nosing around (as is usual) and I said "ok, come on snoopy."  They laughed about his name being snoopy and I said "oh no, that's not his name, it''s Gavin."  They looked at me quizically and then said, "oh, you let the kids name him"...uh no, "ohhh, he was named when you got him," uh no.  Well they concluded, they naever heard of a dog named Gavin.  There was a wonderful Iraq war vet yellow lab named Gavin that was rehabed on the Dog Whisperer.  I remember how Caesar turned away crying when he left the centre.  So did I.  Very special dog.

On another note, it seems that most kids that meet him want to call him Shaggy.  I like that too.

[shelly]

For the record... even tho' he had his "issues" - I LOVED Dennis' character "GAVIN"  ( I also had a boy in my class named Gavin - very special boy too).. Guess the name Gavin is a very special name and perfect for your boy!