Met our puppy!

[Julie]

So thrilled to have got to go see the puppies at 6 weeks! We had 3 females to choose from and the breeder helped us pick. We picked a puppy with 3s and 4s mostly on the temperate test. I ca hardly wait to bring her home.

Any name ideas?

Here is a picture -

[Leslie, Yogi & Maci Bear]

No name ideas, but OMG, what a cutie. I love the way she is looking right into the camera. She reminds me a lot of yogi at 6 weeks. Good luck, almost time to bring her home!

[Melissa Wells]

Oh goodness, she is so adorable! I like the name Callie for a girl but that is my neighbor's dog's name so I can't use it. So jealous you only have two weeks left. Mine should be born any day now:)

[Jenn and Bogey]

what a cutie! I like the name Millie for a girl. Congrats!

[Nancy & Echo]

What an adorable pup!  You must be so excited. 

I think names are a very personal choice; everyone's associations with a name are different.  I've heard recommendations like don't make the name too similar to commands you are going to use (so a dog named Mo might have trouble with the command 'No'.)  And you may not want to name your dog something you might feel awkward about (such as Stupid.  Yes, I heard of one family that named their cat Stupid because it tripped over the door threshold, and fell off of just about anything it climbed on.)

I've heard that Hard consonants (b, k, d, t)  are easier to hear and distinguish than soft consonants (f, s, m, n).  So a dog might be able to hear the name of Duke better than Sam.

I love to hear dog names that mean something special to the owner.

Congrats on picking your new pup!

[Julie]

Thanks so much! Yes we are really looking forward to bringing her home! Now I just need to hit buy at Amazon .

I like Millie and Callie! :


It is so hard! Especially, with the kids adding their choices too:D

[Jenn and Bogey]

Oh man! I bought all my puppy stuff on Amazon in one purchase. What a sticker shock! Hehe. If you can, check if any of your items are in the Amazon warehouse deals. Click on "used" I got some good deals that way on my crate and exercise pen.

[Julie]

Thanks! That's a great tip! Are you on "focused photographers" or "ilp". I think I "know you??

[Jenn and Bogey]

What a small world! I was on ILP but now mostly on Clickin Moms. 

[Julie]

Wow! Fun! Yes I thought I recognized your profile pic. I'm on clickin moms too but not that active:).

[Jenn and Bogey]

Photography is like a rollercoaster for me. I go through these obsessive phases and slumps. Currently, I'm in a slump and hardly picking up my camera. Hopefully my new pup will be my muse and I'll get out of it. :)

[Leslie, Yogi & Maci Bear]

I can pretty much guarantee you will ;-)