Help , I just picked up my new Australian Cattle Dog Pup and don't have a name for her .She is red speckled , very bold and out going .Any suggestions?

-- Patty {NY State} (fodfarms@slic.com), March 10, 2001

Answers

Barker!

-- woodsbilly (coleenl@penn.com), March 10, 2001.

Nibbles maybe barker no .They are suppose to be silent workers .It has to be some thing that wont look funny in a show book if I decide to trial her .

-- Patty {NY State} (fodfarms@slic.com), March 10, 2001.

Speck, Specks, or Specky -and Barker is only half a name, ours is Bob, Bob Barker of course...

-- Willy Alen (willyallen2@yahoo.com), March 10, 2001.

We recently lost a dog we got at the end of 99 as a puppy - named her Millennium and called her Millie. Great dog, she died of a hemmorage during pregnancy. We also have a female Airedale named Nutmeg; our first Airedale was Hannah (her mother was Rhapsody - "rhody" and Father was Virtuoso - "Virty"). We named her right before the name Hannah became popular again for girls - we had wanted a nice, old-fashioned name most PEOPLE didn't share! Oh well....

I do like British names - if we ever have a male Airedale, I was him to be named Hudson or Winston. I always can come up with male names much faster than females.

-- Elizabeth (elizabethmorgan@usa.net), March 10, 2001.

Jet?

I attended a sheep herding demonstration and one of the man's dogs was named Jet. She was very fast of course, and low and streamlined, but the best part was the carrying power of the name when he'd yell it. A hard, short sound, with consonants on both ends makes it harder to get lost on the wind.

-- julie f. (rumplefrogskin@excite.com), March 10, 2001.

We have the same dog, your description could have been Neutka 12 years ago! She is named after a killer whale. Or, you could have a canine version of Xena Warrior Princess?

-- Rose Marie Wild (wintersongfarm@yahoo.com), March 10, 2001.

How bout Sooner. sooner or later she is going to Pee on the floor!

-- Mark in NC Fla (deadgoatman@webtv.net), March 10, 2001.

My vote is Rose.

-- mary, texas (marylgarcia@aol.com), March 10, 2001.

Usually names for any herding dogs are one syllable and not similar to any commands you might use, or to any other dogs in your family. I picked our dogs names from some of their ancesters on the extended pedigree. " Fly", "Ben", "Lass", "Moss" "Kate". "Jake", and "Sam". We didn't have all of these at the same time. My friends named their red Border Collie, Jade.

-- Kate henderson (kate@sheepyvalley.com), March 10, 2001.

Hi Patty, we named our two pups Jed and Ellie. Guess that makes me granny! Our other dog is named Al, we were coming up the drive and heard the Paul Simon song "you can call me Al" and it stuck. How about Lucy (redhead), Gertie, Zelda?

-- Annie (mistletoe@earthlink.net), March 10, 2001.

Ruby, Garnet, Pepper, Cayenne, Sparky, Flame...

-- snoozy (allen@oz.net), March 10, 2001.

'Breck' it means: one having feckles. 'Flannery' means;one with red head. "Kassidy' means: clever or curly haired.

-- Debbie T in N.C. (rdtyner@mindspring.com), March 10, 2001.

I think the name Haley would be really cute.

-- Carla (hoycarla@hotmail.com), March 10, 2001.

How about Majestic Freckles? Just something off the top of my head...

-- Cindy in Ok (cynthiacluck@yahoo.com), March 10, 2001.

So young son said wispers would be a great name. God Bless, good luck

-- Tracy in TN (emilyfarms@tsixroads.com), March 11, 2001.

She's Austrailian. How about Roo. The Austrialian name for Kangaroo. Bold and fast. Red Roo for show. Congrat's on the new puppy!

-- Cindy in Ky (solidrockranch@hotmail.com), March 11, 2001.

I had a black lab named easy. He was a beauty, and really smart too.

-- Judy (allsmile@ctnet.net), March 11, 2001.

Specky Becky

-- Joy F (So.Central Wisconsin) (CatFlunky@excite.com), March 11, 2001.

In my experience, the name of a pet sort of comes natural. After you've been with doggy a little, the right name will come to mind. It is the same with my cats. Last summer I picked up a kitten when mommy brought her litter up to the house the first time and said that he was such a brat! Well, Brat is sleeping on my bed with his older adopted brother Tippy as I type. Give it a few days...the name will come.

-- Ardie from WI (a6203@hotmail.com), March 11, 2001.

Congrats on the Queensland! I love mine. My red female is named Sierra, had one named Red, and one named Penny. I've heard others named Rosie, Ruby, Annie, Roxie, Jazzy, & Mattie. Have fun!

-- Nancy in NoCal (sonflower35@icqmail.com), March 11, 2001.

Well she is settling in nicely .I was hoping a name would come to me , but it hasn't yet .No accidents in the house and she's not even to bad at biting .I hope it stays this way , keep your fingers crossed.

-- Patty {NY State} (fodfarms@slic.com), March 11, 2001.

We had 2 Springers and named them after the towns we went thru to get them. Their names were Stuart and Spencer.

-- Maylene (zedanka@aol.com), March 11, 2001.

All my AmStaffs (like Petey from the little rascals) are named after Criminals Evergreens Ms Bonnie Parker Evergreens Mr Clyde Barrow SilverCreek Lady in Red SilverCreek Natasha Fatale SilverCreek Boris Badenov SilverCreek Machine Gun Kelly SilverCreek Al Capone SilverCreek Calamity Jane SilverCreek Lizzie Borden my youngest pup is SIlverCreek Rebel Yell (girls names are hard to come by) My next great male is going to be SilverCreek Intimidator in memory of the great Dale Earnhardt Probably won't help you, but wanted to mention it anyway

-- Dianne (yankeeterrier@hotmail.com), March 11, 2001.

porkchop and tater :) porkchop is a 4 month old female american pit bull terrior & fiest mix and tater a 3 month old female full blooded beagle. talk about 2 that can get into trouble and the vet gets a kick out of the names. should have heard the beagle today when the emu tried to eat it. lmao!! yep!! we had a emu show up and don't know where in the world it came from. its been hanging around for about a week now.

-- lee lynn (dusty29541@yahoo.com), March 11, 2001.

Anabell (Anabell Red to show)

-- Kenneth in N.C. (wizardsplace13@hotmail.com), March 12, 2001.

My mother has a puppy and she named her "Bella" which means in Italian beautiful one. I really like that name!!!

-- Sarah from NC (Caswell995@cs.com), March 12, 2001.

Hi! My name is Vicky & I am 14 years old. I think you should name your new puppy Daisy. Bye, Vicky

-- Jan Sears (jcsears@magma.ca), March 12, 2001.

Hmmm...red speckled, bold and outgoing...Pippy? After Pippy Longstocking? Hope youll consider spaying.....

-- Michele Rae Padgett (michelesmelodyfarm@Yahoo.com), March 13, 2001.

I apologize in advance to those who choose to be offended.

..CHAD...All the world now knows it is a girls name because it can be pregnant.

-- Thumper (slrldr@aol.com), March 13, 2001.

I would spay her if she did not pass hips,hearing and a pra screening .Her parents are titled dogs , champion,herding and obedience .Thanks for your concern.

-- Patty {NY State} (fodfarms@slic.com), March 13, 2001.

a friend of mine has an Austrailian herd dog too, female, blue and white. Named her Shelia. Good dog, she loves to bark at any sounds she hears!! Good luck

-- michelle (tsjheath@ainop.com), March 13, 2001.

My female German Shepherd guide dog is Hunter. She loves that name. For your pretty dog how about Cinnamon? hugs, susi and hunter

-- Susi (whitewolf@alltel.net), March 13, 2001.

I've got a little red-head ACD. Name's Katie. Great dog (except for the chicken incident... gotta work on that!). dh in nm

-- debra in nm (dhaden@nmtr.unm.edu), March 14, 2001.

An australian dog should have an australian name, Sheila is obvious and already been mentioned. You could try Kylie, Olivia, Elle and Nicole are names of famous australian women. Then of course there is Edna, after Dame Edna Everidge perhaps the most most famous austrailan woman of all!

-- john hill (john@cnd.co.nz), March 14, 2001.

Dot?

-- Polly (tigger@moultrie.com), March 14, 2001.

Further to my list... As she is 'red speckled' you best go with 'Nicole' hehehe

-- john hill (john@cnd.co.nz), March 14, 2001.

I like Indian names. How about Cheyenne or Montana?

Here are some others Joelle or Joy, or Roullette? Maggie? Bria? Tiara?

Have fun! And take some advice from me be diligent about your training. Or you'll end up with a pest instead of a dog. I know!

-- Tiffani Cappello (cappello@alltel.net), March 14, 2001.

I have a chestnut mare named Tiara Rose.

-- Linda (Tiararose@juno.com), March 17, 2001.

i have 4 dogs, 2 are -- autumn (when we got her-- she is now 18 years old, and mandy (little toy poodle) and our border collie (or as we call them the couch collies) boys mick and jake. our problem naming things is goats! we just got 3 week old goats, 2 does and a buck. the buck is chocolate brown and we are thinking of naming him fudge. for the does we are considering maple (she is the color of maple sugar) and milly (for the millienum spelling is wrong on that). any way good luck with the names!!

-- Mary R. (cntryfolk@ime.net), March 17, 2001.

I think that Milly would be an appropriate name for a herding dog...that or Annie. :)

-- Sara F. (all4craziness@yahoo.com), May 22, 2001.

Patty

SO, did you name that puppy yet?

-- Kathy (jubilant@ncweb.com), May 22, 2001.

My choice: TORQUE

-- tres thorndyke (troisriviers@webtv.net), May 25, 2001.

How about Freckles?

-- Rick K (rick_122@hotmail.com), May 26, 2001.

I am sure by now you have a name for your dog. I have a Blue Heeler. Since they were originally from Dingo cross that is what I named her. Dingo. When the day comes to get another one I will be hard pressed to come up with a better name. Love those heelers.....best dog in the world...smartest dog I hever had....wouldn't have anything else.

-- C.B. Anderson (wande333@earthlink.net), July 28, 2001.

I really like Pippy or Tamale

-- Gina Haygood (Gina@HaygoodContracting.net), January 24, 2002.

We have a male blue heeler we call him buddy for short, but his name is buddy blue.

-- Amanda Day (Amanda_Day55@msn.com), April 08, 2002.

Still looking? Try www.petrix.com/dognames

-- James (sfd@aol.com), May 28, 2002.