When choosing a name for your dog, you don’t just pick something that’s (a) out of the blue, (b) too long, and (c) uninteresting for your dog. Yes, your dog has to love the name,too! Long names can be a burden when you’re calling your dog for the tenth time. You really have to take time thinking up a name for your dog if you want to have a fun and easy time calling on him.

Top Tips For A Name

1. Most dogs can only deal with short unalike words. So if you want your puppy or dog to get the name’s tune quickly and easily, better make the name short.

2. Pick several names at first. Speak them softly and call out to your dog with each name. If your dog ignores it, then trash the name. If your dog, however, shows some interest in the name by pricking up its ears or cocking its head to a side, then keep the name.

3. Use the name during meal times and play times. Help the dog get used to it by calling out to him in times wherein he is the focus of your attention.

Some top dog names from Top Dog Names:

Amber…A jewel
Amigo…My friend
Argus…Creature with 100 eyes, for a budding guard dog
Astral…For a Star
Belle… French and beautiful
Bess…Memorable–suggests loyalty
Boogie…She just loves to dance
Bounty…For the dog that was born to hunt
Buddy…Another name for a friend
Cherry…With a color range from deep red to jet black
Checkers…Black and white markings?
Clyde…Top Scottish dog name
Comet…Rushing from the skies
Dante….Hot from the inferno
Dilly…After Picadilly in London
Druid…Celtic, pagan priest
Ebony…Jet black hardwood
Echo…A resounding relationship is under way
Erin…Gaelic, ancient name for Ireland
Fergus…Celtic, refined and revered
Fudge…Soft, sweet and usually golden
Gaul…Ancient part of W. Europe, and to be of French descent.
Geisha…Top Japanese dog name
Gigi…French and feisty
Gurkha…Renowned warriors from Nepal
Gypsy…Has a nice ring to it
Holly…A christmas puppy
Honey…Your little sweetheart
Homer…A home run and a Greek poet
Hobo…Has he been around the block?
Hyde…Changeable Character?
Inca…A ruler of the Inca Empire
Indi…Short for independent
Isis…Egyptian goddess of fertility, planning to breed
Jaffa…A very sweet orange from Israel
Java…Coffee colored?
Jazzy…Lively, spirited?
Juno…Roman Goddess and protector of women
Keats…English Romantic poet
Kerry…County of Ireland
Kimberley…Renowned diamond, call her Kim
Lexy…Short for the elegant Alexandra
Lennon…Call him after a rebel and musical genius
Lobo…The grey wolf
Loki…Norse God, A real bad boy
Lupus…The Latin for wolf
Meadow…Grassland in its natural state
Metro…Top dog name for the city dweller
Misty…Once just a hazy idea — now a reality
O’Malley…Top Irish dog name
Omen…Definitely a good one!
Oscar…Because he deserves an award
Ozzy…As mad as Mr Osbourne?
Pearl…A rare find, Black and gold being the most highly prized

Rio…Because your dog is going to party
Romany…The language of the Gypsies
Rona…Tiny Scottish island with just one inhabitant
Roxy…Another one for the party girl
Rufus…The latin [canis rufus] for the small red wolf
Saffron…Spice, deep orange to yellow color, call her Saffi
Sasha…Should always be on your list
Sheba…The Queen of Arabia, renowned for her beauty
Skye…An Island off the Scottish mainland
Smoky…Hazy, and lazy
Trinidad…Beautiful Island, great people, call him Trini
Tramp…The immortal dog name
Una…From the Irish Oona
Wallace…Would suit a thoughtful pup, shorten to Wally
Zak…Short for Zachary
Zena…Strong Female
Zeus…Supreme ruler of the Greek gods
Ziggy…Bowie’s martian

More dog names at Top Dog Names!

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