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54. about the name...
Sat Dec 27, 2014, 01:24 AM
Dec 2014

my daughter had her at her apartment for a few days before she brought her over on christmas eve and wasn't crazy about the names given to her by the rescue family (marshmallow and fluffy) so my kid started calling the dog lola.

but she was only "lola" for a few days so my daughter said i should name her whatever i wanted (she was only marshmallow & fluffy for two weeks). so....

we did a brainstorming session and came up with a lot of hysterical crap

my daughter got lola from the kinks song ("l-o-l-a, lola&quot and i had to point out that the lola in that song was a guy! (my daughter isn't that familiar with the song apparently) but when i heard "lola" i thought of the Copacabana song ("she was a showgirl&quot

so after they went home i thought of a few names: "christmas," "christmas eve," "noel," and maybe "aspen" but none seemed to work or seemed right. she was very shy & easily spooked so i considered spooky. she's light as a feather so i considered feather & wispy (but they both just sound too funny/stupid--they'll make perfect nicknames for her though). i considered ivy & winter

then i posted this thread

the next morning she kinda freaked out when i tried to put her harness on to go outside--looking at me all wild-eyed, & hopping backwards, wondering who the fu*k i was.....so wylie coyote came to mind. she reminds me of an artic fox (so, of course, "foxy" came to mind)

i like a lot of the names on this thread. creamsicle & eggnog made me lol! so did "privilege." i liked willow because, like i said, she's wispy.

but in all my indecision i realized i was calling her "hey you" & thought that's not good; she'll get used to that. so i fell back on the name my daughter called her-- lola...dun dun dun...("she was a showgirl" and according to the descriptions of this type of dog they were frequently used as show dogs or circus performing dogs, so in a weird way, the name is fitting.)

my kid wanted me to give her a "person" name rather than an "object" or "thing" name. so...i appreciate all the posts & suggestions; they are still under consideration for her MIDDLE name! lol!

Suzie shenmue Dec 2014 #1
yeah...suzy snowflake was one of the names we put out there. n/t orleans Dec 2014 #2
Snow, Or Snowflake Immediately Came To Mind Tace Dec 2014 #34
details on her name so far orleans Dec 2014 #73
"Dinliltla" is Inuit for "little snow balls that cling to a husky." (nicknake: Tila) Behind the Aegis Dec 2014 #3
Blackie nt. Rincewind Dec 2014 #4
What a happy idea. oldandhappy Dec 2014 #5
Shasta n/t Suich Dec 2014 #6
I like that! mnhtnbb Dec 2014 #14
Alexa the protector of man kind. irisblue Dec 2014 #7
Nyla Jack Rabbit Dec 2014 #8
That's a nice name. nt DawgHouse Dec 2014 #24
"Dolly..." MrScorpio Dec 2014 #9
I love the name Dolly. DawgHouse Dec 2014 #25
can't use the name dolly because that was an endearing nickname orleans Dec 2014 #55
White Fang?... n/t PoliticAverse Dec 2014 #10
LOL lovemydog Dec 2014 #43
Midnight Kennah Dec 2014 #11
Vanilla MicaelS Dec 2014 #12
My Snowy is part American Eskimo--we think--and is a rescue! mnhtnbb Dec 2014 #13
What a cutie! nt DawgHouse Dec 2014 #23
We rescued a little, white dog from our street and let our toddler name it...White Dog NightWatcher Dec 2014 #15
Bennie, my senegal parrot, was a rescue magical thyme Dec 2014 #16
i've tried a ton of names orleans Dec 2014 #70
I love the name Lola magical thyme Dec 2014 #76
lola wasn't her real name. my daughter kept her at her apartment for three days orleans Dec 2014 #79
since it's Christmas and all backwoodsbob Dec 2014 #17
lol orleans Dec 2014 #56
Blanche NV Whino Dec 2014 #18
Frosty, Blanca, Casper Tobin S. Dec 2014 #19
Fluffer nt LiberalElite Dec 2014 #20
The Estonian word for snow is lumi LiberalEsto Dec 2014 #21
Rosie because her life from here on out will be rosy! nt DawgHouse Dec 2014 #22
Creamsicle. Arugula Latte Dec 2014 #26
that would be a fun name but... orleans Dec 2014 #58
Privilege lame54 Dec 2014 #27
ROFL lovemydog Dec 2014 #44
lol!!! but no... here's the lowdown so far... orleans Dec 2014 #59
Noel or Noelle.. SiobhanClancy Dec 2014 #28
Sugar. GoCubsGo Dec 2014 #29
Fiona LiberalEsto Dec 2014 #30
Sooo. don't keep us in suspense - LiberalElite Dec 2014 #31
you know, i think i'm doing the same thing (only her name isn't norman!) orleans Dec 2014 #60
Ursula or Ursi marzipanni Dec 2014 #32
Nimbus.... Scruffy Rumbler Dec 2014 #33
Given the popularity of "Frozen": "Anna" or "Elsa." WinkyDink Dec 2014 #35
too scary for me orleans Dec 2014 #61
Ours was named "Cotton" AwakeAtLast Dec 2014 #36
thank you. n/t orleans Dec 2014 #62
Our little Jack Russell mix (also white with a little liver color) came to us named "Lacey" Rowdyboy Dec 2014 #37
lace and lacey are very pretty. i like both of those but i think i'm going with another L name... orleans Dec 2014 #63
LOVE your choice (and I love that song!) Rowdyboy Dec 2014 #77
Crystal femmocrat Dec 2014 #38
omg! frosty had a girlfriend?? i don't remember that! n/t orleans Dec 2014 #64
When I adopted my dog, Sara, I had no idea what her real name was Rhiannon12866 Dec 2014 #39
Sara is a cutie-girl marzipanni Dec 2014 #51
Awww! What a nice story! Rhiannon12866 Dec 2014 #52
i've been trying that. nothing seems to click. n/t orleans Dec 2014 #65
It did take me awhile, but it was worth it... Rhiannon12866 Dec 2014 #72
Found this link tabbycat31 Dec 2014 #40
Snowball or Snowy :) chrisa Dec 2014 #41
Coalblack Blackie. Kablooie Dec 2014 #42
I'm just so excited you're not alone anymore!!! riderinthestorm Dec 2014 #45
i don't have a camera phone or a camera orleans Dec 2014 #66
Nanook. Brother Buzz Dec 2014 #46
Mitt. rug Dec 2014 #47
mitt? mitt? n/t orleans Dec 2014 #67
Penny Lane. Texasgal Dec 2014 #48
Sasha, Mishka, Juno, Luna, Zoey demmiblue Dec 2014 #49
Puff hay rick Dec 2014 #50
Did you pick a name yet? KMOD Dec 2014 #53
about the name... orleans Dec 2014 #54
Love it! KMOD Dec 2014 #57
thank you! n/t orleans Dec 2014 #68
Lola sounds perfect. Raine1967 Dec 2014 #69
thank you so much orleans Dec 2014 #71
Lola is cute shenmue Dec 2014 #74
That's amazing. There is an almost twin to Snowy (#13) in our neighborhood mnhtnbb Dec 2014 #78
wow--i remember that song! so far it's been whatever lola wants, lola gets too! n/t orleans Dec 2014 #80
the right name has a way of making itself known TorchTheWitch Dec 2014 #75
Bianco. White in Italian. nt Fla Dem Dec 2014 #81
Palomita. It means "little dove" literally in Spanish, but it is also the tblue37 Dec 2014 #82
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