Special Name This Dog Challenge

Scott Feschuk wants to name his dog, D’Brickashaw. Can you come up with something better?

by Scott Feschuk on Thursday, September 24, 2009 4:35pm - 171 Comments

We have a dog. What we do not have is a name for the dog, owing to an inability to achieve unanimity or even a majority among family members. Traditional names have been proposed. Offbeat names have been proposed. Verbs, adverbs, dance steps and Star Wars characters have been proposed. Most frustrating of all, each and every one of my football-inspired monikers has been shot down (“Come on,” I persist, “what exactly don’t you people like about ‘D’Brickashaw?’”)

Pertinent details:

Sex: Male

Colour: Brown

Personality: Hungry

Behaviour: Hungry

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First to propose the name we select gets something nice and boozy in the mail, like a good bottle of wine or Mel Gibson’s breath.

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  • MaryP

    Seller Door

  • Iccyh

    Last bit of reading I did on dog naming was that they'll respond best if you keep it short (one or two syllables) with hard consonants in the name.

    If he were mine, I'm thinking he'd be something simple, like Tim.

  • Ron Pelot

    Name him Jason. It's a simple and elegant name. It's a good name for everyday use, and it's a mythological classic. AND…for the football oficianado, it was Jason and the ARGONAUTS !! Who can complain about that ???

  • Taylor

    Looks to me like a "Bailey," something simple but describes the look of the dog…I think!

  • MJL

    He looks like a cocopuff lol

  • Irish

    Enter text right here! I believe you should name him "Sherwood"-because that's what I'd name my dog-if I had one!

  • Deke

    iggy 'cause he's hungry

  • Pam

    Rex………fast, masculine yet cute,

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/ScottFeschuk ScottFeschuk

    DOG CHALLENGE RESULTS

    Seven names went onto the final ballot: five suggested here in the comments section, one put forth by me in my final attempt to get a football-themed name (Madden) and one insisted on by our two sons. After several ballots, some heated debate and a low-blow negative advertising campaign mounted by my eight-year-old (John Madden – "he's old and fat"), the verdict was in — and my kids, as always, won.

    The dog's name is Squib – named for their favourite beach in their favourite place.

    Thanks to all who suggested names for us to consider. We really appreciate it. For the purposes of the alcohol-themed reward, the bottle of fine wine goes to Alfred, who nominated the name that finished second, Bosley.

    Alfred, please email your co-ordinates to me at sfeschuk@sympatico.ca.

    Again, thanks to all. (Deke, you should know that although we did not put your suggested name "iggy" on the ballot, we did consider and almost suggest your user name "deke")

    • Taylor

      Things that make you say hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

  • Chris

    Romeo

  • Ronald C

    Stanley, as in what Leafs fans are wont to say…"Here Stanley".

  • Carol

    Famished

  • Louise

    We, as a family, experienced the same thing about a year ago. Unable to come to a consensus (not sure they actually exist but we keep trying) my husband opened the dog's vactination booklet and came up with Booster. Strangely enough it stuck and the dog actually likes it…

    Hungry you say. How about Ravi – short for Ravenous

  • Nick

    Looks like a Hooch to me.

  • Sandra O.

    OLIVER

  • Judy Vickers

    Wilson

  • Maxx-Phillippe

    Django…name of dead musical superstars

  • Joanie

    I'd suggest the dignified name of "Faux Pas"

  • http://dogfencediy.com/store/contain-train.html IUC 5100

    I have a friend in India, he he has similar looking dog, they call him "Mithu" why don't you call your Dog Mithu, it sounds cool!

  • wanda

    i think his name should be brooster

  • jim

    call him walk….walk the dog

  • bbb

    Just call him Brown

    because Brown delivers

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/jmckinnell Jonathan McKinnell

    I was wondering when someone was going to joke about that.

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/ScottFeschuk ScottFeschuk

    that's a dog mat. our taste in carpet is far more sophisticated (ie. paul wells's socks)

  • Barbara

    Guzzle. Now that's a name!

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/SF626 SF626

    GRIZZLY

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/IntenseAlex IntenseAlex

    Shouldn't you have a dog mat more along these lines?
    http://tinyurl.com/kl268o

  • marlene

    name him Snout

  • Vero

    Riggs

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/cecb cecb

    Okay this guy's name is Salute!

  • Iggy

    Harpie (after the PM)

  • kellikens

    His name is Pork Chop

  • Carol

    Pecan…because he probably is.

  • Michelle

    Timbit

    Sweet in small doses and ultra Canadian

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/paljoey paljoey

    Big Steve

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