Wednesday 25 November 2015

Pet Names...

Hi all,

I'm having a lovely time reading all of your blog posts at the moment; they're not great on an empty stomach though as the photos of all the different things you've been baking make me soooo hungry! One minute I'm looking at photos of delicious orange bakewell tarts on Frugal in Norfolk's blog (post here) and the next I'm looking at freshly prepared venison on Dawn's blog (post here) imagining all the tasty meals she's going to enjoy! It's torture when I've only had a plain old ham sandwich for lunch today, though the recipes and blog posts are all very inspiring :-)



I wanted to ask for opinions please on dog names :-)
As you know if you read my blog, we have a handsome energetic Jack Russell Terrier named Barry. At first I really wasn't sure about Jack's name choice but he insisted he wanted our dog to have a "proper bloke's name", I did eventually agree on 'Barry' and now it totally suits him. It doesn't feel strange at all for me to call it across the field and everyone we meet laughs at his name but says it's a great name - he has his own fan club in our village pub. We've met a couple of Dave the dogs now!


The reason I'm asking is because there is a big possibility that we're getting a Border Collie puppy next year and thinking of names can be a challenge (especially with Jack's suggestions)! They are Jack's favourite breed and one that we've both had in our families when we were small (my Dad had a lovely BC called Jason, picture below). It was always agreed when Jack got me my favourite breed (JRT) that one day we'd introduce a second dog and it would only be fair that it was Jack's choice. Barry will certainly love the company of another dog. For us, another dog is a decision we've not taken lightly (just like with the first). We've done a lot of thinking and a lot of research into Border Collies and we think we could give one a suitable home. We've already enquired with the local fly-ball and agility teams and they look like great fun!

My Nan with Jason

Now, it brings me to names. We're going to go for another boy puppy and Jack is adamant that he wants to call the Border Collie puppy Roger! What's everyone's views on a dog named Roger? I'm still undecided, but given some of Jack's other suggestions (Kevin, Lionel and Victor) Roger is certainly better than some of them. I love the name Rupert but sadly I think I'm going to lose this argument...!

Please note, I'm not opposed to rescue dogs and I would always consider this first, just want to be sure everyone understands this isn't a decision we have taken lightly in the first place - we'll give any dog a forever and loving home.



So any thoughts on 'Roger' would be great, so would other name suggestions, any advice you can offer etc. I'm always very appreciative of your comments :-)

On another note, I'd also love to know of any dog-friendly holiday cottages in the UK - we're looking at doing a few dog walking holidays next year; The Lake District is a must (I've never been), we also love North Devon and Yorkshire, but are open to all suggestions. We're not afraid of long walks in any weather!

6 comments:

  1. My first dog was a Border Collie which my parents bought as a puppy he was a truly delightful creature named Spike. My eldest son has great memories of Spike eating his crayons! Now my youngest son Harry used to be absolutely terrified of dogs until our next door neighbour tied his Border Collie Tisbee to the garden gate & gradually over a few months Harry & Tisbee became the greatest of friends & went everywhere together for a number of years. I'm thrilled for the pair of you & just to cause trouble if Jack got to name your favourite breed then you should name his so I'm going to go for Rupert :) I have a list somewhere of dog friendly holidays I shall root it out for you, I think it's more for Cornwall as we are planning a trip there next year & Rocky is coming with us. No photos my dear but I have pulled pork simmering in the slow cooker so I hope you get something yummy for dinner too. Take care xx p.s I agree with proper names for dogs, if Rocky wasn't too old I would re name him, he does answer to Sam but as he is getting on a bit he probably thinks I'm saying ham!

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    1. Hi Jo, Spike sounded like a lovely dog and I love the name Tisbee too, very unique! Haha, I very much agree with your logic when it comes to names - he named my dog so it's only fair I name his! Thanks for thinking of me with the dog friendly holidays. Places in Cornwall would be good too, we've visited Padstow, Port Issac and Constantine Bay in Cornwall and loved them all! Rocky will have lots of fun on holiday with you I'm sure :-) Your pulled pork in the slow cooker sounds amazing, I bet that was tasty! I had a good old cheese and beans baked potato last night with a lovely crispy skin, very tasty but doesn't trump your pulled pork! I'll keep you updated on the naming fiasco.. I want to wait until we meet him as that's what we did with Barry and that's when we knew his name was perfect! x

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  2. I think its best to name when you ave chosen your pup, it might not look like a Roger, it might be more like a Sid, Jim or Mickey what ever you choose I am sure it will be well loved and a great play mate for Barry, We keep talking about another dog and I like the name Smokey I used to have a dog called Smokey 30 years ago and it he was so loyal and loving :-)

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    1. I agree Dawn, that's what we did with Barry as we had a few names we liked and as soon as we saw him, saw his personality etc. we knew Barry would suit him :-) Sid is a great name! That's my step-granddad's name though so I'm not sure it'll be suitable! Smokey is a really lovely name, what breed do you think you'd go for? x

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  3. I have a border collie, he's a rescue dog and his name is Metro. Heavens knows why the rescue centre called him that, it's an odd name given that we live in Cornwall, nowhere near a metro line but it's the name he came with and as he was two years old when I got him I didn't want to change it and confuse the poor thing, I love him to bits. I also have a friend who has a BC called Stanley :-) My other dogs are Levi and Indiana, Indie for short. I actually think Roger is quite a cool doggy name :-)

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    1. Metro is a cute name, very unique! Is Metro the dog in your profile photo? He's lovely :-) Your dogs' names are all fantastic, I bet they all have their own personalities too! Yes, I have to admit Roger is really growing on me... x

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