Cool Names For Your Golden Retriever Puppy
Basic Guidelines
When naming your golden retriever, make sure the name you choose is something your dog can easily understand, as its name will be used frequently in training. Keep in mind that dogs cannot understand more than two syllables at a time. They may have trouble understanding names that are too long, complicated, or that end in very soft sounds. Dogs like to hear double sounds, such as the names JoJo, MayMay, or KeeLee. The best choices for naming would take the golden retriever puppy’s sex, adult size and personality into account.
You golden retriever’s name should also be influenced by what your dog will be doing; a therapy dog, a family pet, a dog for competitions, a hunting companion, or a show dog. The name should be easy to say and easy to use; large breed dogs tend to like to hear strong short names, like Rex or Red.
Popular Names
According to a pet tag manufacturer; the top five dog names in the country are as follows. Males: 1)Max, 2)Jake, 3)Buddy, 4)Bear, 5)Bailey. For females: 1)Maggie, 2)Bear, 3)Molly, 4)Shadow, 5)Lady. You may like to choose one of these names for your golden retriever puppy.
Television And Movies
More popular choices come from television/movies; such as: Scooby, Batman, Droopy, Gizmo, Blue, Magenta, Lassie, or Tinker Bell. These names could go on and on. Pick your favorite character from your favorite television show or movie. You never know, it might be a good golden retriever name.
Food Names
Some more popular names are derived from food. This could definitely be related to your golden retriever puppy’s coloring. Some popular choices are: Caramel, Butterfinger, Chardonnay, Cheerio, Corn Bread, Cup Cake, Honey, Onion, Popcorn, and Toffee. There are dozens of other names that could fit this bill, and if you have that sort of sense of humor, a name like pumpernickel or Molasses could be fun.
Working Names
For a hunter’s companion, Buck(shot), Duke, Shiloh or Cheyenne, could fit. A farm bound golden retriever’s name could be: Animal, Cricket, Hamster, or Roo. For a golden retriever that will be working with people in a therapy capacity, easy to say and remember names would be the most useful, such as Alice, Aaron, Sam(antha), Buddy, Baby, or Beau.
Classic Names
Maybe you like names that have more of a classic feel: Arwen, Apollo, Chimera, Cupid, Rex, Muffy, Rover, or Pooch. There are many thousands of names to choose from and so many medias for finding names. If you don’t find one you like here, or can’t think of one that quite fits your golden retriever puppy, simply search dog names on the internet and you’ll get thousands of great resources.
You Call That A Name?
The name that you choose for your puppy also says a lot about the sense of humor you have, how adventurous you are, and how much time and effort you put into your decision. You and your golden retriever puppy are the only ones who have to like the name. If you have kids in your home, they are sure to be a big help with the naming as well as general golden retriever care for your puppy.