You have made the choice for a dog as a pet. In addition to the standard supplies, you may also be looking for a nice name for your male or female. Do you prefer names like Piet and Truus or Bailey and Diva? You pronounce a dog name every day, for years. What can you pay attention to when choosing a dog’s name?
What do you take into account when choosing the name for your dog?
The preference for a name is of course very personal. However, there are a number of things you can take into account when making your choice:
- Sex of the dog
- Breed of the dog
- Names from the family
- The environment you come from
- Human name or dog name
- Popularity of the name
Sex of the dog
There are names that are especially for a male (eg Joep) or bitch (eg Roos). There are also names that are suitable for both male and female (eg Beau). Often you have a preference yourself whether you prefer a name that specifically matches the gender of your dog or whether it can also be a unisex name. You can take this into account in various search pages.
Does the name match the breed?
You can take the breed of your dog into account when choosing your dog’s name. You don’t call a chiwawa “bear”. Or yes, just for fun. A New Foundlander who ?? Bear?? name, has a name appropriate to its format.
A variety often also has a certain character. For example, a Bernese Mountain Dog is a sweet family dog, which is very suitable as a pet in a family with children. It is a sweet lobster, which gives rise to the name ?? lobbes ?? would be appropriate. But for a Jack Russel Terrier now ?? Lobbes ?? no, another name might be more appropriate. Incidentally, there are also a lot of Jack Russel Terriers who just ?? Jack ?? be called!
Suitable for family life and the environment
Make sure that the name you choose for your dog is not too similar to a name of someone in your family. If you have a daughter named Suus, don’t name your dog Guus. That only confuses the dog. That is not only annoying when you shout one of the two n, but also when you get angry with Suus, for example. Guus then wonders what he has done.
You can also take the role within your family into account. If you have children, then as a parent you are their mum and dad. You may then ask yourself whether you want to name your bitch Pippa. In short, avoid confusion!
When choosing a dog name, people also (automatically) take into account the environment from which he or she comes. Although there are of course exceptions, a ?? Diederik ?? and ?? Annabel ?? probably not a ?? Devil ?? as dog name.
Human name or animal name
You can name a dog that your neighbor might have. Think of names like Kees, Roos, Iris, Reinout, Rembrandt or Tess. You can also give your dog a real animal name? as Diva, Bailey, Woezel or Chica. Whatever choice you make, there are many examples of both types of names. The preference for a human or dog name is entirely personal.
Popularity of the dog name
You may ask yourself if you want to use a popular dog name. The moment you walk in the forest and you see “Diesel!” is called out, this may be a bit confusing. But on the other hand, you may wonder how often that will happen.
Tips for inspiration
Internet
There are a lot of internet sites that deal with dog names. Type in your search engine ?? dog names ?? in and the first page is full of sites with names. There are sites that list all the names, as well as sites that break them down by gender. There are even sites that focus entirely on dog names for a particular breed.
Books
There are a number of books specifically aimed at finding a suitable dog name, such as:
- ?? Dinges, come here! ?? by Judith Lissenberg
- The most beautiful dog names ?? from Son Tyberg
- The most beautiful dog names ?? from Gerd Ludwig
- The most beautiful classic and modern dog names from Son Tyberg
You can of course also use books on baby names. Especially when you have a human name? fun for your dog, a baby name book provides plenty of inspiration!
Breeders, dog days or the park
You can also get inspiration from the names you hear in your environment. Of course you don’t want to give your dog the same name as the neighbor’s dog, but when you walk in the park you might hear a nice name. You can also check the websites of breeders or go to a dog day. If you are still preparing for the arrival of a dog, a dog day at a canine or breed club is an excellent opportunity not only to get in touch with other dog owners, but also to hear different dog names.