I have a favor from you all, if you please. Our dog is a male, chocolate labrador retriever, who has superior scent detection and is mid to high energy (in order to keep up with two active boys). We have come up with some possible names, but we need your opinion. Here are our thoughts of names (in random order):
- Bruno - means "brown" in german
- Milo
- Rocco - means "Rest"
- Branko - means "Protected Glory" in Serbian (we would pronounce it like Bronco, even though the Serbian pronunciation is Bran-ko, because we kinda like the sound of Bronco but like the meaning of Bran-ko. Isn't this getting too complicated?
- Sentry - you know, for "Protector"
- Apollo - god of protection (among other things)
- Osman - means "God's Protection"
- Garrison - means stronghold, protection
- Schuyler - means scholar, protection
- Muddy - keeping with the "brown/chocolate" theme
- Albert - means "noble, bright"
- Mr. Coffee - need I say more?
This dog is going to be busy protecting the boys EVERY DAY, that's why we've thought of so many "protector" names. Any other ideas? We welcome your suggestions!
I love your list of names! I also like how you have thought about the meaning of the name--very cool. I have just a few suggestions based on our experience with dogs:
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2. Pick a name that's easy to pronounce--not too many blends (so maybe not Sentry?).
3. Pick a name with a strong vowel--ee or oh or er--good when calling the dog (you have lots of good ones for this--Bruno, Milo, Branko, Schuyler, Rocco).
4. Avoid a name that sounds like a common command like "sit" or "stay" (so maybe not Sentry?).
5. Think about whether you are comfortable calling out the name in public at a park or whether the funny name will get old (yours seem good for that--but maybe not Mr. Coffee?.
6. Pick a name your kids like!