| Welcome to The New Coffee Room. We hope you enjoy your visit. You're currently viewing our forum as a guest. This means you are limited to certain areas of the board and there are some features you can't use. If you join our community, you'll be able to access member-only sections, and use many member-only features such as customizing your profile, sending personal messages, and voting in polls. Registration is simple, fast, and completely free. Join our community! If you're already a member please log in to your account to access all of our features: |
- Pages:
- 1
- 2
| Help me name my pup | |
|---|---|
| Tweet Topic Started: Dec 1 2010, 05:40 PM (755 Views) | |
| Optimistic | Dec 1 2010, 05:40 PM Post #1 |
|
HOLY CARP!!!
|
This past weekend I decided that I do indeed want to get a puppy while I´m here (dog care is cheap, even by Paraguayan standards). Then, yesterday our school principal found some young puppies tossed in the street, and brought one to the school. Nobody was interested in her, and if I didn´t take her she would just be left out on her own (to die, inevitably). So even though now isn´t really a good time for me to be getting a dog (I have a bunch of activities going on, and then I go home to visit for three weeks for the holidays), and she´s a lot smaller a dog than I´d like, I kind of felt morally responsible for her at that point. Carrying her home, I found one of her sisters in the street. I think something ran over her backside, because one leg was lame and she had something (I´m guessing intestines) coming out of her butt. That poor little thing broke my heart crying abandoned in the street (they were all tossed because nobody wants the female dogs since you have to pay for the injection to keep them from going into heat), and the flies were at her all afternoon. I gave her milk, tried to keep her covered, and luckily she died sometime in the night. So, now suddenly I have a baby to take care of. Up all night as she cried, spent the whole day following her around to make sure she doesn´t wander off or get stepped on, cleaned up her puke after the kids fed her salami, and picked up the worms that she´s pooping out. (Sorry, but there´s no glossing over the situation here ) Honestly, I have no idea what the hell I´m doing, and as pet care here is basically nonexistent (I said it was cheap, but nobody does it) neither does anybody else. Anyway, here she is, and she needs a name. I think something in Spanish or Guaraní would be great, but I´m open to any suggestions. I´m a fan of giving dogs dignified human names, like Stan, Rupert, John Henry. This one´s a girl, though. ![]() ![]() Also, anybody have any idea what race that is? Looking at the eyes, and the back legs when she walks (they´re very squared), I´m thinking maybe some pit bull? |
|
PHOTOS I must have a prodigious quantity of mind; it takes me as much as a week, sometimes, to make it up. - Mark Twain We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time. -T. S. Eliot | |
![]() |
|
| jon-nyc | Dec 1 2010, 05:55 PM Post #2 |
|
Cheers
|
How about Alegria? (thinking of something 'Opti'-like, but 'Optimista' doesn't do it for me) Or 'Lucky' |
| In my defense, I was left unsupervised. | |
![]() |
|
| kenny | Dec 1 2010, 06:04 PM Post #3 |
|
HOLY CARP!!!
|
ABBY CHOO-CHOO KENO REEBOK ABEL CHUBBY KIBBLES RHAPSODY AESOP CHUNKY KIKI RHODES AFFINITY CHUTNEY KILO RITZY AGAR CIAO KIWI AJAX CIDER KOALA AKIRA CINDER KOKO ALEXIA CINNAMON KRISPY ALEXUS CISCO LACEY ALFALFA CITRON LADY ALPINE CITRUS LAMBCHOP AMBER CLASSY LASHES AMBROSIA CLEMENTINE LASSIE AMETHYST CLEO LAVENDER ANAIS CLICHE LEILA ANASTASIA COCO LEMON ANDORRA COCOA LEVI ANGEL COLA LEXIS ANNIE COOKIE LICKUMS ROCCA APRIL CORAL LILLY ROGUE AQUA CRANBERRY LIPS ROLLS AQUARIUS CRIMSON LITTLEONE ROMA ARES CROUTON LOLA ROO ARIEL CRUMPET LOLLY ROSIE ARIES CRYSTAL LOONY ROTI ARMANI CUCINA LOTUS ROXANNE ASH CUDDLES LOVERGIRL ROXY ASPEN CUPCAKE LOVEY ROYAL ASSET CURIOUS LUCKY RUBIO ATARI CURLY LUCY RUBY ATHENA CURRY LULLABY RUFFLES ATLAS CUTIE LULU SADIE AUGUST CUTIE PIE MACINTOSH SAFFRON AURORA DAIQUIRI MAGGIE SAGE AUTUMN DAISY MAGIC SAHARA AVALON DAKOTA MAJESTIC SALSA AVANTI DANCER MAMBO SANDY AVIS DANDELION MAMIE SAPPHIRE BABA DAPHNE MANDY SASH BABE DASHER MANHATTAN SASHA BABETTE DAWN MAPLE SASSI BABS DAZZLER MARIE SASSY BABY DEEDEE MARILYN SATIN BAMBI DÉJÀ VU MARMALADE SAUCY BANDANNA DELILAH MARSHMALLOW SCARLET BANDIT DELTA MARTINI SCHMOO BANGLE DEW MATILDA SCHMOOZE BEAR DIAMOND MAY SCHNAPPS BEAU DIDI MAYA SCHNOOK BEAUTY DIM-SUM MEADOW SCHWARZKOPF BEDOUIN DIVA MELLOW SCHWEPPES BEE-BEE DIXIE MELODY SCOTCH BEGONIA DIZZY MERCEDES SERA BELLA DODO METOO SHADOW BELLE DOLCE MIDAS SHAH BERBER DOLLY MIDGET SHARP BERTHA DOT MIDNIGHT SHEBA BESSIE DOTS MIG SHELLY BETA DUCHESS MINERAL SHIVA BETTY BOOP DUDETTE MINK SHORTY BIANCA DUMPLING MINNIE SIENNA BIANCO EBONY MISSIE SIERRA BIC ECHO MISSY SILHOUETTE BIDDY ECLIPSE MOCHA SILKY BIDSY ELSA MOGWHAI SILVER BIJOU ELVIRA MOLLY SISSY BIKO EMERALD MONA SKY BIMBO EMILY MOOCHY SLIPPERS BINA EMMA MOODY SMOKEY BINGO EPSOM MOPSY SMOOCHER BIRDY EUREKA MOPTOP SNICKERS BISSUM FALAFEL MUDDLES SNOOKS BITS FANCY MUFFIN SNOOKUMS BIZZY FANTASIA MUMBLES SNOW BLACKIE FATS MURPHY SNUFFLES BLANCHE FATSO MYST SNUGGLES BLITZEN FATTY MYSTIC SOCKS BLONDIE FAUX MYTH SOLSTICE BLOSSOM FEJOA NAPPA SOPHIE BLOTTO FENNEL NAPPY SORBET BLUE FERN NELLIE SPAGHETTI BO FERREO NEON SPRITE BOA FIESTA NEPTUNE SQUAT BOBO FIFI NIBBLES SQUEAK BOCA FIZZ NICKLES STAR BODHI FLEUR NIFTY STARLET BOLERO FLING NIKE STELLA BON-BON FLIPPER NIKITA STELLAR BOO FLIRT NIKO SUGAR BOOBER FLO NINA TABATHA BOO-BOO FLORA NIPPER TABBY BOONE FLOWER NISSAN TABOO BOOTS FLUFFY NITRO TABS BRANDY FONDUE NOVA TAFFY BRANDY FOXY NUDGE TARA BRASSY FRECKLES NUGGET TAROT BRIANNA FRIDAY NUTMEG TASHA BRIE FRISKY NYMPH TESS BRIER FUCHSIA OAK TEXAS BRIT FUDDLES ODYSSEY THATCHER BRITTANY FUDGE OKIE THUD BROWNIE FUR-BALL OMEGA THUDPAW BUBBLES FUR-FACE OPAL THUMP BUFFY GEMINI OREO THUMPER BUGSY GENIE ORPHAN THYME BUM GERTRUDE PAGE TIARA BUMP GIGGLES PAISLEY TIDLEY BUMPER GIGI PAJERO TIE-DYE BUNDY GIN PAL TILLY BUNK GINGER PANACHE TINKER BUNNY GIRL PANAMA TINKERBELL BURMA GISELLE PANDA TINSEL BUTTER GITHA PANDORA TIPPLE BUTTERCUP GOLDIE PANSY TIPSY CABARET GOLDILOCKS PANT TIZZY CADBURY GRACE PARADISE TOOT CADDY GRETEL PARIS TOOTSIE CADENCE GUCCI PATSY TOPAZ CAJUN GUMBALL PATTON TRAMP CALAMITY HALEY PAUPER TRICKY CALICO HANSEL PAWS TRILBY CALYPSO HAPPY PEACHES TRIXIE CAMEO HEATHER PEBBLES TRUFFLES CANDY HEAVEN PENELOPE TULIP CARAMBA HEIDI PENNY TUNA CARAMELO HEIRESS PEPPER TUTU CARNATION HERSHEY PESO TWEETY CAROB HICKORY PETRA TWINKIE CAROLINA HILDA PHANTOM TWINKLE CASBAH HIPPO PHOENIX UMA CASEY HOLLY PICKLES URSULA CASH HONEY PING UTOPIA CASHMERE HOOCHIE PINKY VALENTINE CASINO HOPE PIP VANILLA CASSIE INCA PIPPI VELCRO CATALINA INDIE PISCES VELVET CAYENNE INDIGO POCO VERONICA CC INFINITY POET VESPA CECIL IOTA POLLY VICKY CECILY IRIS POOKIE VIOLET CEECEE ISABELLA PORKCHOP VISA CHA-CHA ISABELLE PORSCHE VIVA CHALET ISIS PORTIA VIXEN CHAMOIS ISSUE PRECIOUS VOODOO CHAMPAGNE IVY PRETZEL WADDLES CHANEL JADE PRINCESS WAGS CHARADE JASMINE PRU WANDA CHARLOTTE JAZZ PUDDING WASABE CHARMER JEMIMA PUDDLES WHISPER CHAYA JEMMA PUDGE WHOOF CHECCA JESSIE PUFF WHOOPIE CHECK JEZABEL PUFF WIGGLES CHECKERS JEZEBEL PUMPKIN WILLOW CHEDDAR JINGLES QANTAS WILMA CHEETAH JINX QUARTZ WINDY CHELSEA JINXY QUASAR WINK CHERUB JOOP QUEEN WITCH CHIANTI JOY QUEENY WRIGLEY CHIC JULIE QUICHE XENA CHICO JULY QUICKSILVER YAYA CHICORY JUMBO QUINCY YOYO CHIFFON JUNE RAGS YUKON CHILI KAHLUA RAIN YULE CHINA KARMA RAINBOW YUM CHINA DOLL KARMIN RAISIN ZELDA CHLOE KATIE RAVEN ZENA CHOC KATY RAYBAN ZIPPO CHOCOLATE KEEPER RAZZ ZIPPY CHOLO KELLOGG RED ZOE |
![]() |
|
| Axtremus | Dec 1 2010, 06:09 PM Post #4 |
|
HOLY CARP!!!
|
Pip |
![]() |
|
| Horace | Dec 1 2010, 06:42 PM Post #5 |
|
HOLY CARP!!!
|
I was just about to suggest that!
|
| As a good person, I implore you to do as I, a good person, do. Be good. Do NOT be bad. If you see bad, end bad. End it in yourself, and end it in others. By any means necessary, the good must conquer the bad. Good people know this. Do you know this? Are you good? | |
![]() |
|
| Improviso | Dec 1 2010, 06:47 PM Post #6 |
|
HOLY CARP!!!
|
Deogie Get it? D-O-G.
|
|
Identifying narcissists isn't difficult. Just look for the person who is constantly fishing for compliments and admiration while breaking down over even the slightest bit of criticism. We have the freedom to choose our actions, but we do not get to choose our consequences. | |
![]() |
|
| Mikhailoh | Dec 1 2010, 07:01 PM Post #7 |
|
If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
|
Looks like a Catahoula pup to me. Also looks like a Monte to me. As in Montevideo. |
|
Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball | |
![]() |
|
| sue | Dec 1 2010, 07:23 PM Post #8 |
|
HOLY CARP!!!
|
Isabel. |
![]() |
|
| bachophile | Dec 1 2010, 07:51 PM Post #9 |
|
HOLY CARP!!!
|
if we get a female dog to join our golden named leo (full name leonardo stupidovski) it could be... grendl or heather. i like grendl. Edited by bachophile, Dec 1 2010, 07:51 PM.
|
| "I don't know much about classical music. For years I thought the Goldberg Variations were something Mr. and Mrs. Goldberg did on their wedding night." Woody Allen | |
![]() |
|
| apple | Dec 1 2010, 08:13 PM Post #10 |
|
one of the angels
|
barbara |
| it behooves me to behold | |
![]() |
|
| PattyP | Dec 1 2010, 09:06 PM Post #11 |
|
Senior Carp
|
That baby doesn't look old enough to be weaned yet. If at all possible, please, please take her to the vet as soon as possible.
|
|
A tired dog is a good dog. "Dogs' lives are too short...their only fault, really." A.S. Turnbull | |
![]() |
|
| Steve Miller | Dec 1 2010, 09:19 PM Post #12 |
|
Bull-Carp
|
Maria. |
|
Wag more Bark less | |
![]() |
|
| brenda | Dec 1 2010, 09:51 PM Post #13 |
![]()
..............
|
+1 I'm concerned about the worms, too. That sounds like a problem for such a young one. Is it even possible to take her to a vet there? |
|
“Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.” ~A.A. Milne | |
![]() |
|
| Aqua Letifer | Dec 1 2010, 10:43 PM Post #14 |
|
ZOOOOOM!
|
I vote for Elizabeth Washington. Good strong name. |
| I cite irreconcilable differences. | |
![]() |
|
| RosemaryTwo | Dec 2 2010, 03:42 AM Post #15 |
|
HOLY CARP!!!
|
Opti, you have a heart of gold. Good for you for caring for the dying puppy and not just ignoring it. How difficult. And that little guy has his best chance at life with you. I have never had a dog, but if you know of a medication the dog could use for the worms, maybe someone here can mail it to you from Pet Meds? I would donate a round of something. |
| "Perhaps the thing to do is just to let stupid run its course." Aqua | |
![]() |
|
| Optimistic | Dec 2 2010, 04:01 AM Post #16 |
|
HOLY CARP!!!
|
They never are kept with their mothers long enough. Patty, you have to develop some pretty thick skin in the issues of dog treatment in this country, or you´d just fall apart. I won´t get into it all now, but basically most dogs are kept for protection, fed what can be given them, and it´s just accepted that they have worms and bugs and such. I did take her to the "vet" the day I got her. It´s kind of the equivalent of taking them to a pet store counter, I guess. She got her first shot (some kind of antivirus/parasite), and a pill that is supposed to take care of the worms. He was nice, but didn´t offer any information without being asked. She´s just over a month. My host mom says that the fact that she´s pooping out the worms (looks like angel hair pasta) is a good sign, that she´s getting rid of them. I bought her some puppy food and am giving her that with a little milk. Keep trying to give her water, but she´s not been taking it (it´s getting hot here, but not unbearable if you´re not moving around much). |
|
PHOTOS I must have a prodigious quantity of mind; it takes me as much as a week, sometimes, to make it up. - Mark Twain We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time. -T. S. Eliot | |
![]() |
|
| Optimistic | Dec 2 2010, 04:02 AM Post #17 |
|
HOLY CARP!!!
|
Actually, I think Martha Washington would be really cool, especially listening to the people here trying to spit out the word "Washington." |
|
PHOTOS I must have a prodigious quantity of mind; it takes me as much as a week, sometimes, to make it up. - Mark Twain We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time. -T. S. Eliot | |
![]() |
|
| Optimistic | Dec 2 2010, 04:04 AM Post #18 |
|
HOLY CARP!!!
|
Thanks, R2. I´m gonna see if the meds I got here do anything, and if not maybe check something out when I go home for Christmas.
|
|
PHOTOS I must have a prodigious quantity of mind; it takes me as much as a week, sometimes, to make it up. - Mark Twain We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time. -T. S. Eliot | |
![]() |
|
| Optimistic | Dec 2 2010, 04:06 AM Post #19 |
|
HOLY CARP!!!
|
I´m kind of leaning towards Baba O´Riley. |
|
PHOTOS I must have a prodigious quantity of mind; it takes me as much as a week, sometimes, to make it up. - Mark Twain We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time. -T. S. Eliot | |
![]() |
|
| George K | Dec 2 2010, 04:47 AM Post #20 |
|
Finally
|
"Baba" is the Lithuanian term for "Grandma." Is that true in Peru? |
|
A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
![]() |
|
| Frank_W | Dec 2 2010, 06:34 AM Post #21 |
![]()
Resident Misanthrope
|
Annuk.
|
|
Anatomy Prof: "The human body has about 20 sq. meters of skin." Me: "Man, that's a lot of lampshades!" | |
![]() |
|
| PattyP | Dec 2 2010, 08:19 AM Post #22 |
|
Senior Carp
|
You've taken on a huge responsibilty in this tiny baby. But, if you can nurse her to health, she'll be your right-hand gal for life. Many dogs are lactose intolerant. You may want to reconsider giving her milk unless it's puppy formula. If her stools get looser than normal, eliminate (no pun intended) the milk from her diet. I hope I don't come across as preaching or judgemental. I don't mean it that way. Dogs are my heart and soul, and you're right that I wouldn't be able to stand seeing how poorly they're treated. But, I also understand that there is no disposal income for the care of a pet. Keep us posted on her progress. You deserve a big hug for your even bigger heart. By the way, I suck at thinking up pet names. |
|
A tired dog is a good dog. "Dogs' lives are too short...their only fault, really." A.S. Turnbull | |
![]() |
|
| Aqua Letifer | Dec 2 2010, 08:56 AM Post #23 |
|
ZOOOOOM!
|
Good one!* (*Both song and name usage) |
| I cite irreconcilable differences. | |
![]() |
|
| Optimistic | Dec 2 2010, 09:39 AM Post #24 |
|
HOLY CARP!!!
|
Nope, that´s good advice, Patty! Not preaching at all. I knew you´d have some great suggestions to give me. If I were back home I think I´d probably be freaking out about the worms, but here I don´t think there are many dogs outside of the city that DON´T have worms. People are nonchalant about their own kids having worms, and with dogs it´s just kind of accepted that they will have them. And yes, the biggest root of that is probably the money factor. I did read online about the issue of dogs not being able to process the lactose bien. So I cut back on giving her much, and am mainly using it to mix with the puppy food. The bag and online sources suggest 3 times a day for the food. Does that sound about right? The "vet" had said just once a day, and milk. I´d cut out the milk completely, but she hasn´t been drinking water and I worry about dehydration. |
|
PHOTOS I must have a prodigious quantity of mind; it takes me as much as a week, sometimes, to make it up. - Mark Twain We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time. -T. S. Eliot | |
![]() |
|
| Optimistic | Dec 2 2010, 09:44 AM Post #25 |
|
HOLY CARP!!!
|
"Baba" in Spanish has no meaning, at least around here. So thing with the name. . . It´s possible that I will bring her back to the States at the end of my time here. So, I´m trying to figure out a name that won´t be too awkward to say in either language. Also, something that is easy to shorten. If I do Martha Washington, I can use "Marta" for short. If I do Baba O´Riley, either "Baba" or "Babi" could fly. Still trying to think of other options, though. . . |
|
PHOTOS I must have a prodigious quantity of mind; it takes me as much as a week, sometimes, to make it up. - Mark Twain We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time. -T. S. Eliot | |
![]() |
|
| Go to Next Page | |
| « Previous Topic · The New Coffee Room · Next Topic » |
- Pages:
- 1
- 2



) Honestly, I have no idea what the hell I´m doing, and as pet care here is basically nonexistent (I said it was cheap, but nobody does it) neither does anybody else. 




If at all possible, please, please take her to the vet as soon as possible.

Patty, you have to develop some pretty thick skin in the issues of dog treatment in this country, or you´d just fall apart. I won´t get into it all now, but basically most dogs are kept for protection, fed what can be given them, and it´s just accepted that they have worms and bugs and such.
I´m gonna see if the meds I got here do anything, and if not maybe check something out when I go home for Christmas.


10:56 PM Jul 12