What would you name the White House's new puppy?

[Sancho]

Poll question: What would you name the White House's new puppy?

If you don't like one of these, post your suggestion!

[rcrush]

1. Sarah Palin

[hlthe2b]

Why? Why would you name a precious loving loyal pup--

who will bring much companionship and joy to those girls and the entire family--after that hateful woman?

[rcrush]

8. Because

When it poops on the white house rugs they can say 'Bad Sarah Palin! Bad!'

[The Inquisitive]

9. only if said puppy is to be used as a sacrifice victim to cleanse the WH of lingering evil spirits

[Sancho]

19. I will have to say that I was really turned off by Palin's hunting .

If a pet name saved animals being hunted simply as trophies, I could see it.

[Island Blue]

2. Other. Whatever Sasha & Malia want to name him/her.

n/t

[patrice]

14. Yes! Their lives, Malia's and Sasha's, are NOT all about us.

[politicasista]

15. Yes! n/t

[patrice]

22. Unlike a certain other (female) candidate whom I can think of, but who shall, from this point forwar

d, forever remain nameless.

[politicasista]

24. LOL!

I agree. :)

[patrice]

29. Watch me! And I give you permission to reprimand me if I violate my own rule. She = 0

I will not Reply to any mention of someone who does not exist in the first place.

Give her NO energy.

[politicasista]

43. Good idea n/t

[TahitiNut]

39. For sure, their choice has to be subject to a veto.

Certain "diplomatic relations" could be harmed. :evilgrin:

Imagine ... "Vladimir" or "Hugo" or "Fidel"??
And there're Congressional relations to be considered. "Harry"? (Nope. Better not.) "Joe"? (Biden has a sense of humor, but ...)
Then there's media relations to be considered. "Hannity"? "Bret"? "Murdoch"? "Rush"?

Actually ... I rather think "Rush" might be a good one.

:rofl:

[Deep13]

3. Martin. nt

[thereismore]

4. Pal. Short for Palin. nt

[baldingrockwarlord]

5. Maverick

n/t

[Sancho]

10. I like Maverik, too...here's a link to presidential pets...

http://www.presidentialpetmuseum.com/whitehousepets-1.htm

[dkofos]

6. Georgie

[dennysp]

7. Skippy is such a great dog's name! Makes me happy to hear it!

[lonestarnot]

11. ahhhh. My little Hope dog.

:cry: I had to put her to sleep. She finally just wore out. About killed me.

[Sancho]

31. Sorry to hear. Losing pets is really tough.

[BattyDem]

12. Mr. President

If hearing Michelle call the dog "Mr. President" doesn't keep Obama grounded, then nothing will! :P

[lonestarnot]

13. They didn't get it yet did they? I have to know what kind it is first.

[tridim]

16. Scout

Because it's the best dog name, and a reference to "To Kill A Mockingbird".

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

17. Two young girls? They will choose the name themselves, unless it is hopefully a rescue pup

and already has a name!!!

[Sancho]

27. It was definitely cool that Obama told the girls they could have puppy last night.

That is what makes him such a real person that everyone can identify with...and a rescue dog would be really cool.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

34. I think it is Wonderful! On one level I'd love to see photos of them meet their new family member

but on the other hand, it should be a private moment. Those girls are going to be on cloud 9! I adored all of my pets when I was a kid (and of course as an adult too)!!!!

[Sancho]

38. GWB seemed distant from his girls; I don't see that with this family!

They will have to learn to live in the public world, but Obama and Michelle are clearly great parents.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

44. The interactions I have seen from video and photos between Barack and Michelle,

Michelle and the girls, the girls and their Dad and all of them as a family take my breath away. They are so connected to each other. I have seen photos of Barack and Michelle and they look like one person. Their intimacy is beautiful and sometimes almost embarrassing to watch. As if I'm being a voyeur into their private world.

One of the dearest things I saw last night was when Barack was going to speak and Michelle had each of the girls hands in her own and they all started to swing their arms while walking to the back of the stage. There is an authenticity in this family that I haven't seen since the Kennedy children were in the WH. I was a child myself then, and loved to collect photos of Caroline and John John. I still have a deeply browning scrapbook with some of those photographs.

As to Shrub and his kids. Personally I think they treat him more like a buddy than a father. Although I detest her father, I think the one with the greatest hope in that family is Jenna. She honestly seems to be warmer than the rest and when she smiles, it really seems to go to her eyes.

[damntexdem]

18. Moose.

They should get a big dog, maybe a huskie. But no lipstick! ;-)

[Gman2]

20. LIPSTICK

And like sarah, needs to be watched, lest it piss all over important papers, like the constitution.

[Gman2]

25. If I was willing to go to hell

Name it Ni$%^er. Then, when it is bothering them, or it screws up or chews something, they will say to it ni%$er please.

[Sancho]

28. Lipstick is a good one.

[BluePatriot21]

21. Puppy named: Honkey SicBalls Obama

Come here Honkey! Come here Honkey!

[Arugula Latte]

23. "Pie"?

:shrug:

[ProgressiveFool]

26. Name him Freebarney, in memory of the awful fate of his predecessor /nt

[ecstatic]

30. Oliver is the name that popped into my mind :)

[TahitiNut]

32. FYI: Here're the "rules" (guidelines) for naming a dog.

The call name (as distinct from the registration name) should be a maximum of two syllables, somewhat preferably one syllable. The call name should not sound like one of the standard commands. "Sit," "stay," "come," "down," "heel," "no," and "mark" are the standard commands (and "leave it") , all except "no" and "mark" given with the dog's call name preceding the command. Thus, names like "Bo" (I made that mistake), "Mark," "Clown," and other rhyming names should be avoided. ("Mark" and "leave it" are standard for retrievers but VERY useful for all dogs.) (Some regard "hie on" or "go potty" as a basic command/release.)

Furthermore, the call name shouldn't rhyme with any common expletive that's typically uttered with emphasis. "Shit!" "Damn!" "God!" ... any name that rhymes with such common interjections/expletives would lose its attention-attracting value. It's important that the god is easily sensitized to the sound of its own name. Name-sensitizing is the very first 'training' a puppy will get. Using the puppy's name a LOT when feeding, scratching, playing, treating ... associated with praise when the dog shows clear alert in hearing it ... is important. If they're constantly alerting on homonyms and not getting positive feedback, it erodes the training.

Likewise, the dog's name shouldn't rhyme or sound like any member of the immediate family's name.

While subject to zeal-fueled argument, this is the guidance of the best breeders and handlers I've known.

Thus, "Fido" is really not a very good name, even though it's an archetype.

[Sancho]

41. We have two schnauzers; and they understand everything we say...

come to think of it, they can read minds, tell time, and organize conspiracies.

You have to be very careful to avoid the word "squirrel", because they know what that is even though we never learned it at puppy class.

[TahitiNut]

48. I had a Labrador who could read my mind.

All I had to do is think clearly "go for a walk?" and he'd go to the door and start leaping vertically. (True story!)

[OxQQme]

33. Flat Stanley

[onlyadream]

35. I like "Chance"

[goddess40]

36. To early to name it after Grandma, we did name our's after Grandpa

But he's been gone since the late sixties. We did it because we knew puppies did naughty things and we could remember our Grandmother saying to our Grandfather in frustration "Damn it Jack". We couldn't resist.
Sadly our beloved Jack dog died suddenly the day before his eighth birthday. We have since adopted a rescue dog and she came with her own name.

A rescue dog would be a great way to go for a very busy family. There often housebroken, somewhat trained and you know their traits and bad habit. It's the only way I'll go from now on.

[gorbal]

37. Not in Kansas...

How about Toto?

[Jane Eyre]

40. Bark Obama

:hi:

[panzerfaust]

57. Great: I want to change my vote!

[Kingofalldems]

42. King

[tom_paine]

45. LIBERTY n/t

[TahitiNut]

46. "Pali" or "Kahuna" would honor Hawaii ... and be appropriate, I think.

"Gidget" would be funny.

[Sancho]

49. Good ideas...

I didn't think of Hawaii.

[ArmedAmerican]

47. General Scooby Madison Obama, Esquire.

General - don't mess with the dog, he's a General
Scooby - big, goofy and good hearted
Madison - "father of the Constitution"
Obama - duh...
Esquire - for laughs!

[cherokeeprogressive]

50. Diogi.

[KSDiva]

58. This will be my next dog's name!

n/t

[TexasObserver]

51. Sarah

[MineralMan]

52. Atticus

or Scout. 'Twould be appropriate.

[Dragonbreathp9d]

53. Engels

Fred
Karl
and Marx



just to scare the shit out of them

[slampoet]

54. Dribbles, unless it is a three-legged dog. Then the name is Skippy.

[Individualist]

55. Firstpup

[Iggo]

59. Fistbump?

[panzerfaust]

56. Brownie

... both as in "Gordon Brown" who might prove as faithful to Obama, as what's his name did to * - assuming that he lasts until Inaugural Day.

... and as an appropriate tribute to Micky Brownie (http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/09/print/20050902-2.html) whose deft handling of the Katrina disaster, turned into the first disaster of the * reign that people seemed to take note of - even here in Texas (Not that that kept the Lone Star for going for McSame).