3.07.2011

Name

I never imagined naming a dog would be as hard as naming a child.  Man oh man oh man.  However, after much family deliberation (discussing, arguing, fighting - whatever you want to call it) we have it narrowed down to two names.   The problem is half of us want one and half want the other.  

I want to know what YOU think, so please take three seconds and cast your vote (on the right) for your favorite. The two choices are:

1) Scout (from one of the greatest literature reads of all time - To Kill a Mockingbird).
2) Molly (as in the unsinkable Molly Brown OR Molly from the American Girl Dolls, with which my girls used to be completely obsessed).

Here's a photo of our Goldendoodle girl (part Golden Retriever, part poodle):

Sorry, it's tiny and the only photo we have....taken by the breeder.  We have yet to meet this 2 1/2 pound fuzzy wad.  
So....does she look like a Molly or a Scout?  (If you hate both names, please vote for the one you hate the least.)

(Notice I said nothing (too) negative about the dog in this post.  I am working on changing my attitude about this irreversible situation.  And I'm doing better!  After I got in bed last night, I didn't cry!  At all!  Which is the first time since we made the decision to get a dog that I didn't climb into bed and break into uncontrollable and turbulent sobs.  Progress, people.  Progress.)

8 comments:

Kris said...

When we got Yaki, Nick wanted to name her Tank, Marci wanted to name her Bunbun, so we finally went for Yaki because it was a food from our overseas travels that we all loved. Poor dog, some people thought her name was Yucky. I am voting for MOLLY all the way!!!! What kind of a name is Scout for a girl? I guess you could call her GirlScout.

Brooke said...

Aaaawwwww!

Isn't that brown fuzzy wad so stinking ADORABLE!?

*love*

Lynette M. said...

Molly

sayfuzzypickles said...

You don't give a dog a people name, geesh! Scout is PERFECT for that adorable fluff ball, who I am sure weighs twice the 2 1/2 pounds now. Scout in the book was such a spunky little girl. Molly is good too, because you don't hear that too often anymore, but still, it is a people name, not an animal name...

Maryanne said...

Molly is the #1 female dog name in England, #2 in Australia, and #3 in America. :) I think there are LOTS of names that can be person OR animal and Molly is definitely one of them!

Taryn and the boys said...

i love the name scout, love to kill a mockingbird. but then i saw the picture and i think molly fits better.

Rebecca said...

It's a good job I'm sitting down, I actually had to check I was on the right blog! Nice to see you being won over by the little fluff ball (which is very cute-as far as dogs go!) We have the same discussion in our house...daily! I'm still not budging but one day I may have to cave in:) I can just imagine what future posts may hold! Dog pees down the slide! Molly eats all the furniture! jk! Just think how happy those boys will be:)

Kelly said...

You're a better mom than me, Maryanne!