The Zim Family Cocker Spaniel Forum

Okay so I did a little research; Leila is of Arabic origin meaning night beauty (since she is black it makes perfect sense)

So how about names which mean "beautiful" in different languages, below is a link, at the top of the page it says female names but I see quite a few which could also be used for the little boys.

http://hasani.net.phtemp.com/beautiful.html

Thank you for all the great suggestions for puppy themes.

And oh my, Leigh, I never knew that trivia bit about Lewis and Clark and the 200 dogs!

And Deb, when I was searching for a name for Leila, I googled 'words that mean black' and found the name Leila. I thought it fit her well.

We have come up with a few puppy theme names as well, I will share them later in the week, to see what you all think.

I just went to the link Deb provided; I never knew there were so many names for 'beautiful'!

Wow! Lots of choices there!
Are you expecting only black, and black-n-tan?

Maybe a chance for a buff pup. Both Leila's and the sire's dam were buff.

I like the Olympian theme too, perhaps famous athletes?

These puppies will be Oregonian pups, as they will be born in the beautiful Pacific Northwest.

Any theme should be something YOU relate to. I've named lots of pets (and stuffed animals) after Muppets and Fraggles (Rugby - a tiger in A Muppet Christmas Toy, Sweetums, Barkley, Wembley, etc.). I've named a whole series of cats with "something" Paws (Tiger Paws, Panther Paws, Thunder Paws, etc.) I have a friend who names his pets after Star Trek characters (Seven, Q, Worf, etc.). Hunger Games has some good names (Katniss, Peeta, Glimmer, Primrose, etc.). Or choose names from different books (Ribsey from Beverly Cleary's books, Bodger and Chance from The Incredible Journey, Rowsby from Watership Down, Bob from Agatha Christy, and Walter from, I'm not kidding, Walter the Farting Dog). Hope that gives you some ideas.

Any theme should be something YOU relate to. I've named lots of pets (and stuffed animals) after Muppets and Fraggles (Rugby - a tiger in A Muppet Christmas Toy, Sweetums, Barkley, Wembley, etc.). I've named a whole series of cats with "something" Paws (Tiger Paws, Panther Paws, Thunder Paws, etc.) I have a friend who names his pets after Star Trek characters (Seven, Q, Worf, etc.). Hunger Games has some good names (Katniss, Peeta, Glimmer, Primrose, etc.). Or choose names from different books (Ribsey from Beverly Cleary's books, Bodger and Chance from The Incredible Journey, Rowsby from Watership Down, Bob from Agatha Christy, and Walter from, I'm not kidding, Walter the Farting Dog). Hope that gives you some ideas.

Hi all

Leila's ultrasound is scheduled for Aug 1, so we will soon know how many babies we are getting! I am so excited to meet these babies!

My kids and I came up with a few themes for the litter; what do you think about these?

Leila's AKC name is "Summer Nights", the song from the movie 'Grease'.
So, we were thinking of following that same theme, such as songs from movies.

Another theme would be groups from tv shows. If we have pups; 3 girls and one boy, we could name them Charlie, Jill, Sabrina and Kelly for the original Charlie's Angels.

I still am considering the Olympic theme and the names that mean 'Beautiful'. And I really like the seasons or weather theme, since Leila has Summer in her name.

So many decisions!

What about "Little Rascals"? 'Cuz pups are little rascals!
Spanky, Darla, Alfalfa, Buckwheat, Stymie, Jackie, and Pete (after the Rascals' dog)

Debra Winger named her puppy "Pete" because that's what he did: pee and eat!

Too cute!

I don't know, I kinda like "Sierra" for a little girl after all "Miss Leila and Mr. Mighty" ment at the Grand Sierra oops I forgot about what happens in Reno! Miss Diva has a new trick and we didn't even teach it to her I have a blanket with a long fringe on it - and she keeps walking back and forth under the fringe very very slowly petting herself. It is so funny to watch her. She also does it on the livingroom curtains as they very softly drag across her back , she is such a silly puppy! She sends "high fives" to Louie, Cooper, Bridgette and Ms. Leila So glad to hear that they will be "Oregonians". We are headed out Monday so keep us informed - especially Uncle Gary!

ahh, you need a "Sandy and Danny" from Grease! and even a "Foxy".....check the movie out again

Sharon, you hit the nail on the head!

That's exactly what I am thinking! Great minds think alike!
We even had a 'Grease' night the other evening and watched the movie.

Ahh, one of my favorite movies! I could watch it over and over. Now if you have a real frisky pup you can always name it "Grease Lightning"! I do believe that Uncle Gary will be headed your way either early or mid September! His comment was "we have to go see the pups". Hummm, never know what that man is thinking! We will I am sure have service, headed out tomorrow, but I will try to keep in touch by email and or here! to see babies early Will be in state of WA and Eastern Oregon, coming back through McKenzie Pass -- Ms. Diva sends tail wags to Cooper, Louie, Bridgette, and Lovely Leila.

What about Bosley?

Oh yes, how could I have forgotten Bosley!