Woo-Hoo, you just came home with one of the best Golden Retriever Puppies you could find. Next, your new family member needs a name. You need to pick a name you love because Puppy names  over the course of your dogs life, you’ll be saying it more then 35,000 times.

When it comes to selecting possible names for puppies, it can be simple if you keep a few things in mind. Puppies, and grown dogs for that matter, understand short commands or names the best. Two syllables or less works best. Make sure the name you choose for your puppy doesn’t confuse him with a command that sounds nearly the same. If you plan on teaching it the word Stay, naming it Stacy might cause confusion and shouldn’t be on your list of names for puppies.

Kids love to be part of the naming of process and they like keeping it simple too. Consider puppy names that wont embarrass you or your family if you’re out in public. Stinky might be somehow cute or appropriate, but others might raise an eyebrow. If you’re thinking about naming him in honor of a certain family member, think again. Having a baby named after you is truly an honor; a pet would probably be an insult. Purebred Golden Retriever puppies should be AKC registered to maintain their status. For that purpose, you’ll need to come up with a longer, hoity-toity type of a name. That one won’t be your everyday name though.

If you adopted an older dog, you should strongly consider keeping its name the same. He knows it and is use to responding to it. However, if you just can’t live with it, try a name that’s similar sounding. For example, the dog name Barney could be easily morphed into Farley.

You should make a list of possible names for puppies as you go through the process. Once you’ve narrowed down your puppy names list and selected a name, try it out for a day or so and see how it feels. In short time you should know whether it’s a keeper. If not, there’s always lots more possible names for puppies on the list you made.

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