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15 Apr 12 - 10:04 AM (#3338620) Subject: BS: OK, now please help name MY puppy! From: AllisonA(Animaterra) I loved watching (mostly lurking) the process of the naming of Kat's beautiful new dog, A. Maizee Grace! Little did I suspect how soon I would need to call upon the Mudcat Hive Mind to help with the same situation. Next week we are getting a companion dog for our beautiful potcake, Nellie (shown here with my beautiful daughter, Maggie!). Meet the puppy currently called "Bonita"! She is a Bahamian potcake pup, who will be coming to me next Sunday (Earth Day!). Here she is again. You can learn more about potcake pups at Potcake Place . Here are some name requirements: -No more than 2 syllables. -Sounds different enough from "Nellie" that they will be able to distinguish who is being summoned. - Can't be Maggie, another very common dog name. _Nellie is named after "Nellie Bly" and "My Darling Nellie Gray" which are both tunes used locally for years for contra and square dances. An added bonus is if the new pup's name has a musical connotation! -Not too "cute", not too "pop". -Names under consideration are "Emma", "Gaia" (because of Earth Day, but it's being vetoed as reeking too much of patchouli!). Any suggestions, o wise friends? |
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15 Apr 12 - 10:26 AM (#3338626) Subject: RE: BS: OK, now please help name MY puppy! From: GUEST,999 Corkscrew. |
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15 Apr 12 - 10:33 AM (#3338628) Subject: RE: BS: OK, now please help name MY puppy! From: gnomad Vesta might be possible (think Tilley, rather than ready meals) then she can be a match for anything. |
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15 Apr 12 - 10:35 AM (#3338630) Subject: RE: BS: OK, now please help name MY puppy! From: Stilly River Sage I've never heard of "potcake" - what is that? And I seem to remember seeing this very puppy on a rescue thread on facebook, is that correct? What is her story? Perhaps that will help people in name creation/selection. SRS |
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15 Apr 12 - 10:37 AM (#3338631) Subject: RE: BS: OK, now please help name MY puppy! From: Stilly River Sage Oops - "'Potcake' is the name given to the dogs of The Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands. It came about because the locals fed the caked remains of the cooking pot to the dogs." SRS |
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15 Apr 12 - 11:42 AM (#3338649) Subject: RE: BS: OK, now please help name MY puppy! From: GUEST,Guest from Sanity I once had a Dalmatian, I named it 'Pair-O'-Dice'. I'll check yours out....... GfS |
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15 Apr 12 - 11:56 AM (#3338657) Subject: RE: BS: OK, now please help name MY puppy! From: SINSULL Alice? |
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15 Apr 12 - 11:59 AM (#3338659) Subject: RE: BS: OK, now please help name MY puppy! From: open mike how about some Bahamian name? something that denotes something of the Islands? I also like "Neeta" (short for Bonita) from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bahamas Originally inhabited by the Lucayans, a branch of the Arawakan-speaking Taino people, the Bahamas were the site of Columbus' first landfall in the New World in 1492. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucayan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ta%C3%ADno_people (Taino) I like the sound of the name of this Island http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleuthera eleutheria means "freedom" in Greek, while Ἐλευθερά eleuthera means "free". She looks kind of caramel colored... |
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15 Apr 12 - 12:04 PM (#3338662) Subject: RE: BS: OK, now please help name MY puppy! From: Ebbie I vote for Bonny. (She looks bonny!) |
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15 Apr 12 - 12:15 PM (#3338665) Subject: RE: BS: OK, now please help name MY puppy! From: LilyFestre I think she looks like a Lucy. :) Cute and full of mischief. :) Michelle |
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15 Apr 12 - 12:16 PM (#3338668) Subject: RE: BS: OK, now please help name MY puppy! From: GUEST,Hookey Wole Ok, I know Jamaica is not strictly near the Bahamas.. but I'm listening to a lot of reggae again these days... honored names of classic reggae include :.. Jammy Tubby Bunny Perry Marley [already favoured for a recent big money hollywood move pup] Mudie Jolly .. and tht's all I can think off the top of my head for now.... |
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15 Apr 12 - 12:17 PM (#3338669) Subject: RE: BS: OK, now please help name MY puppy! From: Rapparee Ripper. |
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15 Apr 12 - 12:27 PM (#3338673) Subject: RE: BS: OK, now please help name MY puppy! From: GUEST,Hookey Wole Bahamas - Calypso Cally... |
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15 Apr 12 - 12:45 PM (#3338680) Subject: RE: BS: OK, now please help name MY puppy! From: Stilly River Sage Three syllables, but I second the "Calypso" suggestion. SRS |
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15 Apr 12 - 12:59 PM (#3338689) Subject: RE: BS: OK, now please help name MY puppy! From: ChanteyLass Because her name has been Bonita, I was going to suggest what Ebbie has already done, but I would have spelled it Bonnie. I'm sure you can think of several songs with that (either spelling) in the titles or lyrics. |
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15 Apr 12 - 01:52 PM (#3338715) Subject: RE: BS: OK, now please help name MY puppy! From: frogprince Mocha |
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15 Apr 12 - 03:33 PM (#3338754) Subject: RE: BS: OK, now please help name MY puppy! From: MGM·Lion Woof-woof? Good name for any dog, I should have thought; tho have never known one with it. ~Michael~ |
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15 Apr 12 - 04:07 PM (#3338769) Subject: RE: BS: OK, now please help name MY puppy! From: Gurney Deefer. Deefer Dog. |
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15 Apr 12 - 06:45 PM (#3338827) Subject: RE: BS: OK, now please help name MY puppy! From: katlaughing They are both adorable and your daughter beautiful, 2Ls! Thanks for the link about Potcakes. I was going to say Sweet Cakes or Baby Cakes, etc. in connection with Potcake, but that's just for fun. I have a Puerto Rican friend whose name is Abdulia, which she hates, but her nickname is Juji (jew-gee) which I've always liked. Might be too close to Nellie, though. Have fun! |
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15 Apr 12 - 06:53 PM (#3338831) Subject: RE: BS: OK, now please help name MY puppy! From: GUEST,999 OK, I found the corkscrew, used it, and now I'll go give it some thought. |
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15 Apr 12 - 07:12 PM (#3338836) Subject: RE: BS: OK, now please help name MY puppy! From: gnu 999.... Claret? I always was partial to one syllable names. Like "Dawg." That's what an old hand at dog breeding told me... one syllable. Odd... just this eve a neighbour with a new dog (9 weeks?) passed while I was on my evening walk. She let the small dog come toward me on the leash and it wanted to jump on me. I said "NO!" to the dog and she reined it in. She said, "Oh. He can't hurt you." I said that no dog should be allowed to jump up and that I could train the dog not to do so in less than an hour if she wanted me to do so. She went on and on about how good the pup was and how she knew how to train a dog. I said, well, that's a good thing because now you can train it not to jump up on people. Next time we meet, I look forward to making friends with your dog but if it jumps up on me I'll slap it. She was not impressed. Then again, she's not much smarter than the dog. I find it odd that SO many people have NO idea how to train a dog but THINK that they know how to do it. I think it is worthy of considerstion that anyone who wants to get a dog should have to take a course on training and caring for a dog. No need for any fees... I am sure the likes of the SPCA could find volunteers to provide this service... a service for the dogs. |
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15 Apr 12 - 07:46 PM (#3338850) Subject: RE: BS: OK, now please help name MY puppy! From: Bert Teapot. |
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15 Apr 12 - 08:45 PM (#3338866) Subject: RE: BS: OK, now please help name MY puppy! From: AllisonA(Animaterra) Love it, Burt! It has a song connection and everything! I love all the suggestions! I may need to get a whole pack of pups just for the names! Kat, today my daughter texted me with the suggestion of "Luna"! Isn't that funny? Keep them coming! |
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15 Apr 12 - 08:51 PM (#3338869) Subject: RE: BS: OK, now please help name MY puppy! From: GUEST,999 "999.... Claret?" Is claret red and do es it sell for under $3.45 a qaurt? I f so, yes. I'm thinking abuot namse. |
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15 Apr 12 - 08:57 PM (#3338872) Subject: RE: BS: OK, now please help name MY puppy! From: gnu Maybe in La Belle Province. Round here, ya can't get squat fer $3.95. That's why so many Herring Chokers cross the border fer their booze. Say, what bout "Clarey"? As in, GIVE ER SOME, CLAREY!" Ahhh, old Nova Scotian thing. |
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15 Apr 12 - 10:53 PM (#3338917) Subject: RE: BS: OK, now please help name MY puppy! From: katlaughing Luna is a kewl name, Allison, and works well. She knows she's in real trouble if I call her StellaLuna, though, unless I sing it to her to the tune from the movie Thomasina (with varied made-up lyrics): StellaLuna, she of the amber eyes StellaLuna, she has a wiggly butt Such a pretty little grrrlll, Such a darling sweet young thing StellaLuna, don't ever go away. LOL I LOVE "Teapot!" And, you could spell it T-Pot! |
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16 Apr 12 - 05:35 AM (#3338964) Subject: RE: BS: OK, now please help name MY puppy! From: wysiwyg Pat-a-cake: Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, roam this land; Pat us a cake as much as we can; Pat it and brush it and love it do we, Put it in the BIG bed with the other sweet three. Callin' PAAAAAT-(uh)-cake... PAAAAAT-(uh)-cake... ~Susan |
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16 Apr 12 - 12:04 PM (#3339086) Subject: RE: BS: OK, now please help name MY puppy! From: GUEST,leeneia Hello, Allison. I just clicked on the link with the picture of your new puppy. It seems to me that the most remarkable thing about her is her beautiful dark eyes. I'm trying to think of people famous for large, brown eyes. Audrey Hepburn Mary Tyler Moore Loretta Young... |
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16 Apr 12 - 12:10 PM (#3339089) Subject: RE: BS: OK, now please help name MY puppy! From: GUEST,999 How's about ET. |
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16 Apr 12 - 02:26 PM (#3339139) Subject: RE: BS: OK, now please help name MY puppy! From: AllisonA(Animaterra) Oh, 999, you silly thing! Oh, yes, her eyes.... I just know I'm going to melt right into them! They remind me of seal eyes, so I suggested Selkie, but Hunt will have none of it! Pretty sure we'll have to wait till we meet her, and perhaps she'll tell us her name! Meanwhile, I'm loving the ideas and anecdotes! |
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16 Apr 12 - 04:48 PM (#3339204) Subject: RE: BS: OK, now please help name MY puppy! From: GUEST,leeneia She looks like an Audrey to me. |
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17 Apr 12 - 12:21 PM (#3339564) Subject: RE: BS: OK, now please help name MY puppy! From: GUEST,ClaudeTheDog My wonderful dog's name is Bernice; we both like it and it seems to amuse the passersby she charms on her walks. She would be honored to share the name with your new pup if it suits. |
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17 Apr 12 - 03:51 PM (#3339662) Subject: RE: BS: OK, now please help name MY puppy! From: Jack the Sailor Potty. Think of it as a conversation starter! when people look at you funny you can explain where her breed comes from. Also You can giggle every time you say "Here potty!" or even better when you say "Go Potty! Go Potty! Go get the ball!" |
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17 Apr 12 - 05:43 PM (#3339720) Subject: RE: BS: OK, now please help name MY puppy! From: Richard Bridge I don't see what's wrong with "Bonita". We rescued a cross-breed called "Benji" which was much to close to our existing "Bonnie" (the small Dane) so we named him "Benjamin" and it worked just fine. But if you MUST - "Yellow" after Yellowman the reggae singer. It falls to the end of the name while Nellie rises so there should be no confusion. |
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17 Apr 12 - 09:27 PM (#3339796) Subject: RE: BS: OK, now please help name MY puppy! From: GUEST,Guest from Sanity When we were 'young-ins' and hitting THAT age, we took in a stray...named it 'Stain'...and chuckle when my Mom, or others were calling it. At the time, it was hilarious. GfS |
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17 Apr 12 - 11:45 PM (#3339834) Subject: RE: BS: OK, now please help name MY puppy! From: katlaughing My friend had a yellow dog once whose name was Strider/Stryder. He was a really neat dog. She'd tell him to "sack-out" and he'd flop down and lie on his side right where he was. What about Cecile or Cecilia? CC i.e. SeeSee? Easy to say. There are some women of reggae names HERE some of which are kind of interesting, imo. |
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18 Apr 12 - 03:45 AM (#3339881) Subject: RE: BS: OK, now please help name MY puppy! From: katlaughing Lotta as in Lott-a-potta?**BG** |
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18 Apr 12 - 05:31 AM (#3339896) Subject: RE: BS: OK, now please help name MY puppy! From: banjoman Once had a rabbit called Throat Ripper. The vet refused to treat it until we changed his name. He became Wesley and that would be a good name for a little dog as well. Named after a character from Star Trek. |
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19 Apr 12 - 12:02 AM (#3340233) Subject: RE: BS: OK, now please help name MY puppy! From: GUEST,999 OK, Allison, this is my last suggestion. Dammit. Think of the ease when training the pooch: Sit, Dammit; roll over, Dammit. Dammit, come here. Dammit, put your back legs on the paper, not just the front. Hey, it's a natural. Regardless what the dog's name ends up being, that is one cute AND intelligent dog. Just plain looks smart. He(?) will be your worst nightmare unless you give his brain lots of things to ponder and work out. |
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19 Apr 12 - 06:03 AM (#3340317) Subject: RE: BS: OK, now please help name MY puppy! From: banjoman Great little dog - can I have your OK to use the picture as my computer wallpaper? |
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19 Apr 12 - 08:01 AM (#3340346) Subject: RE: BS: OK, now please help name MY puppy! From: Bert 999, we had a dog called Dammit once. A little neighbor girl said to us "I am not allowed to say that" so we said, "You can call him Darnit" |
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19 Apr 12 - 10:12 AM (#3340388) Subject: RE: BS: OK, now please help name MY puppy! From: katlaughing FYI: "Bonita" is a girl dog.:-) |
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19 Apr 12 - 02:21 PM (#3340515) Subject: RE: BS: OK, now please help name MY puppy! From: AllisonA(Animaterra) Yes, she's a girl-child-puppy-dog. What are some other names for seals? We keep looking at her eyes... Yes, intelligent and such an old soul! Am I smitten? Nope, not me! Sure, banjo man, you can use the picture; pm me for some more recent photos of utter cuteness. On the current foster mama's FB page there are also many photos that make me shake my head and sigh... She has been playing "dress-up" with my baby aho has been photographed in a butterfly costume, a sailor dickey, and a rhinestone collar. How are we gonna keep her down on the farm? We are simple, humble folk here. We meet her in 3 days! Stay tuned for more photos and (we hope) a final decision on the name! You have (mostly) all been very helpful! |
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19 Apr 12 - 05:05 PM (#3340588) Subject: RE: BS: OK, now please help name MY puppy! From: katlaughing Well, found on another site: LuSeal, Seala or Sealia or Sealea? |
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19 Apr 12 - 08:26 PM (#3340639) Subject: RE: BS: OK, now please help name MY puppy! From: Bert Lou Seal |
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19 Apr 12 - 11:50 PM (#3340682) Subject: RE: BS: OK, now please help name MY puppy! From: katlaughing Couple more: Nana (as in Peter Pan) or pronounced in Korean as NAW-naaaaw. (I'm watching a Korean tv series called City Hunter and the main girl character's name is Kim Nana, first name pronounced "Keem" (soft on the "m")with the two run together. I like it a lot Keem-NAW-naaaaaw. |
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20 Apr 12 - 10:41 AM (#3340866) Subject: RE: BS: OK, now please help name MY puppy! From: katlaughing Morgan was over this morning and called Maizee Grace "Poochy!" Hadn't thought of that in years. She loved being called a Poochy Hootchy Grrrrl! |
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20 Apr 12 - 10:51 AM (#3340871) Subject: RE: BS: OK, now please help name MY puppy! From: GUEST,olddude I like Bob Barker but you have a girl ... My brother had a basset hound named Peter Draggin cause it was. My sister had a girl dog named "hoover" like the vacuum cleaner because she was always looking for food |
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20 Apr 12 - 11:26 AM (#3340874) Subject: RE: BS: OK, now please help name MY puppy! From: GUEST,Hookey Wole Banjo.... Fiddle.... Whisky.... Brandy... good folkie music related names..???? |
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20 Apr 12 - 06:12 PM (#3341037) Subject: RE: BS: OK, now please help name MY puppy! From: katlaughing Since you have a Nellie, what about Bly/Blygh/or however it is spelled?**bg** |
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20 Apr 12 - 07:09 PM (#3341057) Subject: RE: BS: OK, now please help name MY puppy! From: open mike what name did you decide on? |
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21 Apr 12 - 05:52 AM (#3341194) Subject: RE: BS: OK, now please help name MY puppy! From: AllisonA(Animaterra) We haven't met her yet! But some of you have given me a couple ideas, which I will reveal in due time... |
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22 Apr 12 - 04:35 AM (#3341554) Subject: RE: BS: OK, now please help name MY puppy! From: GUEST,dozy rozy Limbo. |
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22 Apr 12 - 05:00 PM (#3341837) Subject: RE: BS: OK, now please help name MY puppy! From: GUEST,Strad How about "Help" Then, when it goes walkabout you can go round calling for her!!! Interesting things may happen. |
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22 Apr 12 - 05:14 PM (#3341845) Subject: RE: BS: OK, now please help name MY puppy! From: frogprince Allison, were all the pictures of that pooch sent to you online? I hope this doesn't turn out to be a major dissapointment for you! If you've heard any of the stories that I've heard about the comparison between dating site pictures, and what turned up in person...I hope this isn't like the old dog story, "Before we cut off his tail and painted him yellow, he was an alligator". |
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28 Apr 12 - 02:33 PM (#3344522) Subject: RE: BS: OK, now please help name MY puppy! From: AllisonA(Animaterra) Thanks, all! After a few false starts (Sadie? Luna?) she informed us that her name is Posie! She answers to it consistently! And after her first vet visit, we have an idea that she will not be the slender, 40-lb delicate damsel that her sister is... she's got sturdier bones and much larger paws... uh oh! Vet thinks that among other things there's some Shar pei mixed in with the potcakiness. She is sweet, affectionate, smart, funny, cuddly, adorable.... and she's stolen all our hearts! Nellie can't get enough of her, and we are all so glad she came to join the family! |
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28 Apr 12 - 06:57 PM (#3344596) Subject: RE: BS: OK, now please help name MY puppy! From: katlaughing Love, it, 2Ls! She is a cutie! |
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29 Apr 12 - 01:14 AM (#3344657) Subject: RE: BS: OK, now please help name MY puppy! From: Neil D Rita |
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29 Apr 12 - 01:30 PM (#3344829) Subject: RE: BS: OK, now please help name MY puppy! From: Crowhugger What a cute pocketful! Congrats :-) |
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29 Apr 12 - 07:05 PM (#3344978) Subject: RE: BS: OK, now please help name MY puppy! From: ChanteyLass I'm experiencing puppy love--again. |
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30 Apr 12 - 04:15 PM (#3345395) Subject: RE: BS: OK, now please help name MY puppy! From: lefthanded guitar Red Molly. Or just Molly. Or Millie |
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30 Apr 12 - 08:05 PM (#3345463) Subject: RE: BS: OK, now please help name MY puppy! From: frogprince Hey, you guys, pay attention; Allison already said that the little lady's name is Posie! |
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30 Apr 12 - 09:08 PM (#3345489) Subject: RE: BS: OK, now please help name MY puppy! From: gnu She's a poser. Cute! |
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01 May 12 - 08:22 AM (#3345630) Subject: RE: BS: OK, now please help name MY puppy! From: AllisonA(Animaterra) Yes indeedy. Cosie Posie has rosy toes and a poky nose! She and Nellie Bly are getting along famously! |
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01 May 12 - 09:45 AM (#3345659) Subject: RE: BS: OK, now please help name MY puppy! From: GUEST,leeneia Congratulations! |