chainsaw Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 Hi gang, I just got a new boxer dog puppy and am trying to come up with a good name linked to blacksmithing. So far I've tried clinker, hammer, anvil dummy, goofy, clumsy ( these last three refer to epithets used by instructors refering to my own skills ( the wife won't let me call the dog any of these three)).. you name it, nothing seems to be working. Anybody got a good idea, ideally something ending with a ie or a y like charlie or silly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anvilfolk Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 Hahahah, excellent! I really like Clinker, actually! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Murch Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 If he has big paws, Hammer would be an excellent name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rthibeau Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 Clinker is a good one........how about Smokey (Smoky) for your y ending.....or Steelie....or even Smithie??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt walker Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 Hardy........? Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerald Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 Rivet?? Nope, that's for your pet frog. Hot Cut ... Chiseler... Coker ... Pritchel ... Cross Peen ... and, Heaven forbid, Tuyure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leah Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 I vote for Clinker. My dog training book says a dog's name should be two syllables and not a common, household word. Also, it will sure give you a chance to talk about blacksmithing every time you have to explain the name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pault17 Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 What's the color of the pooch? clinker does have a really nice ring to it (no pun intended). Pritchel sounds neat, but I don't know if you would want to be callingyour dog a small hole:rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Hale Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 I have had a lot of dogs and I always considered How distinctive a name sounded when used It always seemed better if there was a K in the name. Clinker is great take it to your hobby and if you shorten it when you need the dogs attention to clink it will not sound like another word and will be clear to the pup... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted T Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 Swedge!......... Swedge "sit"..... Swedge "Bring the beer".....Swedge "When I say NO! I mean no! Or, something with a little more aggressive tones. "STRIKER"... That would be my suggestion! Be safe! Old Rusty Ted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fat pete Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 clinker is a good one FP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredW Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 Xxxx Xxxx! No wait, that's what my wife calls me. My dad had a quail huntin buddy with an English Setter named damnit. Clinker works for me though. Fred Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtncrawler Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 How bout coal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irnsrgn Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 LOL, the smartest dog I ever had I named DAWG, everybody knows his name then. Or how about BOLT, you know how to tell a Blacksmiths Dog, you Yell at him and he makes a Bolt for the Door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keykeeper Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 Fuller? Hotpunch?(Good pun on the boxer theme!) Trenton? Nimba? Budden? (as in Hey, Budden, get outta that!) Pounder? or Hephaestus (and call it Festus for short!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 How about Sparky? Treadle, if he's always underfoot. Upset, if he won't behave. Slack, if he sleeps a lot. Scale, if he's flakey Heel? . . No, too confusing. Horn . . . Dog? Blast when he gets older. No, that stinks. Okay, okay, I'll be quiet now. Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rthibeau Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 Swedge and Striker were good ones, but it looks like Clinker has the votes so far.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainsFire Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 I like clinker you could yell klink for short. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chainsaw Posted September 24, 2007 Author Share Posted September 24, 2007 that sure was fun, some good laughs, and lots of great names, I think I'll make a list for future reference. The family tested several, "Sparky sit", "Striker don't chew that", "Down Hardy" "here Rivet", "Good boy Festus", but the winner turned out to be Clinker which seemed to work well in various situations: "Clinker drop that shoe", "Clinker NO" , "bad Clinker", "Clinker let's go for a ride", plus a few of the inevitable Clinker variations also work, such as: "look at the Clinker" , "Clinkster, Clinkster", even works as "Good Clinker" (which may actually be a first ).. So Clinker it is... thanks everyone for helping out.. Anybody know the origin of the word clinker? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Salvati Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 I think it comes from the noise it makes when your steel firepoker hits a bit of cold clinker and makes the "clink" noise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Patrick Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 Clinker for sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 It's a descriptive name, clinker is glassy slag and makes a clinking sound when dropped, poked, hit, etc. So, why aren't hammers called bangers? And why do English bangers go pfft? Yeah, I know I live in a culture where we drive on the parkway and park in the driveway, put cargo on ships and ship things on trains, so I shouldn't be surprised. I'm not, I'm just curious. Really. Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronPuppet Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 Pounder, for short. Full name would be Anvil Pounder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferrous Beuler Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 The pets I've had got their names from things they did or just they way they appeared. I never named one any specific name because I thought it sonded good like the run of the mill common stuff such as "spike" or "killer". I had a cat with a disproportionately huge head, butt and feet so I called him "Lumpy". The dalmation was called "Zits" and a pit I called "Dude" because he just fit in with me and all my slob friends and acted just like the rest of us. Sooner or later your pup will do something stupid or amazing or have some particular trait and wind up pretty much naming himself. Dan:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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