Bulldogs World

I got Winston through the wonderful BCARN who basically told me that he had been bounced around a lot (and he was only 10 months old when I got him) so I figured we'd stick with Winston since that had been the only constant in his short life to that point. But fear not, since then he's gotten more than a few nicknames (most of which he responds to). ha! :)

You all .got to see how Jack's named evolved from something that was in honor of my husband's Navy career to a character in my daughter's favorite show to a Disney character/Law & Order character. Of all the names we had to choose from, Jack just looked like a Jack. But I'm thinking he should have been named Cookie because thats the only word he'll come to.

My 16 1/2 yr old cat is named Doofus and who knew when I named him that yrs ago in my 20s, that I'd still be explaining why he got the name now that I'm in my 30s. I rescued Doofus's mother and found out she was pregnant. She had a litter of kittens in my bedroom closet. My dad took the two girls and I kept the male. Doofus got his name when he kept falling into the toilet...and trashcan...and whatever else he could manage to get stuck in. He's been on death's door a few times but always manages to pull through. No one would know that he is 16 because he acts like a kitten at times and a grumpy old man at other times. But he's a great cat and probably my last because I can't imagine any other cat being able to live up to what he is.

Gizmo really does look like Gizmo! A perfect name for such a pretty girl.

We had a devil of a time coming up with Beatrix's name. We tried a whole lot of names on in the weeks between visiting her at the breeder and picking her up.  In fact, she was very nearly named Wednesday, after Wednesday Addams. (The literary geek in me also wanted to name her Lorem Ipsum, but Mike shot that one down really fast.)

In the end, Mike found her name. He started browsing baby naming websites, and especially looking at Germanic-origin names. He found Beatrix, which means "traveller", and we knew that between coming to work with us and going to faires and family holidays and eveything else, she was going to be a very well travelled pup. So we gave her a name with meaning, hoping it would be a little prophetic.

called Keeping Up Appearances.  Here is a little bio of his character and a pic.  We just LOVED the character and it seemed perfect.

"Onslow is everything his sister-in-law Hyacinth despises, and threatens her social-climbing efforts. He is an overweight and unemployed man who earns his money through betting on horses, spends his time drinking beer, eating crisps and smoking cigarettes, and watching television. On many occasions he watches horse racing, and one of the repeated elements of comedy is his method of operating his ancient TV set by banging on it. Onslow describes himself as "work-shy, bone idle, and out of condition" and has been known to ponder "the inconvenience of working." Whenever Onslow is unpleasantly surprised by something, such as running out of beer or being insulted, he usually retorts with his sarcastic catchphrase: "Oh, nice!". He habitually wears a baseball cap with the FH logo of New Zealand earth-moving and road construction company Fulton Hogan."

husbands old Battalion The Golden Griffins~~~~ we i saw Griff I thought he was a golden color and Griffin just fit him so well....Gracie's

name just fit her I liked the fact of having the G's~~~~ and her registered name is Princess Grace....she is a diva for sure...

Sugar came with her  name we adopted her...and it fits her very well (most of the time sheer is sweet...lol)

hugs and prayers....

It was part of my "one day I'll have a bulldog" fantasy:  to own a little white girl named Stella.   And lo and behold, that's what happened  :)

ex-bench coach of the NY Yankees.  Hubby is the Yankees fan.  I wanted "Bucco" for Artie Bucco of the Sopranos but after we saw the big white head of Zimmer's father, that name won!

We found her name – the spelling included – in a baby naming book. It seemed perfect. People tell us that she looks like a Mabel or a Maybull.

I kept having a dream with a dog named Polly...don't know why...just happened. The dog was not a bulldog though it was a Miniature pinscher like our little Penny is.  A few months later we brought our little Bulldog home.  Like the dog in the dream I named her Polly.  My husband added the Anna because he thought she should have a middle name....so henceforth she was named PollyAnna and we have had her for 6 years now...she is the dog of my dreams... We LOVE her...

I am and old Marine and have always wanted a bulldog since they are the Corps mascot. We are at a place in life now where owning a bulldog makes sense so my wife surprised me with one last Christmas eve. He is great! There  are several unofficial mascots around the Corps but the official one is named Sgt. Chesty and he lives in Washington DC at 8TH and I with a whole platoon of Marines spoiling him. I named mine after one of the Corps heros - a double Medal Of Honor winner Sergeant Major Dan Daly. ( He coined the phrase "follow me do you sons of bitches want to live forever")

And then, a couple of months before she was born, I found the name Maybull in a baby naming book, sunning spelling and all. It seemed perfect. People often tell us, 'She looks like a Mabel (Maybull.)'

when i got Rocco as a pup his original name was Alexander, was a bit long and just didnt fit him all that well...he need a name with more personality...I thought Rocco fit perfectly...inspired by Rockos modern life and Rocco from boondock saints...they are both always getting into trouble hahaha...thought it fit perfectly for him

when I was little my mom used to say to me "whats up Gracie?" what are you doing Gracie?" I love you Gracie" (don't know why she did that since my name is Beth!) so my mom passed away a couple of years ago and I miss her more than ever.  I knew the day I picked her up from the breeder her name was going to be GRACIE in memory of my mom :)

Hazel was given the name by her rescue group...better than name Daria that the Houston SPCA gave her! I added the Nut b/c she's very nutty at times!!

Izzy was the fattest rolly polly puppy ever, so he was named after "Bruddah Iz"   (The Hawaiian singer)

"James" is actually his calll name....

Submitted by HOLLAND75 on September 28, 2011 - 12:11am.

his real name is Silverbacks Immaculate Interception.  His dad's name is Addicted to Silver and our favorite football players nicname is Silverback.  His real name is james harrison (hence the call name) The Immaculate Interception was an interception/ run back (99 yards!) executed during the Superbowl by said player!  Best moment of my life for the best boy in the world!

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Silverback's Immaculate Interception, "James"

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