Thanks all!

The pup is a Doodle. We did meet him at 6 weeks. Here he is with my DS at 6 weeks. When he comes home tomorrow he will be 8 weeks.

Some of the other names mentioned above are names of family members (Doug, Jax, Tyler, Dustin, Hunter, Casey, Sebastian, Charlie...). I suggested Arrow early on because DH is an Archer but he said no. Guinness was also discussed as was Tito (the Vodka) but I read the name should not sound like "No" to Tito is out. I like Ari & Remi but DH was not on board. Vlad is too Russian at this moment in time. I like Omar (The Wire "Omar comin") but neither DS or DH like it. Wish DH like Teddy but he said no way. Dudley is cute but I immediately think of Dudley Moore.

We are in Pgh. so Mario, Syd, & Stanley are right out. So many people here name their pets after local sports teams. Go Pens!!!!!

FWIW the cats are named Rufus & Jinx.

I will let you know what the final name is. TY!!

I don't like Feather.

How about Zeke?

Here's our current family dog names: Sage and Wallie. Wallie I like, Sage not so much.

We lived in the Netherlands for a few years and neighbors are very close there. A young couple had a pup they named Bono. But it was always preceded by "no, no, bad dog Bono" and we joked with them we thought his name was Bad Dog.

We named our first Australian Shepherd when we got her home on Halloween at 8 weeks. We had been thinking witchy names, like Elvira. But she sat in our garden and started chewing on the Montauk daisies. So her name was Daisy.

Our third Aussie, now 5, we named Bella because she's so beautiful. But she's also a bossy PIA. We regret not naming her Stella. Calling her in from outside would have been so much fun. "Hey, Stellllaaaa".

Knew someone who had 2 cats named Pete and Repeat.

Your son is adorable & so is the pup!! I like the name Charlie for him.....

Cute puppy!

I said our next dog would be called Maynard but we got a female this time around, DaisyMae. Next time I'll have a Maynard.

I'm not feeling Feather at all.

He looks like an "Ernie" to me.

Side note: I always thought that Vlad was more of a Romanian name than a Russian one. But no matter,the dog I named Vlad was a German shepherd, and didn't know the difference. He was solid black,very stealthy, and used to leave two,and only two bite holes in all his puppy toys,thus the name.

Since last dog was Zero, this doggy could be One.

Friends were baseball fans and I thought it was cute that they named their dog Jeter. We had a dog that mother insisted on calling Hobo...the rest of us called him Opie and Opie stuck. We've had dogs named Teddy, Trixie, Hector, Tanya, Sacha, Penny, and Spot (he was adopted with that name). I've know cats named Knucklehead, George, Fern, Dummy, Trouble, Chatsworth, Casimir, Emily, and my current Misty and Mila. Since the dog is blonde, how about a name after a famous blonde guy like Leonardo, Ladd, Keifer, Troy, Newman, or Redford?

CAT for Cutty Angus Teddy

Delightful picture, two cuties! Cutty reminds me of a ship and scotch whiskey but I like it and your other choices maybe a little less the somewhat feminine Feather. It's good to have an advance list, and then once he's home you can decide what suits best. What about something with a French twist since he is a Doodle;) hmmm...

When waiting for our female Maltese, our DDs had a long list of names. When she came home she was little, white, and would disappear in the sprouting daylilies and other plants. Because she was little and white, we called her Lilliput - Lilli for short but she does come to Lilliput.

He looks like Robo's Penny!

Copper? Like a copper penny! He looks like a teddy or a cutty, but cutty becomes cutty sark (and considering he's a puppy for a while longer, you may be dipping into the cutty sark from time to time,) How about Cudahy, Cutty for short? (Back in the day, Erika on All My Children was married to Tom Cudahy, such a cutie.)

I really feel like you need to name the pup once you've had him for a day or two-- a name needs to fit the dog.

One of my guys was named Beauregard because when I first met him, he'd put his chin in my leg and look up at me with these hard to resist eyes. I hadn't planned to adopt a dog but I couldn't leave him. He was called Beau.. but the little kids called him Bobo.. and that stuck in his later years.

I think having a strong consonant helps with training and reprimanding. Feather just doesn't work if he's wandering towards the street or digging in the trash.

How about Barkley....and it's true you're not supposed to have an "o" in the name because it sounds like "no"

FINN! Buster, ziggy is cute.

Feather is a definite No in my book. I have to just live with a new pet until the name hits me. Sometimes it takes awhile.

Sweet puppy. Plus he looks good with your DS. :)The name Archie is cute. He doesn't have to be a red head to be an Archie, right. :). I like Terry too . :)

We had a schnoodle named Freddie, and our granddog is Buster(a small Chihuahua mix).

I like Brody or Sully.

How about "The Donald" if boy and "Ivanka" if girl? the pup could be a star before its on adult. S/he could trend on twitter a lot

My son in law and my sister's dog are named Brodie and Brody respectively. :) I like crossover people to pet names. Bob is a great name. :)

Awww, I like Feather. Angus reminds me of Angus Young from AC/DC. Monty is good-but it's a name for a specific type of personality I feel. Cutty is ok, but not for a doodle.

We also tend to name our pets based on how they 'feel' to us. We named our dear late Schnauzer Howard and everyone seemed to think that was a perfect name for him. Other male dog names in our family include granddogs Julius (pug), Bernie (Chihuahua), Ruphous (mutt). We also have Max-he came to us as a rescue with that name and it stayed, but we prefer to call him Mote, short for Maxi-moto.

Our female dogs are Zelda Mae (yellow lab) and Aurora Jane (Spitz/BC).

Our cats are: Burrito, Cheddar, Pop, Butrous, McNucket and Felix the Brat. We have also had Bob, Chipotle, Pouf, Allen, Hercules, Catalope, Enid and Rudy in the past. All our pets, with the exception of Max were named by us based on their personalities and/or how they looked to us.

Years ago, my vet remarked that one of his cat patients was named Goldberg. He thought that was such an odd name. I said, well, maybe they couldn't agree on a first name, but they could a last!

I thought of another: a friend's dog's name is Segar. Named him after Bob, of course. :)

I think he looks like a Babbit. Full name: Babbit BertRam.

Or, just Bertram. He looks a little ram like.

Fozzie? Fozzie Bear?

I think naming pets is a very personal, family activity, based in part on the puppy itself and its personality and I'd be disinclined to get suggestions from others :-) Having said that, Feather does not seem to be appropriate for a larger dog - I can see a tiny little lap dog with that name - nor does it sound very masculine.

I've had boy dogs with some of the aforementioned names: Max (full name Maxwell Silverhammer), Ziggy (Ziggy Zamboni), Bailey and Rolly. Current boy is Chewy (see my avatar) who is officially Chewbacca, as he had the exact same coloring as a pup. And chewed up everything he could get his paws on!! Thankfully, the chewing habit was only as a pup and now he just destroys his own toys.......and any tissues or used paper napkins he can find.

I think dogs do have a tendency to name themselves once they become a part of your life and you can see some personality traits. I'd be inclined to wait a few days and see what you decide.

After seeing the picture...I still stand by Teddy!! :) He absolutely looks like a Teddy..."Teddyness" just seems to ooze out of him! Tell your DH that one of the crazy people on GW wants to know what he has against "Teddy!" :)

Maybe DH has a bad association with someone he knew in the past, named Teddy?

The pup looks adorable! No explanation but the first thing I thought when I saw him "Chance"

How about Winston?

Beckham.

If that darling pup was mine he would be called Beckham. (First name I thought of when I saw the picture.)

"I think dogs do have a tendency to name themselves once they become a part of your life and you can see some personality traits. I'd be inclined to wait a few days and see what you decide."

Very true! I have to agree.

A friend of mine named her dog "Muffin." To me, it is the perfect name for your Doodle.

Muffin is a female name, as in "Muffy" as a preppie name.

Hows about Spike?

There is almost no such thing as a bad pet name but it really has to be the one that resonates with your family. I would ask DS to choose three, and you and DH have to pick from his three.

Well it looks like he is Teddy or Tedster. DH will not call him Teddy so Tedster is cute too.

I like Beckham but that would not go over well with my soccer snobs. They both agree D. Beckham is a great player but he is too pretty for them to consider naming the pup after him. Pele was in the running for a bit and so was Fellaini (as in Marouane Fellaini-Bakkioui) but I don't like it and would be forever explaining the name to people, but there is a resemblance.

Oh I love Tedster! That's a perfect name. Enjoy your new baby.

Feather is a female cat's name, but I'd never use it.

I like human names for dogs and cats. Teddy is nice.

ETA I didn't know you'd decided on Teddy. As his mom, you can call him that.

The first thing that popped into my mind was Curly.

Aww, Tedster looks so comfy already. I'm betting one of his nicknames will be Bear.

There IS quite a resemblance to that fellow, but imagine standing at the back door and yelling "Fellaini" several times. Doesn't quite roll off the tongue.

Ohhhhh!!! So happy you got your way!!! Tedster can be what DH calls him, everyone will think he is Teddy anyway. What a sweet, curly ball of fluffy love! Enjoy!!

Awe Robo she's super cute! So far this guy is not very mouthy and I hoping it stays that way. We had a black Lab that destroyed everything for 2 years. Fingers crossed for this guy!

Tedster is a cool name. Far better than Teddy, and it suits him! (At least from photos...) Anyhow, I think the breed you got matures faster than Labs, so hopefully the destructive time should be shorter-lived... I hope!

Theo? Kind of related to Ted. As soon as I saw the photo, it popped into my head.

I have to just live with a new pet until the name hits me.

That's how I ended up with a cat named Gomez -- a surprise even to me!

Every cat I've owned has had to wait for a name. Two had to be renamed after a week. One of our current cats has 3 names but we use only one of them