[smudger]

Think we have one we like...Corrie, just wondered if anyone has any other suggestions?  He comes in 10 days but will be registered with ISDS, so thinking about it now.

[jaykay]

They're often one syllable, for ease of shouting....

Skye, Tarn, Ben, Brock (my friend's collie, called Brock, is known as Brocollie off duty  ), Tyke, Glen, Red, Blue (the last for red and merge collies respectively), Max, Finn......

[Bangbang]

Our 7 month old BC is called Zip
The BC we lost last year (18years old) was call Tess

Short sharp names is our preference.

[doganjo]

Sorry, but I always prefer two syllable names - you can change the inflection so much more readily - I really like Corrie, stick with what you like yourselves.  I am sure he will suit it very well.   I look forward to seeing photos of Corrie when he arrives.

[sabrina]

My 7 months old collie is rascal because that is what he is. Not a planned name but when he had been here a few days we kept referring to him as a little rascal so the name stuck. Corrie is a good strong name. 

[jaykay]

Kai?

[in the hills]

My father trained gundogs  ....... same principle ........ always chose one syllable names. Easy, quick and clear.

Ben, Tom, Meg and so on. Sure that he will do his job, though, whatever you call him.

Have fun.   

[Sandy]

I have a very strange habbit of adding onto my dogs names depending on how they are (and whos around), I like Corrie too, ours are Rhum (rhum ti tum)  Islay (Lar Lar) Rohan(Row ee ann) and Ben (Ben 10) I know, thats me all over, 

[doganjo]

I agree with Sandy as to the longer sound - mine are Allez(sometimes AL), Bobby(Sometiem Bob, or Bobkins), Freckles (sometimes Ferecks), and Belle (just too short so always gets corrupted to Belbel or Babybel)   My dogs are trained for gundog work too.  You can put so much variation into the two syllables.  I'm secretary and treasurer of a working gundog club, and many of our members' retrievers are called 'Corrie' would you believe!   Don't get many 'Sheps' funnily enough 

[Sandy]

My brother had a rescue dog called Margret and he got so embarrassed calling her!!!

Me and hubby talk about dog names like other couples talk about baby names, we bought a patterdale and on the way to collect him we went through loads of names, then as soon as we saw him we knew he was "Billy" sometimes the dog aquires  a name but if you give a dog too embarrasing name you teenage son or hubby may never want to take them out.....I did like the night garden names, tinky winky, lar lay, Makka pakka and Poe  ..now I know they are spelt wrong but they were not around when I went to school!!!!    I think Rhum would suite the name Makka Pakka

[Sylvia]

Google Border Collie names. They are traditionally one- syllable.

[colliewoman]

Mine were origionally called Bridie and Pilot, now they are Red Dog and Pi.
However Red Dog responds as soon as she hears the 'Red' so the 'Dog' bit is merely my fancy.
I think everyone I know with a sheepdog calls it a single syllable name, even if it's 'proper' name is longer

[SallyintNorth]

Working collies are traditionally given 'people' names, as they are viewed as a colleague, a team-mate.  And yes, one syllable or two, depending on the handler's preference.

Skip and Ted came with their names (I think Ted is a superb working collie name), I named Dot.  Skip is sometimes Skipper, and when not working being petted he may occasionally be Skippy Doo Doo.    Dot is Dot, Dottie or Dottie Dot, depending on how many syllables I need

I love Brock Collie 

Can't see anything wrong with Corrie Collie - if it suits him when you see him, go with it.  I went to meet Dot armed with the name Mo, but the instant I saw her I knew she was Dot.

[ShaunP]

Gem......arrived with that name and she is!!!

[Old Shep]

Gem......arrived with that name and she is!!!