May 12, 2026 - Things to Do
Your bulldog name suggestions
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Yesterday we asked what you'd name Mayor Kirk Watson's newly adopted bulldogs from Austin Bulldog Rescue.
Catch up quick: Watson adopted a male English bulldog and a female French bulldog.
Lots of you had thoughts.
- "Bear (male) and Caramel (female)," Margaret J. suggests, adding that they could be "Barry and Carrie" for short.
- Bob H. thinks Watson should go with "Buster and Bertie."
- "They definitely look like Jake and June to me!" Donna B.
- "Hodar" (from "Game of Thrones") for the male and "Loretta" for the female, writes Jeff H.
- Another vote for "Buster" for the boy and "Lily" for the girl, Mary L. says.
- Patty R.: "Brutus for the male bulldog."
- "Boo Boo (Bear) for the Bulldog" or "Jelly (as in Jellystone Park)," April L. suggests, along with "Winnie" or "Butterscotch" for the French bulldog, who looks like Pooh Bear.
- "Otis and Daphne," says Mignon W.
- Roscoe, Reena, Fred and Ginger, says Terry H.
- John F. says he can make a strong claim for any of these Austin-inspired name combos: "Nelson and Vaughn; Leslie and Kinky; Brisket and Sausage (or Ribs); and Barton and Eddy.
Christina L. has some very well-researched suggestions: Chuck for the bulldog "because it's a single syllable TX sounding name/nickname, similar to predecessor 'Doc.'"
- And Dulce (DOOL-say) for the Frenchie because "she looks like the color of dulce de leche, and it's a double syllable Spanish name/nickname, similar to predecessor 'Lola.'"
- Plus, Andrea E. seconds "Dulce," and adds that Oso is another choice.
The bottom line: We can't promise he'll take any of these, but we think they're pretty good.