Where's a great place you've gone? I named a cat Jackson for Jackson Hole, Wyoming... :) A country you love? Name him after a city/feature ... Then there's a "connection" for you and unique. ENJOY!

He'll probably be a big boy

I would name him Zeus.

Walker
(sorry, I am a huge Walking Dead fan and that's what zombies on the show are called ;p)

Is "Cutie Pie" too girly for a name? I just want to hug him!

Zander

I had a male dog named Socrates. I name for meaningful connections too.

Raze- Sounds... RAH-ZAY

Dusty

I am partial to names that are no longer popular. I always find cool names when I wander through local cemeteries.

Henry
Amos
Bernie
Newton
Fred
Lester

My son has decided that the pup is Abu.

Then Abu it is! He looks like an Abu. :)

I like the Parker and Abu suggestions. Looks like a Ned to me though.

Does ABU Have a meaning attached to it?

I thought there was an ABU on an episode of Seinfield in the 90's but I do not remember the details.

Good luck with the furry child.

Sheridan

Ah Seinfeld! One of my favorite shows ever! ABU is the Indian restaurant owner. He was a very sweet and kind mannered man. He moved to America and started his dream as a new restaurant owner cooking American food. His business was going very slowly. Jerry saw how slow it was for him so he talked him into cooking foods from his native country, Indian food. By doing this his business will pick up because he would be the only Indian food restaurant in the neigborhood. Jerry promised certain success! ABU paid out lots of money to change the theme of his restaurant and changed the menu too. The restaurant failed and ABU got deported back to his country. ABU blames Jerry totally for his failure. He says, "That Jerry Seinfeld is a very very bad man!". :lol:

Also Abu was the monkey who was buddies with Aladdin! Cute movie!
I love naming pets. I take into consideration their birthdate/adoption date, appearance & personality.
Agatha Noel was a feral kitty who spent 4 months in a cage waiting to be adopted. I wanted her to be a "good" kitty & we adopted her at Christmas time. Agatha = Greek for good. Noel = Christmas.
We also once had a black cat born on Valentine's day, so he was named Valentine. Then there was DeeDee, not a smart cat & real dingbat...DeeDee was short for DumdDitz. Mean I know, but she didn't know. ;)

He's really into Aladdin right now, so for him it's because of the monkey.