Curling Inspired Dog Names

Introduction

For curlers or fans of the sport, few names are more suitable for their dogs than ones inspired by the game and players they’ve come to know and love. From its inception in Scotland in the 16th century to becoming a favorite of the Winter Olympics, curling has seen its fair share of talented athletes. With it has come a veritable glossary of sport-specific terms that, with its recent rise in popularity, are slowly being incorporated into a more universal lexicon, one stocked head-to-toe with bits of jargon just perfect for faithful fans to use to name their just-as-faithful canine friends.

Curling Inspired Dog Names in Pop Culture

Featured Famous Curling Dog

Lava

Okay, so Lava is about the opposite of a curling name, given that it represents something that has properties nearly contradictory to ice itself (hot, liquid, prone to, you know, melting things) but the Border Collie that sports this name certainly has a fair amount to do with curling itself.

While many sports are able to incorporate some of their elements into dog-based play such as tennis, baseball, football and even golf, others just don’t seem quite cut out for canine participation — that is, until someone proves otherwise, which is exactly where Lava comes into play.

Owned by a couple in Alberta, Canada, Lava is an extremely intelligent Border Collie (that seems redundant, we know) that has learned quite a few different tricks and is now starting to garner a following online because of it. Thanks to his owners, Lava has his own YouTube channel that features many of his varied talents, from learning CPR to telling his owners that they stink (by covering his nose and rolling onto the floor like the smell has knocked him out). But Lava’s most popular video actually shows him doing something with his owners that few other dogs have been shown the ability to do: participate in curling.

Although Lava isn’t shown to be able to throw any of the stones himself (which is understandable given that, even on ice, a curling stone still weighs between 38 and 44 pounds and is made of granite), he’s shown an incredible ability to balance on them as his owners push the rocks around the ice. Of course, it doesn’t hurt that his doggy brothers and sisters have also learned to do the same and seem to take great glee in riding the stones, chasing them and barking orders like a skip for their owners to follow, broom in hand.

Since the video was released, it has already amassed 12,000 views. Lava’s owners have even created other social media pages including Facebook and Instagram to allow fans to follow their Border Collie and his friends. Because of it, he’s even been featured by the news, including the Daily Mail of the United Kingdom, who picked up a video of him trying to herd a poodle he had mistaken for a sheep.

So while dogs may still have a long way to go with learning how to curl, at least a few of them, thanks to their owners, are starting to find the enjoyment of going along for the ride (literally).

Curling Inspired Dog Name Considerations

Like many sports, curling has a wide breadth of history, terminology and player names to use for potential dog names. The hardest part is likely deciding which direction to go. Players who know the game well will likely be best suited with terms derived straight from the gameplay itself, while others who merely celebrate the sport are likely better suited with using the names of great players, locations and tidbits of history for their naming fodder.

Of course, you can use any basis you like, but if your dog possesses quirks unique to their personality, there’s likely a curling term that will suit them nicely. For instance, for dogs that are strong and powerful, names like Flash, Blast, Shooter and Hammer would be great options. For a dog that has a hitch in their walk or is particularly unstable, the names Kizzle, Kazzle and Wobbler would all be solid fits. For dogs with good accuracy with anything from playing to training, the names Nose, House and Button would all be good choices.

There are plenty of other ways you can go, from using your dog’s origin to matching them up with a famous player or giving them a name of your favorite curling club or arena. So push hard, sweep right and with any luck, you’ll have a stone landing in the bullseye in no time.

Male Curling Inspired Dog Names

Votes	Name	Vote
0	Freeze A shot where a stone comes to rest against another stationary stone
0	Barrier A board or other object used to stop moving stones
0	Blast A heavy-weighted and high velocity shot
0	Bonspiel Scots for a league match
0	Brier The name for the Canadian men's curling championship
0	Guard A shot used to block opponent shots
0	Chip A takeout that hits a stone at an angle
0	Club Where an arena exists; a term for the curling location
0	Counter The stone closest to the house's bullseye
0	Deuce Scoring 2 points in an end
0	Drag Used to describe the movement of hitting two frozen stones
0	Draw A term for a game or a shot that doesn't hit another stone
0	Gripper Rubber attached to a curling shoes for traction
0	Hack Like a track block; where the shooter gets leverage for their shot
0	Hammer The last rock in an end
0	Heavy A stone thrown harder than necessary
0	Hog A shot that rests short of or on the far hog line (will be removed)
0	Narrow A stone thrown off the broom likely to go too far
0	Nose The point of a stone closest to the shooter
0	Port A gap between resting stones large enough to sneak another through
0	Rock Another word for a stone; the device thrown by curlers
0	Scraper A device used by the ice maker to shape and/or maintain the surface
0	Shooter The rock being thrown
0	Skip The player who calls the shots; traditionally throws the final two
0	Stone The object thrown by curlers
0	Wobbler An off-balance stone that wobbles
0	Morris After John Morris or "Johnny Mo", a two-time gold medalist Canadian curler
0	Benton After John Benton, an American Championship gold medalist
0	Martin After Kevin Martin, one of the most decorated Canadian curlers ever
0	Jones After Jennifer Jones, one of the most decorated female caurlers in the world

Female Curling Inspired Dog Names

Votes	Name	Vote
0	Arena Where curling takes place
0	Besom The traditional name for a broom
0	Bounce A failed corner freeze where the shot is left open
0	Broom Used to sweep in front of the stone for reduced friction
0	Brush To sweep
0	Bumper Another name for the barrier
0	Button The bullseye
0	Kilsyth Claimed to be the first curling club
0	Christmas As in Christmas tree, an arrangement of rocks in a triangular shape
0	Circus A flashy shot with a low percentage of success
0	Curler One who curls
0	Delivery The process of throwing a stone
0	Dish The shape of the ice after frequent use where stones tend to slide towards the center
0	Easy A command given by the skip to tell sweepers to keep sweeping light
0	Flash To whiff an attempted takeout
0	Frost Buildup on the ice from excessive humidity
0	House The target; three concentric circles used for scoring
0	Icemaker The person who maintains the ice
0	Kizzle As in kizzle kazzle, a stone delivered with a purposeful wobble to account for ice conditions
0	Kazzle As in kizzle kazzle, a stone thrown off on purpose to compensate for the state of the playing surface
0	Lazy As in lazy handle, a stone thrown with little rotation
0	Manitoba As in Manitoba tuck, a type of throw/delivery mostly found in Manitoba
0	Pancake Another name for a rock or stone
0	Pebble Small droplets of water sprayed on the ice to allow the stones to curl
0	Scottie As in Scotties, the Canadian women's curling championship
0	Slider Teflon or similar material fixed to the shoe for ease of sliding
0	Sweep To use a broom to improve a stone's ability to slide
0	Lovold After Thomas Lovold, a Olympic champion Norwegian curler
0	Hebert After Ben Hebert, a highly-decorated Canadian curler
0	Koe After Kevin Koe, a World Champion Canadian curler