At one time or another the thought of getting a new puppy has crossed your mind, right?

I know that my kids have asked for the last two years for a pup for Christmas, and if they are reading this, Santa will not be bring one this year. Sorry, maybe next year.

If you are going to get a dog in the future, coming up with a name for the pooch can be difficult to agree on. Before you start arguing about, we found some great suggestions.

According to Rover, the most popular dog names for 2016 are here, for male dogs they are as follows:

Max
Charlie
Buddy
Cooper
Jack
Rocky
Bear
Duke
Toby
Tucker

The top 10 names for female dogs were,

Bella
Lucy
Daisy
Lola
Luna
Molly
Sadie
Sophie
Bailey
Maggie

If you do get a dog this holiday, make sure you try to adopot one at your local shelter including the Dutchess County SPCA and the Ulster County SPCA.

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