He already calls me puppy so I'm not searching to institute a special title to use in public, lol... More like, it's what we do and it occurred to me that it could also be seen as a cute "mainstream" petname and that idea appealed to me. But since he's calling me a dog, perhaps it's not as mainstream as I think? lol. Hence the question. My radar of what is appropriate/demeaning/embarrassing has changed quite a bit since meeting my Master!

anyway thanks for your input denuseri.