A dog by any other name...

I've been thinking about dog names recently, and how we pick them. When we name a child, all kinds of factors go into the decision: family history, aesthetics, a desire to show our kid's individuality with an unusual name or to show their connection to history with a more common choice. But what do we base our dog names on?

My mom (always the first interviewee for any good reporter, right?) says her dog's name came to her in the car on the way home from the shelter, and she felt like the name came from the dog -- their first bonding experience. 

A lot of us name our dogs according to what they look like: Bear, Blackie, Honey. (Good thing we don't do that with babies when they're born, or we'd have a lot of Scrunchie Smiths, Tomato Face Jacksons and Winston Churchill McGees running around.)

According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the top three dog names in San Francisco are Max, Lucy and Buddy, and I can see why. There's no hidden agenda in a Lucy. No one named Buddy could possibly have a dark past. We like to give simple, friendly names to these simple, friendly pals.

Got a good story on how you named your dog? Leave it in the comments!

Comments

[Evelyn]

It wasn't my idea as I received him with the name already but toffee got his name because of his toffee colored stains on his body but that's very original