| How important is a dog name? Well let's think about | | | | It totally fit her and is the best suited dog name I |
| this. | | | | think we could have given her. |
| How often do you call your dog? Who will hear your | | | | Two of her sons, however, were not so fortunate. |
| dog's name? Will you be writing to anyone about this | | | | See, two years ago Sadie had a litter of 7 pups, |
| dog? | | | | which we did not intend to keep. We already had |
| Now that you think about the times you'll use the | | | | four dogs and didn't need any more. |
| name, maybe you should put some thought into | | | | We cared for the pups though and watched them |
| what that dog name is. | | | | grow each day. My husband and I would swap |
| I mean, if you have a Great Dane who weighs 120 | | | | stories about the cute little things they did. |
| lbs, you might not want to call him something like | | | | The dogs all looked so much alike that we found it |
| Baby or Tiny. Or you might... it's a personal thing. | | | | confusing to talk about them without names. |
| Personally, Tiny would be hilarious to me. | | | | Eventually, names started emerging on their own. |
| I can just imagine calling, "Tiny, come here boy!" | | | | For example, there was one brown dog in the mix. |
| While a neighbor is watching and for the first time | | | | (How he got this color and look is a mystery.) So we |
| sees this "Tiny." Now that could be an interesting | | | | called him Brownie. Not the cleverest of names, but it |
| look to receive! | | | | helped us identify him. |
| Maybe you have a dog that has a bit of a fiesty side | | | | Next there was Tipper and Bubba, who we ended up |
| nd you think it's a good idea to call him "Killer." Maybe | | | | keeping. Tipper has a tiny patch of white on the tips |
| you weren't thinking about the little old lady that lives | | | | of his front paws... hence the name "Tipper." |
| by herself next door... waiting for "Killer" to go home | | | | Bubba, as his name might suggest, is a big brute. He's |
| so she can get to the grocery store. | | | | the biggest and the meanest of the litter. |
| Are these extremes? Of course! But, haven't you | | | | But, if we knew we were going to keep these guys, |
| heard some dog names that just didn't seem... right? | | | | we might have gone a different route in choosing a |
| My dogs have some sort of silly names. Actually, my | | | | dog name. Bubba doesn't exactly say, "Son of a |
| Black Lab, Sadie, had a carefully chosen name. I was | | | | princess," but his attitude definitely does. |
| pregnant with my first child when we got Sadie. She | | | | So here are some examples of the different ways a |
| was six weeks old and clever as they come. | | | | dog name can make a difference. |
| Sadie was very majestic in all her movements and | | | | My advice? Think about all the times you'll use the |
| attitudes. So, we decided to look at our baby name | | | | name. Find out a little about who your dog is before |
| book and see what we could come up with to suit | | | | giving him a name. And, think of yourself 10 years |
| her. | | | | older than you are now... will you still like to say that |
| Sadie is actually a pet form of Sarah, which means | | | | name and think... I chose that? |
| "lady" or "princess" in Hebrew. | | | | |