Where do People come up with Names for Dogs?

Sometimes, they pick their own name.

Published on September 28, 2005 By Dr Guy In Humor

Comments

on Sep 28, 2005

funny... I use names from books I loved.

gandalph, arioch, pantang, zenobia, beilit, tolkien {all dogs}

angel, gangster smoke, and my beloved bc and timer {all cats}

Leauki

on Sep 28, 2005

My first dog was named Purzel by my parents. My second dog, bought when I was 1 year old in 1978, was named Gustav, but I called him Doody. He was already over a year old at the time.

In 1995 he died and we bought a replacement dog born the day before, called her Diana (after Diana, Princess of Wales). I call her Dog. But I rarely see her these days.

Purzel is just a funny name for a funny dog. Gustav is a typical name for the Berlin region (calling the dog loudly would make older people look around). Diana was a good name for a useless but pretty pet, we thought.

dharmagrl

on Sep 28, 2005

Henry is named after my dad's dad. I wanted a non-traditional dog name, I don't like 'digger' and 'rex' and 'duke'. Henry seemed to fit him, so that's what we named him. He's a lot like my grampy....small but powerful, feisty, and with a loud bark but no bite.

Dr Guy

on Sep 28, 2005

funny... I use names from books I loved.

My Wife (I dont know why) started naming all her cats starting with the letter S. When I got my 3 cats, I just picked up her pattern. But what is spooky is how each of my cats fit their names! Serena, the quiet loving one, Suzy Q, the wild crazy one, and Sampson, the big brother!

Dr Guy

on Sep 28, 2005

My first dog was named Purzel by my parents.

I named my dog Tzar. I did not want a prince or Baron or Rex (he was a Sheppard), so figured there were not too many Tzars around!

Dr Guy

on Sep 28, 2005

Same goal, different results! (tzar and Henry).

Would he be the eighth Henry BTW?

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