Dogs rarely have dog names these days. They have people names. Max, Molly, Charlie, Lilly, and Jake are all popular. Fido and Rover are almost unheard of.
This is wrong! Wrong! Wrong!
Zoe Williams, writing for the Guardian, explains to us that giving our dog a human name is merely an attempt to demonstrate our social status to our peers. In addition, the more we think of our our dogs as human, the less likely they are to do our bidding. Her (presumably obedient) dog is named Spot.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2009/jul/29/pets-names-dogs
Zoe Williams with Spot |
What's more, we've ruined her chances at agility by failing to supply her with a speedy name.
According to Melanie Miller, who owns an agility training school, "In agility, especially with Border Collies, you want a name that evokes speed and a lack of control...Something like Pyro or Blast shows people that this dog is a serious competitor."
http://www.dogchannel.com/dog-magazines/dogfancy/dog-channel-exclusive/dog-fancy-exclusive_2007-04/dog-names.aspx
Does this look like a "Pyro?" |
http://petrix.com/dognames/examiner.html
How much trouble might we have been spared if only Rob had named his sons Bowser and Tramp instead of Paul and Mark?
I had some very appropriate names ready to rename them with, however.
ReplyDelete(Among the few printable ones was 'Beaujolais' for our younger son.)
They still turned out just fine and have presented us with five very fine grand kids. All's well that ends well!