Why did you name your dog as such?

[Kristen]

There are lots of stories and reasons why one came up with one pet's name. Let's share them here!

[DebraGill]

I have a 1 yr old male Golden Retriever named Cruiser. I guess I thought he looked like Tom Cruise and he liked cruising thus we came up with the name! LOL

[Orrymain]

Most of the time, we sit down and chat until we come up with a name (myself and the dog in question). Most recently, though, I knew going in what I wanted their names to be. The last one was named for the daughter of a friend. What's funny is how much they are alike in character.

[luv2write]

Most of the time, we sit down and chat until we come up with a name (myself and the dog in question). Most recently, though, I knew going in what I wanted their names to be. The last one was named for the daughter of a friend. What's funny is how much they are alike in character.

I have chatted about several names as well with my fiancee. We just know when the right name pops in to our heads.

[fancy pants]

I have chatted about several names as well with my fiancee. We just know when the right name pops in to our heads.

What type of dog have you got.??xx

[threenorns]

Dandy's mother is a teeny (27lbs) purebred border collie. Now, either his father is the overlarge (about 60lbs) purebred male bordie that also lives on the farm and Dandy and his sister are throwbacks; or else a tall, dark, and clearly handsome stranger climbed in the window one night with a rose between his teeth. out of a litter of 11 (!), 9 were teeny-tiny perfect little black-and-white border collies and then there was Dandy and the only female, three times the size of the others and looking like 2 crows in the nest.

who cares.

he was a nippy little sod when i got him as a rescue - the Feet Thing - so i named him "Dandelion", which is from the French "Dent de Lion", meaning "Lion's Tooth". Dandy is perfect for him, what with his trout-spotted tuxedo markings and his "i'm all that and a bag of cow chips" attitude.

[eve]

The minute I saw her, the first thing I noticed was her large black eyes that looked just like buttons against her snowy coat. It's perfect for her.

[Justontime]

My dog already had a name when we adopted her, she was called Duce, I hated the name but wanted to change it to a name with a similar sound, she became Lucy, a new name and a new start and she is now a very happy little dog.

[kernow]

She already had a name when she was re-homed, she was called Meg, so she became Megan.

[Stephanie]

Ruby and Jakey came out of rescue with their names and we kept them. Roddy came to us as Rodney but, we call him Roddy. If you ever watched the TV show 'Fools and Horses' you'll know why....................!