The naming of dogs. July 10, 2009
Posted by ourfriendben in pets, wit and wisdom.Tags: dog names, German shepherd names, Shiloh
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Silence Dogood here. T.S. Eliot may have cornered the market on the naming of cats, but from our point of view, we’ve all got a shot at great dog names. We named our black German Shepherd puppy Pioneer Hawk’s Haven Shiloh because we got her from Pioneer German Shepherds, our home is Hawk’s Haven, and I knew that Shiloh was going to be her name because… well, I just knew.
As it turned out, this proved to be, well, prophetic, since a number of her ancestors also have Shiloh in their names and heritage. But their names are so wonderful it puts us to shame in the naming category: Lucas Von Shiloh Special, for example. Or how about Lady from Hades, Job for Job Selah, Big-Big Bethsheba Selah, or Amor Jah (doubtless a reggae fan)?
Wow. If I’d only known. Maybe we’d have named our puppy Pioneer Hawk’s Haven Shiloh Von Shiloh Special. She’s certainly “special” to us!
What are your favorite dog names?
‘Til next time,
Silence
I really love the von Shiloh bit. Glad the doggies love their pool. I put a watermelon in our doggies’ pool this year. Should not have done that!
Ha! Well, I hope you at least share a little watermelon with them to atone!
Did you know that watermelon is their favorite snack? When we have watermelon to eat, I always save the rinds for them. They absolutely adore it!
Dogs eat rinds? For goodness’ sake! We always save ours for the chickens. It’s one of their all-time faves, too.
I will someday have a dog named Fervor, or die trying. Seriously.
Go for it, Mr. S.! That’s a great dog name! (Though around here, “Furor” might be more accurate… )