Here is the link to a similar topic in June 2010.

http://tripawds.....;search=15

Thanks Shanna!  Now I don't have to think too hard on how I named my dogs since I did it in my last post!  As a matter of fact, I forgot Rocket's original shelter name! 

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Comet came with her name from the shelter and I don't know if the crappy people that had her prior named her or the shelter did.  I just assumed whoever it was probably watch the sitcom TV show 'Full house' where the dog's name Comet.  Rocket's name was "Bolt" from the shelter.  I had been to an adoption and a border collie had the name Rocket and I wanted the name.  I never put the thought together that Rocket and Comet were sort of similar in style.  The Monkeybutt name wasn't even me!  Comet named him that (she talks to me)! 

But for fun here's a list of all my dog's names – I wonder if it says something about me?

Honey – white spitz

Sugar – white spitz

Bunny – white spitz

Tiger – white spitz

Cubby – black chow

Astro – cream chow (albino actually)

Peanut – later changed to Goofy – Golden Retriever

Snooker –  Black Chow

Mugsy – Lab Boxer Mix

Dot – Bernese Mtn Dog Mix with a black spot on tongue

Comet – who knows

Rugby – Shepherd Mix

Rocket – who knows

I love these stories and the nick names. Some are too funny.

I also had a mixed mutt in high school that looked like a skinny little coyote. We named her Lazar Wolf, after a minor character in Fiddler on the Roof - cuz it's an awesome name and cuz she was wolfie. We just called her Lazar.

I love the names and where folks get them. But I also love how they evolve into these sweet little names that mean nothing at all except to the people/dogs that use them. That would be my Baby Woo and my Zippy Doo and Tosca Too. My Pupface and my Baby Z and my Moosie-Moose. My Sweetness and my Cuddle-puppy and my Hairball. And all the other derivations thereof.

Ok, most of my pets name stories are boring, but I'll share them anyway.

Kali (first dog as an adult, boxer)- I knew I wouldn't have anymore kids and I wanted a pretty girlie name. Hence Kali.  Or Kal or Kali-Girl

Dakota (boxer)-came with that name.  He's 90 lbs and the most sensitive (read whiny), loving cuddler you'll ever meet.  Therefore, Dakota-Bear, Bear Bear, or just Bear.  He answers to them all.

Roxy- my husband named her after Kali's mom. Or Rox, and since the amputation it's become Hopsy or Ms. Hops.  She doesn't care.

Now cats:

Sherman- stray that showed up. My son is a war history buff so SHE (yes, Sherman was a female) was named after tanks. Full name Sherman Tiger Panzer. She has since passed.

Mel and Taz-brother and sister. My son was holding Mel and said he wanted to name it Melinda "because its a pretty name." We didn't know if the little gray ball of fur was male or female so we talked him into Mel. Thank goodness because Mel is a male.  He also goes by Melvin.  Taz I named because she wreaks havoc on everything. She once jumped off the desk, dug her claws into the wall, and slid on down. The claw marks are still there.  She's also Tazzie, Razmataz, or Raz. 

And last but not least. We came home one day in April 2011 and found a humongous, beautiful, shiny black cat on our porch. The first thing that came to mind was Elizabeth's Sammy. So we have Sam the cat.  He's just Sam.

I also named my mom's white shih tzu, Ebony….just for the irony.  She also answers to Ebb or Ebonezer.

Cooper was already Cooper when we adopted him, not only was he 6 years old so already pretty familiar with the name, Cooper was, just..... wel Cooper. There was never a thought to change it , it fit. Baby Samson and most of you already know, Samson after Samson in the bible, his full name Highlander Braveheart Samson, Highlander being the name of the kennel he came from, Braveheart as a tribute to Cooper and all other fallen Tripawds and Samson, already explained. He was really the first dog I ever had that needed named.