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    • #20352

      Felissa
      Member
      @Twolittlecavaliers

      I am looking for posts about how you came up with a name for your dogs. The post will Would love to use a picture. I will use your dog’s name in the post that links back to your post about how the name came to be.

      Any and all names welcome and will likely be used in this round up post on Two Little Cavaliers.

      Please leave the link to the post and let me know if I have permission to use your picture in a collage for my post.

    • #20363

      Sue at For Love of a Dog
      Participant
      @sue3

      Felissa,  I wrote a blog post about how several of my dogs got their names.  You’re welcome to use any of it, including my photos http://www.talking-dogs.com/2012/10/whats-in-dog-name.html

      Sue

    • #20362

      Caren
      Participant
      @cgittleman

      Here is mine….scroll down to the bottom where is says that I picked Dakota’s name because it means “trusted friend” in American Indian…..I forget what tribe http://dakotasden.net/2012/08/06/my-name-is-gonna-be-in-the-book-lost-and-found-by-amy-shojai/

    • #40230

      Aimee
      Participant
      @aimeebeltran

      For a few days we just kept calling Chuy, “puppy” because we couldn’t come up with anything! We knew that we wanted to give him a Spanish name (my husband is Mexican and I’m Portuguese) but wanted a name that people wouldn’t totally butcher. 

      We are big fans of the Chelsea Lately show and love her assistant, Chuy. It hit me one night to pick Chuy after watching the show because: 

      1. It’s a Spanish name

      2. It’s easy to pronounce

      3. It sounds like a fun name for a dog

      4. Chuy from Chelsea Lately is a little person and he’s Mexican. My Chuy is a Chihuahua, so he’s also little and Mexican! 

      That’s where Chuy came from! The rest is history!

    • #20361

      Sarah (Sadie)
      Participant
      @sadiemae.co

      Hi Felissa,

       

      My husband is from England and wanted a traditional English name for our dog.  We didn’t end up with the ‘Winston’ type Bulldog John wanted.  Instead, he and I fell for a fluffy, puppy mill rescue, poodle-mix dog.  We named him Henry.  Interesting side note; John and I met at Henry’s wine bar in Richmond-Upon-Thames in England.

      Our second dog, also a puppy mill rescue, was scared out of her wits, and it has taken more than two years to rehabilitate her.  It’s an ongoing process.  I chose to name her after a petite, yet confident actress.  Hoping my little girl would come out her shell and we would soon see her full range of character, we called her Reese.

      A year or so later, a good friend said to me ‘trust you to name your dogs after chocolate’ ha ha.  Henry definitely is the nuttiest, and more often than not, his name is preceded with OHHHHHHHH!

       

    • #20360

      Kristen Carr
      Participant
      @kristen1

      My dog, N.A.S.H.A., has a pretty unique story behind her name. Feel free to use the post, pic…whatever you like: http://wellmindedword.com/2013/04/07/n-a-s-h-a-a-profile/

    • #20359

      Sarah (Sadie)
      Participant
      @sadiemae.co

      great idea, I will for sure post about this.  Thanks.

    • #20358

      BoingyDog
      Member
      @fun

      This post mentions the meaning of Kayo’s name and how I came up with it but isn’t solely about that. It’s actually a tribute to her for her birthday.

      Please feel free to use it, a portion of it and any photos you’d like!

      http://boingydog.com/happy-3rd-birthday-kayo-youve-changed-me/

    • #20357

      Felissa
      Member
      @Twolittlecavaliers

      Thank you!

      Sue at For Love of a Dog said:

      Felissa,  I wrote a blog post about how several of my dogs got their names.  You’re welcome to use any of it, including my photos http://www.talking-dogs.com/2012/10/whats-in-dog-name.html

      Sue

    • #20356

      Felissa
      Member
      @Twolittlecavaliers

      Thank you!

      Caren Osrin Gittleman said:

      Here is mine….scroll down to the bottom where is says that I picked Dakota’s name because it means “trusted friend” in American Indian…..I forget what tribe http://dakotasden.net/2012/08/06/my-name-is-gonna-be-in-the-book-lo…

    • #20355

      Felissa
      Member
      @Twolittlecavaliers

      Thank you for sharing your story.

      Sarah (Sadie Mae) said:

      Hi Felissa,

       

      My husband is from England and wanted a traditional English name for our dog.  We didn’t end up with the ‘Winston’ type Bulldog John wanted.  Instead, he and I fell for a fluffy, puppy mill rescue, poodle-mix dog.  We named him Henry.  Interesting side note; John and I met at Henry’s wine bar in Richmond-Upon-Thames in England.

      Our second dog, also a puppy mill rescue, was scared out of her wits, and it has taken more than two years to rehabilitate her.  It’s an ongoing process.  I chose to name her after a petite, yet confident actress.  Hoping my little girl would come out her shell and we would soon see her full range of character, we called her Reese.

      A year or so later, a good friend said to me ‘trust you to name your dogs after chocolate’ ha ha.  Henry definitely is the nuttiest, and more often than not, his name is preceded with OHHHHHHHH!

       

    • #20354

      Felissa
      Member
      @Twolittlecavaliers

      Thank you Kristen!

      Kristen Carr said:

      My dog, N.A.S.H.A., has a pretty unique story behind her name. Feel free to use the post, pic…whatever you like: http://wellmindedword.com/2013/04/07/n-a-s-h-a-a-profile/

    • #20353

      Felissa
      Member
      @Twolittlecavaliers

      Thank you.

      BoingyDog said:

      This post mentions the meaning of Kayo’s name and how I came up with it but isn’t solely about that. It’s actually a tribute to her for her birthday.

      Please feel free to use it, a portion of it and any photos you’d like!

      http://boingydog.com/happy-3rd-birthday-kayo-youve-changed-me/

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