He narrowly avoided being named Piglet. He’s got the little piggy snout, and the little piggy eyes, and when he’s chewing contentedly on your hand or trying to untie your boots he’s got this Arnold-the-pig grunting thing going on. But he’ll grow out of all that.
On the other hand, his coat has exactly the texture of a bear rug. He has huge clawed paws on these tiny puppy legs, with all the cat-like grace that implies. He ‘follows from in front,’ forcing you to watch every step lest you step on him, and he trusts absolutely that you won’t. He reminds me of a bear cub. Difference between the piglet and cub references is that when he grows he’ll stop reminding me of a piglet. I don’t expect that he’ll stop reminding me of a bear.
His name is Bear.
You sure? Think of the window of opportunity you’re missing:
Ruger, Makarov, Berretta, Bullet, Magnum, Colt, Luger, Atlas, Samson, Sumo, Samurai, Shamu, Rambo, Bunyan, Sasquatch, Yeti, Kong, Kodiak, Chewbacca, Outlaw, Voodoo, Jett, Spirit, Diablo, Sovereign, Bourbon, Kahlua, Ouzo, Sambuca, Kona, Java, Fendi
So many names, so few puppies. 🙂
Oh, sure. NOW you come up with a shitload of suggestions!
(Actually, “Outlaw” is pretty damned good. Wish I’d thought of it.)
So use it. Bear won’t know. Hell, you can even delete your blog post and no one will know. 😉
Personally, I liked Kodiak. Like Bear, but a little more zazz.
Is “zazz” a word?
Nah, stick with Bear. It’s a good name for a dog.
But Bear is so common. http://www.ohmidog.com/2008/10/01/lady-and-bear-most-popular-dog-names/
Poor Joel. Bet he’s gonna rename him “Rover” or “Spot” and be done with it!
From the link above:
Here’s the full AKC list of most popular names.
Males
1. Bear
2. Blue
3. Max/Maximus/Maxwell
4. Duke
6. Jack
7. Prince
8. King
9. Bailey
10. Rocky
11. Harley
12. Jake
13. Shadow
14. Lucky
15. Hunter
16. Dakota
17. Lou
18. Midnight
19. Cooper
20. BusterYou’re killing me, people. Killing me.
Hey, there are still Marys and Johns in this world, so Bear is a perfectly respectable name. Although, looking an Anonymous #1’s list, mixed drinks popped into my head— specifically, Black Russian. B.R. for short.
You could get fancy and cultured and name him Phydeaux.
Of course, with a name like that, he might end up drinking out of his bowl with one dewclaw in the air…
I like Bear.
Zookeeper