Choosing your dog’s name can be frustrating if you don’t have a plan.  My husband and I decided to go with the “One name that doesn’t suck” method.

We each wrote down a bunch of names we liked on a piece of paper (no cheating off each other) then crossed off everything on the other’s list that we didn’t like.  Narrowing the name down to only one name on each others list.

Everyone needs a middle name, so both names can be used.    Eventually, we had it.  The two names we chose were “Duncan” and “Lucas”.  Lucas was on my list.

We both liked each others final names and decided to make “Lucas” Mr. Boo’s  first name for the simple reason that dogs tend to respond better to names that end with the “S” sound.

This tiny puppy with the great big feet finally had a name – Lucas Duncan.

A few years later Lucas’ grandma brought a bouncing Bearded Collie into our extended fur family and named him Duncan.  Which is kind of strange because now Lucas has an uncle that’s named after him.  Duncan now has a younger brother named Trevor.  Not sure how that name was picked, but I think it’s fantastic!

Tags: dog names, dog uncles, naming pets, puppy names



One Response to “Choosing Dog Names”

1. pet shop world says:

   April 26, 2009 at 12:29 pm

   Great stuff. Nice to read some well written posts. A long way between them.