Farley was the fattest little pup in his litter, and b/c of his coloring we kept trying to think of big, fat white guys or names that conveyed big-ness. We tried out things like Mac, Moose, etc. but none seemed to fit. I thought those names were too aggressive and/or dumb sounding. So, my BF's bro finally suggested Farley, after comedian Chris Farley, and that was it!
We met a dogue du Bordeaux at the park named Moose one day and I was soooo glad I convinced Andrew that was a bad idea. This guy was a huge, slobbery, clumbering thing (but really cute!)--definitely not things you could say about Farley.
I have always wanted a dog named Hadley, after Ernest Hemingway's 1st wife. She is a central figure in his A Moveable Feast, which is my fave Hem book. I like the idea of naming dogs after literary characters/authors b/c I am a nerd like that!
Camille