Why did you name him/her that??

[neecy911]

Falko's ame comes from the football movie The Replacements, which I think we have seen 1.5 thousand times. The QB in the movie is Shane Falko, and we thought "falko" was different, and he just looked like a falko.
Annabelle, well that was Shane Falkos girlfriends name in the movie.

 

[rchmela]

Kind of long...Sorry!

Well, I had the name Ginger picked out before I even knew my baby existed. My family had to put our dog Max to sleep in December, so my sister and I bought my mom a ChiPom puppy to help with the loss. When we surprised her at work with the puppy one of her co-workers said he looked like a Fred, and it stuck.

I knew from then on that I had to get Fred a Ginger, you know like the iconic couple Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.

Two months after getting Fred one of the driver's my mom manages asked if she wanted a 4 month old boxer puppy. Rob had sold his litter and a couple had taken two of the puppies. His wife had done home visits, etc. and thought they would be great parents. After a month the couple returned with the two pups because they "didn't know being pupy parents was going to be so difficult and they have bad gas." Rob explained that he could not refund their money because the puppies had no health issues and because they signed the contract but that he would be more than happy to take them back. Come to find out the couple had not been very nice to the puppies because they showed psychological signs of abuse and neglect.

My mom asked me right away if I'd like one and I said of course, especially after hearing their story. Rob ended up keeping her brother. So, as fate would have it, Fred and I found our Ginger, and she is just as beautiful and vivacious as the actress she is named after!

 

[paysmom]

Falko's ame comes from the football movie The Replacements, which I think we have seen 1.5 thousand times. The QB in the movie is Shane Falko, and we thought "falko" was different, and he just looked like a falko.
Annabelle, well that was Shane Falkos girlfriends name in the movie.

GREAT MOVIE!!! You know- I've seen it SO many times too- and I never connected Falko and Annabelles names until now!!! DUHHH! (Great names BTW!!! )

Our Payton was named after the late great Walter Payton (my sons a big fan of his!!!) Walters nickname was "Sweetness", which also fits our baby to a tee as well! lovicon

 

[TossBranAbi]

I don't really have reasons. Brady just looked like a Brady and Abbie just looked like an Abbie. Boring I know. I always wait until I get to know the pup's personality and a name just comes to mind.

Abbie's registered name is Princess Abigail de Anthony because her mothers name was Shaker's Precious Princess and her father's name was Bishop de Anthony Studmuffin. I wanted a name from both of her parents and a few people here on BW suggested that name and I made it official. I wanted to spell her name different so I spelled it with an "ie" instead of a "y" like you usually see it. After spelling it that way, I learned another member (Donna, Echo and Carson's momma) spelled her daughter's name like that. I also now see that we have a newer member who spells their pup's name "Abbi"

 

[ForeverMama]

My DS is a big Rocky (movies) fan. He wanted to name our first boxer Rocky. We have several friends who have dogs named Rocky, so I wanted something besides Rocky but still related to the movies. I suggested Balboa and DS actually liked it.

 

[tracerwave]

"I met her in a club down in old Soho where they
drink champagne and it tastes just like cherry
cola C-O-L-A cola
she walked up to me and she asked me to dance
I asked her her name and in a dark brown voice she said
Lola L-O-L-A Lola Lo lo lo lo Lo - la"

THAT song popped into my head as I walked up to Lola the very first time and she looked back at me with the 'I'm yours forever" look ;-)))))

 

[x19er]

Sophie came to live with us at 2 years old as a rescue - the only thing she came with was her name so we kept it

Dino is named after the Ferrari Dino engine - suits him as he does tend to do everything at high speed!

 

[Biff]

Biff is called after "Mr Biff the Boxer"

http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780140312362,00.html

 

[punchinella]

DH named our girl Punchinella after a clown named Punchinello. It's fitting as she is definitely a silly little thing.
Funny thing though, I actually don't like clowns....they creep me out.

 

[Tagsmom]

Tag's name was also picked before she was even conceived (actually about 2 yrs. before she was conceived). Her full name (not registered, cuz I don't know if I can post that) is Tagalong.

The breeder has named all of her dogs (mostly Pomeranians, show and pet; but a couple of Boxers) after animated cartoon characters. Tag's mom is Jessie (after Jessica Rabbit from "Who Framed Roger Rabbit") and her grandma is Lola (after Lola Bunny in "Space Jam"). So, when the whole deal came about as to me taking this puppy, I wanted to stick with the rabbit theme she had going with the Boxers (the Poms are on a theme, too, with the puppies being named from the same movie as the mom). I did a lot of research on the 'net about animated rabbits (most of which are boys, BTW) and came upon Tagalong, who is the littlest sister rabbit of Skippy in "Robin Hood".

This name was a perfect fit, because as we all know Boxers want to be with you all the time and I am a person who if I can't take my dog with me I don't want to go. So, she will be my "tagalong".

I know it was long, but that is the story on how my baby got her name :D