Why'd you name your boxer that?

[CherryPlum]

Sandy

We picked Sandy because I wanted something unique & original! :D

Sandy came to live with us when she was 11 months old. At that time she was called Adrian. Her fancy name is Absolutely Radiant Adrian and she is radiant. IMHO. But for some reason we all had trouble remembering it and she didn't respond to it anyway. I kept calling her every A name in the book except Adrian. For some unknown reason I have trouble with A names. I drive a school bus which is loaded with Ashley's, Amber's, Allie's, Amanda's, Alyssa's and I have a hard time keeping all the A names straight at work too. We debated for a week weather to change her name or not. My son didn't think it was fair to change it even though he wanted too. When we realized she didn't answer to her name anyway we decided to change it & then couldn't agree on a new name for another week or so. So it looked like she was going to Adrian by default. Until one morning as we were all headed out the door the name Sandy popped into my head so I suggested it and no one had any objections! I asked the pooch "How would you like to be called Sandy?" and she didn't object either so she's been Sandy ever since. She started answering to it in just a couple of days too.

 

[HabsFan]

Troy was named after Troy Aikman... Big Cowboy's fans...

Our next if she is a girl will be Dallas.. No explanation needed...

 

[Ohana]

We always seems to pick unique names that no one can remember or that people make fun of. But that is ok we like them. My Boxer is named after my favorite flower Lily of the Valley. We call her lilgoose because she likes it.

Our Lab is named Kilraine because one of his original owners is Irish and it is a family name.

Our new puppy (German Shorthair pointer) is named Sweetwater 420 after a Brewery in Atlanta, Georgia and one of their beers. (my husbands favorite).

My first show dog had a silly name of Jerry (given by the breeders) I changed it to Titus because his personality mimicked that of the Titus from the Holy Bible.

I think it is fun when people choose names that are special or of interest to them. I love interesting names that are sometimes questioned. It means you put a lot of thought into your dogs name and what his/her personality is.

Carrie

 

[Fingers]

Why the name

Well originally I kept telling my husband we were going to get a male dog and name his Diesel, as we both drive trucks. Then I fell in love with the little girl and I had no idea what to call her. My daughter was with us and just started calling her Daisy and it stuck. Now I just say I am driving Miss Daisy as we travel across the land. The name just fits her perfectly.

 

[lovechopper]

chopper

before my husband and i had our boxer, we were thinking of names, and nothing we really loved came up....the night before we went to pick him up (we adopted), i asked "i wonder if he has a name he is used to or can we name it ourselves...." half and hour later when i was already asleep i hear my husband say: "chopper, what about that name?"
we loved it, and he is responding nicely to it...
ps. my husband rides a cruiser bike (hehehehheheh)

 

[nanci27]

I am calling my pups Lola and Kiki. Lola because of my hubby loves that name and kiki because I an old friend from Waikiki in Hawaii and she died last year she was so lovley and she loved dogs.

 

[tesster]

Conner was named by the shelter that originally picked him up. We went through 3 days of trying to pick a new name, but Conner kind of stuck. He looks like a Conner!

Tess just came to us before we even met her.

 

[jillandwayne]

Tiger's name

Tiger got his name before we ever saw him! My husband is a HUGE LSU Tiger Fan, and I am a HUGE Clemson Tiger fan...so...no explanation needed there.

 

[Nic & Dakota]

We got Dakota as kind of a "spur of the moment" thing. We had been talking about it for weeks, and then on Sunday, coming back from skiing we decided to go "look at dogs" hahahhaa little did I know that we would fall in love immediately and HAVE to get her right then and there.
She was 8 weeks old, didn't really have a name, and for 3 days I wracked my brain thinking of a name that would be very meaningful to us. The pressure was too much, so I just randomly did name searches. I liked Mocha because when she was a puppy she smelled like coffee beans, but DH wasn't crazy about it. Then I came across Dakota, liked it, and it seemed to fit her.
Now, of course, for our next dog(s), we have a very long list hahaha!

 

[EKR16]

I named my girl Romie (Short for Roman)...a few weeks before i got her I was trying to think of a name & there was something on TV about the director Roman Polansky, and for some reason, I just loved the name! Of course she has tons of nicknames - Ronna, Ronnie, Pupper-oni, Ronya....my mom swears I should have named her Odie b/c of the way she acts & b/c her ears perk up just like Odie's!