I prefer actual real names for an animal companion. But my dog Toby chose his own name!
When we found him wandering in a field near the music festival in 1986 and took him in, we tried umpteen names out, to try and discover what his name was (he had no collar/microchip etc) We must have gone through a long list without a reaction. Then when I said "Toby" he looked up at me.
(We worked for ages to find his human/s but never did.)
I think that is a good way to choose an animal's name. See which one they respond positively to.
Of course, over the years, mine have usually ended up with a list of nicknames too. We used to call Toby "The Piddler" for obvious reasons...and he quite liked that -knew we were having silly moments when we said that. Misty had a list of nicknames too. Jet, our friend, was called "Black Wolf"...."Jet-skis"..."Jet-lag"...."Jet-wash"....you could say any of those names and he'd turn up!
When we found him wandering in a field near the music festival in 1986 and took him in, we tried umpteen names out, to try and discover what his name was (he had no collar/microchip etc) We must have gone through a long list without a reaction. Then when I said "Toby" he looked up at me.
(We worked for ages to find his human/s but never did.)
I think that is a good way to choose an animal's name. See which one they respond positively to.
Of course, over the years, mine have usually ended up with a list of nicknames too. We used to call Toby "The Piddler" for obvious reasons...and he quite liked that -knew we were having silly moments when we said that. Misty had a list of nicknames too. Jet, our friend, was called "Black Wolf"...."Jet-skis"..."Jet-lag"...."Jet-wash"....you could say any of those names and he'd turn up!
