May 31st, 2013
We are planning on getting another dog to keep our current dog, Banjo, company. We notice how he is a different dog when there is another one around… more alert, more playful, more dog-like!
We found an adorable dog, small, only 18 pounds. Banjo is 56 pounds. Seems uneven, but when we had another dog vising who was 19 pounds, we noticed that it kinda worked. We were watching TV and there was anough room for all of us, and the size difference is of no consequence to the dogs.
So, we are thinking of a name for her. Right now the shelter (or, since she was an owner surrender, perhaps the previous owner) named her Hookah. Yikes, NO. Se we are trying to find a name that works for her, doesn’t repeat the name of any of the other dogs in the neighborhood, or any of our family names. Here are our criteria
- Two syllables. If you are out in the neighborhood calling your dog, a single syllable doesn’t work
- Hard consonants: Ginger or Parker give those plosive sounds that help to make the name clear to the dog (especially if you are calling her), Emily or Harley don’t have those sounds.
- It isn’t a name that is already been used by one of our other dogs (we were considering Riley, but we just put a dog down two years ago named Riley and I can’t bring myself to use the name again)
- It isn’t on of the top 100 names for either dogs or children in the last 10 years.
- It cant be a name of any of our family members. That eliminates a few good options!
We have until July 8th when we go to see her. She is in Texas right now and will be coming to Northstar Pets up in Boonton then so we have an appointment to have Banjo and Hookah to meet. If they play, we will bring her home, and if they don’t. Then there is no point.
I will probably update with pictures when we make all these important decisions.