Naming your new family pet can be a fun process for all involved. It is an exciting event bringing home your new dog, cat, goldfish, whatever it may be, and you want to pick a name that is fitting. I find that most people’s pets names somehow seem to reflect both the personalities of the owner and the pet.
Our beloved dog Mickey came to live with us when he was two years old. He already had his name and we had to make the decision if we wanted him to keep his name or to change it to one we saw more fitting. When we got him, our daughter Danica was two and a half years old. She offered suggestions such as “Rainbow” or “Fluffy” or other such completely unique (ha ha) names. I didn’t necessarily want to go with any of her suggestions as I feel that it would be a name we would all have to live with and it seems to be a reflection on our family. Especially since I am one of those people who always includes our dog on the annual Christmas card as he is truly part of our family.
I have know idea how his name was originally chosen. I can speculate that since he is a beautiful Sheltie with black ears and white on his nose that possibly they thought he resembled Mickey Mouse? All I know is that the named really seemed to fit him. We have of course made variations on it such as Mickey Mick, Mickers, Mickey Rooney. I find that the name rolls of my tongue with ease and seems to fit him perfectly.
We did make one small variation on his name. He is a registered dog and when we got him his name was spelled on the papers as Micky, I thought it should be Mickey like Mickey Mouse, and so that is how I have always written it. We love our Mickey and he has been a wonderful addition to our family. He fits in very well with our children and our two goldfish Bob and Dory.
I am sharing this story about my dear dog in cooperation with the “What’s in a Name?” Campaign hosted by dog bark collar. No matter the name, pets are an important part of any family.
Disclosure: I received a promotional item for my participation in this campaign, however all thoughts remain 100% my own.
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He is BEAUTIFUL! and yes, pets are family too!
Ten years ago we got a mini Schnauzer, one of only a few dogs at the time that were “hypoallergenic” for our kids who have asthma. It was shortly after the 911 events and the war started later. We named her Liberty (Lady Liberty), but call her Libby or Libs for short. I got a small Yorkie for my 50th last year and named him Armani, mostly because I thought it sounded distinctive and he looked like he was wearing a little black tux with his coloring. But seriously, he is as far from distinctive as he can be, is a trouble maker and thinks he’s a Great Dane!. He shakes his head so hard that when done, he looks like a crazed lion. So we thought we should have named him Napoleon or better yet (messy hair and crazy personality) Kramer, from Seinfeld. I love hearing pet names and how they come about. It’s so fun! Thanks for sharing this fun post Emilie!
What a beautiful dog! We rescued our dog (she passed away a few months ago due to cancer) and her name was Shady Lane lol. There was NO WAY I was keeping that name, but at the same time she was 5 years old, had been through a lot so I was afraid of changing it too much. We went with Sadie (sometimes I called her Sadie Lady, which I guess kinda “fit” along with the Shady Lane lol … the kids always called her Sadie Baby). It really fit her though. I miss her like crazy!
My cat (who we also just lost to cancer – blah.. its been a bad year) was Herman. He was also a rescue, he was just a bitty baby but he was a wild & grumpy guy AKA Monster = Munster… Herman Munster. Everyone loved his name and it also fit him.
We have a sheltie also! Her name is Aella which means “whirlwind” in Greek and it fits her WELL!
I loved this post. Mickey is just beautiful, what a great picture of all your kids together! Our dogs names have also evolved into so many…it must be that one name can’t hold all that love.