Choosing a name for your dog can be a lot of fun, but it can also be a harrowing experience.

I know from personal experience that sometimes what you want to name your dog is not a name your puppy will respond to. Hence my dog ‘Buddy’ - how popular of a name is that for a Golden Lab? (Think “Air Bud” movies, yeah, that’s the right picture!) I didn’t want to call him Buddy, actually I wanted to name him Murphy…he looks like a Murphy (check out the editor’s page for a photo of Buddy). However, Buddy decided that his name should be Buddy, and that’s what it is. At least he comes when he’s called - that’s pretty important for me when naming a dog.

So how do you name your dog appropriately? This is the most difficult part of the task - you have to find a name that is suitable and one your dog will actually respond to. You can go right ahead and name your dog Sir Alfred Conquistador Abdul - but chances are he won’t respond to that, so you end up calling him ‘Al’. Check out the article listed for ways to name your dog, however, don’t forget that your dog has to like his name and if he makes that screwy ‘what in the world are you saying?’ face, you may have to choose something different.

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