Tuesday, May 5, 2009

His Name is Bear

He narrowly avoided being named Piglet. He's got the little piggy snout, and the little piggy eyes, and when he's chewing contentedly on your hand or trying to untie your boots he's got this Arnold-the-pig grunting thing going on. But he'll grow out of all that.

On the other hand, his coat has exactly the texture of a bear rug. He has huge clawed paws on these tiny puppy legs, with all the cat-like grace that implies. He 'follows from in front,' forcing you to watch every step lest you step on him, and he trusts absolutely that you won't. He reminds me of a bear cub. Difference between the piglet and cub references is that when he grows he'll stop reminding me of a piglet. I don't expect that he'll stop reminding me of a bear.

His name is Bear.
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9 comments:

  1. AnonymousMay 5, 2009 at 10:33 AM

    You sure? Think of the window of opportunity you're missing:

    Ruger, Makarov, Berretta, Bullet, Magnum, Colt, Luger, Atlas, Samson, Sumo, Samurai, Shamu, Rambo, Bunyan, Sasquatch, Yeti, Kong, Kodiak, Chewbacca, Outlaw, Voodoo, Jett, Spirit, Diablo, Sovereign, Bourbon, Kahlua, Ouzo, Sambuca, Kona, Java, Fendi

    So many names, so few puppies. :)

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  2. JoelMay 5, 2009 at 10:52 AM

    Oh, sure. NOW you come up with a shitload of suggestions!

    (Actually, "Outlaw" is pretty damned good. Wish I'd thought of it.)

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  3. AnonymousMay 5, 2009 at 10:59 AM

    So use it. Bear won't know. Hell, you can even delete your blog post and no one will know. ;)

    Personally, I liked Kodiak. Like Bear, but a little more zazz.

    Is "zazz" a word?

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  4. AnonymousMay 5, 2009 at 11:04 AM

    Nah, stick with Bear. It's a good name for a dog.

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  5. AnonymousMay 5, 2009 at 11:34 AM

    But Bear is so common. http://www.ohmidog.com/2008/10/01/lady-and-bear-most-popular-dog-names/

    Poor Joel. Bet he's gonna rename him "Rover" or "Spot" and be done with it!

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  6. JoelMay 5, 2009 at 12:46 PM

    From the link above:

    Here’s the full AKC list of most popular names.

    Males

    1. Bear
    2. Blue
    3. Max/Maximus/Maxwell
    4. Duke
    6. Jack
    7. Prince
    8. King
    9. Bailey
    10. Rocky
    11. Harley
    12. Jake
    13. Shadow
    14. Lucky
    15. Hunter
    16. Dakota
    17. Lou
    18. Midnight
    19. Cooper
    20. Buster    You're killing me, people. Killing me.

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  7. lewlewMay 5, 2009 at 7:05 PM

    Hey, there are still Marys and Johns in this world, so Bear is a perfectly respectable name. Although, looking an Anonymous #1's list, mixed drinks popped into my head--- specifically, Black Russian. B.R. for short.

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  8. ThunderMay 5, 2009 at 9:09 PM

    You could get fancy and cultured and name him Phydeaux.

    Of course, with a name like that, he might end up drinking out of his bowl with one dewclaw in the air...

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  9. AnonymousMay 5, 2009 at 9:29 PM

    I like Bear.
    Zookeeper

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