What’s in a Dog’s Name?
Dog owners will tell you that there is no given method for choosing a good name for a new dog. Whether they have to think of girl or boy dog names, usually they will choose something that sounds cool or a name they like rather than putting some thought into what the name really means. Popular boy dog names have a variety of meanings, but more often than not the meaning will not suit the dog it is given to. Below is a quick guide to the top five boy dog names and what they really mean.
Generally, first thing you have to do when you obtain a new dog or puppy is pick a name for him or her. For most dog owners, this doesn’t take much thought. They just choose a dog name at random and that is the name by which the poor hound will be known forever. However, there is something you should think about when going through dog names in order to make sure that you choose a suitable one.
First of all, dogs can sense attitude and tone of voice better than humans are able to. If you pick a dog name for comic value or after someone you don’t like, your dog will know by your tone of voice that something is not right. As a result, their attitudes may change towards you or they may refuse to respond to your commands. Dogs’ names should mean something but should not hinder their training, so you should really take the decision of the dog name carefully.
Despite dogs being very intelligent creatures, they can’t process the same amount of information that we can. As a result, dog names should never be more than two syllables long. If they are more than that, most dogs will not respond. Max, Sam, Becky, Lady, Molly and the like are excellent dog names because they are short and the syllables are easily heard. They respond to these dog names and that will improve your probability of training them successfully.
However, dogs’ names should assist them form an identity of their own. Popular names don’t really help them to do that, so finding something simple but unusual can help their characters grow a great deal without reducing their ability to respond to a command.
Max: This is probably the greatest boy dog name and the meaning is probably the reason why many people choose it for their mut. It literally means “the most”. After all, every dog owner thinks that their dog is the ‘most’.
Jake: Jake is short for Jacob, which means “champion”. This is a suitable boy dog name, if your puppy has taken over the whole house within a short time of getting inside it!
Buddy: Buddy is a variation of Budd, which means “messenger”. This boy dog name would be apt for a farm dog or one you might possibly train to retrieve the newspaper from the porch in the morning. It is a very popular boy dog name throughout the USA.
Bailey: The boy dog name Bailey is French and means “steward”. This is fairly apt if your dog is responsible and sensible, so it is probably not suitable for a Jack Russel puppy, for example!
Sam: Sam seems to mean “an answer to prayers”. This is a good boy dog name for dogs that are easy to train and are very little work!
Few new dog owners consult a name’s meaning when choosing a boy dog’s name, so instead of just going ahead with your first idea, it may be worth taking the time to find a dog’s name that is actually apt for your dog. After all, it doesn’t cost you anything to spend some time considering your dog’s name.
