Name Game

What name will you call dog?



This is a big decision. There are many sources with lists to assist you. But how do YOU choose the right name?

My grown kids make up names for their children......even coming up with creative ways to spell them.

I think most people run through lists of names and decide.

According to the nation's oldest and largest provider of pet health insurance, Veterinary Pet Insurance Company of Brea, California, sorted its database of more than 485,000 insured pets to determine last year's most popular dog names.

The most popular name for a dog in 2011 was "Bella".

Here is the top ten names for dogs:

1. Bella

2. Bailey

3. Max

4. Lucy

5. Molly

6. Buddy

7. Daisy

8. Maggie

9. Charlie

10. Sophie

It appears that the tendency toward selecting human names for dogs continues. Interesting to note that of the nearly half a million pets insured by VPI, only 13 were named "Fido," and just 17 chose the name "Spot," which indicates a decrease in the popularity of traditional dog names.

Dog's Best Friend is an........Elephant!

I came across this story and wanted to share....

There is an elephant sanctuary in Hohenwald, Tennessee where elephants are sent when they retire.

When they get there, they search out another elephant, one that they relate to and have something in common. Once they chose their special partner, they spend most of their time together. They are best friends!

This is true for every elephant except for Tara. Tara's best friend is.... a stray dog named Bella.

No, not kidding. This actually happened and below is the link to the video to prove it.

This is truly an unusual story, but things get even more interesting when Bella (the dog) suffers a spinal cord injury and lays motionless for 3 weeks. This is when we discover that Tara (the elephant) really cares about Bella.

I won't tell you what happened, you have to see it for yourself. Take a minute to check out this video. Click here

Two VERY different animals that can look past their differences and become friends, why can't we?

Something to think about...