1) because Brownie is a stupid name for a blonde dog, or any dog for that matter (they must have let the kids name her), and 2) because we both keep accidentally calling her “Rowdy”, because she resembles J.D.’s and Turk’s “dog” on Scrubs.
so her new name is Rowdy. we figured that would be ok, since Rowdy and Brownie sound pretty close. she’s already answering to Rowdy. probably because she agrees that dogs shouldn’t be named after desserts.
UPDATE: mm reader Mike suggested an “i” at the end of her name to make it more girly. so her latest name is Rowdi. Rowdi J.
You certainly don’t want to remind her of her unhappy tenure at FEMA.
Dogs should be named after deserts!
C’mon, isn’t Gobi a cool name for a dog. (But not Sahara… that’s got too much baggage.)
No, no, no…
Name the dog “Woof”.
a) She’ll understand it immediately.
b) You’ll look totally animal-friendly for attempting to speak her language.
c) When you stand outside and call her, (Woof! Hey, Woof! Heeeeere Woof, Woof, Woof!) You will NEVER be bothered by nosy neighbors and Jehovah’s Witnesses again!
On another note: Have you ever wondered why no one makes dog food that tastes like dog butt? They seem to like the flavor enough…
Rowdy is a great name.
As to the cat problem — we have two cats and 3 dogs, one a new addition to the family at Christmas. Best thing is to just let them alone to find their own comfort zones with each other. Cats will have to establish their dominance over the dog and will in their own feline way. Once they are sure they still “rule the roost” they’ll go back to ignoring the dog and anyone else who dares interupt their established routine.
My dogs chased the cats every time until the day came when the cat had had enough of the chase game, stood her ground, and turned with one swipe of the paw and sent the dog into spasms of pain with a big gash on her nose and enough blood spattering the walls to make you think an axe murder had just taken place. The cat turned, arched her back, stretched and sauntered away with a “take that, you moron’ attitude. Now they curl up in the pet bed together and snuggle.
We had our cats declawed, and when my family finally got tired of the little serial killers stalking the house, the dogs established dominance over them. The cats ended up at the animal shelter. Where they should end up. Dogs are so much better, so much more gratifying to own.
As for dog names, I think Musashi would be a sweet dog name, after the samurai. My fiancee is Japanese as well, but she doesn’t think that’s as cool a name for a dog as I do…
Save yourself some time…name the dog Dammit, you’ll be saying it often enough (at least until it’s housebroken).
the dog should be named kitty.
Actually, you are confusing the hell out of her. Dogs only hear hard syllabals. Your dog used to here “Bah-nee”, now all she here’s is “dee”.
You don’t, by chance, happen to live in Cleveland, do you?
Name her Stay.
“Come, here, Stay. Here, Stay, come here, Stay.”
She’ll fit in with the cats better once she’s psychotic.
Of course you could always name him “Stay”.
You’d confuse the bejeburs out of him when you called him.
“Come, Stay!”
{high Fives Ogmeister)
Rowdy sounds like a fine name. Our dogs and cats all get along – but when we first got our youngest dog, he would chase the cats around – now he tries to purr.
i think we’re going to name her Rowdi, so she’s got more of a girl name. Rowdi J.
Why not Blondie (instead of Tuco)?
I feel obligated to point out that pets should only be named after desserts in North Korea.
For obvious reasons.
because Blondie’s a dumb name too. and because Rowdi sounds like Brownie.
Very difficult to catch the subtleties of this post (being French, sorry), but if I well understood, Blondie is one of the names of Clint Eastwood, my gourou. And Rowdie too, in Rawhide… OK. Wahoooooo… I can call my wife and tell her that I understood one american post this week!!!
Nice name. Rowdy. (phonetically Rowdy was the name of e French Minister (women rights). I hope you will not change again knowing that… ;-))