When we first met Butch and Sundance, they were named Bert and Ernie. Those weren’t their original names–not that anyone is aware of, anyhow–but that’s what the shelter had named them.
They’re fine names. But as far as Baguette is concerned, those names are taken (even if she doesn’t have a lot of time for Ernie).
The dogs were definitely a pair, and they needed names that reflected that. So on our way home from our first time meeting them at the shelter, we started a list. What was on it?
Strunk & White
Romulus & Remus
Butch & Sundance
Briggs & Stratton
Pratt & Whitney
Tango & Cash
Rocky & Apollo
Castor & Pollux
Teddy & Franklin
Standard & Poor
Asterix & Obelix
Traipse & Gallivant
Serenity & Firefly
Jayne & Mal
Spock & Bones
Han & Chewie
Proctor & Gamble
Holmes & Watson
Plunket & Macleane
Flotsam & Jetsam
Felix & Oscar
Troy & Abed
Jake & Elroy
Watson & Crick
Bass & Treble
P.B. & Jay
Currier & Ives
Coulson & Fury
Hell & High Water
Pomp & Circumstance
Funk & Wagnalls
Banner & Stark
Indy & Sallah
I feel like you can tell a lot about us from this list. But the next morning, I woke up thinking about the names Butch and Sundance. They just seemed right.
So when we went back to the shelter a couple of hours later and met the boys again, we tried out the names–and they just seemed to fit. Apparently the dogs felt so, too, because they were learning their names in just a few days.
No Gilbert and Sullivan? Tony Orlando and Dawn? Chico and the Man? Maybe you can tell a lot about me from my list.
Sacco and Vanzetti? Leopoldo and Loeb? Eric and Lyle? Maybe there’s a pattern here, too.
In the words of Olaf, “Good things, all good things.”
That list is great. I’m not allowed to share “our names” since PiC is still miffed that three friends “took” his favorite kid’s name 😉
I “gave” one of my favorite names to a friend, but it suits her daughter much better than it would have suited Baguette. As for the dogs, their names were so dependent on getting them at the same time, and the fact that they were so clearly paired. I have no idea if we’d ever need this list again.