Tag: shelter

  • Naming Rights

    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.

    Also, they take turns keeping watch, just like a couple of outlaws.
    Also, they take turns keeping watch, just like a couple of outlaws.