Why are so many dogs named Sadie???
I asked today's DOTD... but she didn't know. I mean, do a lot of dogs just look like a "Sadie"? My brother had a dog named Sadie. I see and hear a lot of people call their dogs, "Here Sadie". Some are named Sadie here on PT. Do you think Sadie is the most popular dog name? Or is it Ginger or maybe Max???
Sadie reminds me of a tough old pioneer lady. Strong but pretty - in her own right. Took her family across the Sierra and settled in CA. I found a site which listed the top 6000 dog names in the U.S. (voted by their users). It says Rocky, Lily and Amber are the top three. Rocky - maybe... but Lily and Amber??? I went to school with them!!! And some of the names in the top 50 - I don't know about. Max, Princess, Duke - OK, but Hermione, Jasmine and Mackenzie??? Really? Can you just hear someone calling "Hermione, Come here Hermione"? How do you even say that anyway "Her-mee-own", "Her-my-own-ee"...
Now what happened to the good ol' days, when men were men and women were women and you know - dogs were dogs... and you could tell who was being called "just by their name". If I heard someone call, "Rex, come here... your dinner is ready" - I knew it was a dog. "Sally, time to come home" and a pretty young lady would leave the crowd. But what could you expect if someone called out, "Mackenzie"??? Apparently, anyone or everyone might have to leave?
What ever happened to King, Rex or Molly. When I was a kid, everybody had a dog named Molly. And you could tell people's social status and position by their dog and it's name. Middle class, blue collar people had Colllies, Beagles, Labs and Mutts. They gave them names like Blackie (creative for a dark,almost all black dog), Peppy (aka hyper), Molly (traditional) and Shaggy (reserved for dogs with hair longer than an inch). Rich people had Poodles, Chihuahuas and Pugs... then a came along a group of really girly yappers that nobody recognized and had names that were hard to pronounce - Pomeranians, Pekingeses and Shih Tzus. They had names like Fifi, Fufu and Princess. Poor People had lots of hounds (mixes), bulldogs and a variety of mongrels. All with plain names like Jack, Max and Blue. Then there were the hoods - "Gangstars" today. They had the greatest dogs. Doberman Pinschers, Rottweilers, German Shephards, and Boxers and any mixture of the before mentioned. They had "junkyard dog" reputations and were proud of them. They spent a lot of money on their dogs appearances getting their ears pinned, tails docked and collars with big garish metal spikes or rhinestones. They had names like King, Prince, Rex and Killer. They always had their dogs off leash and you would walk a mile out of your way to get home and avoid them.
Those were the days!!! Now I am sooo confused!!!
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Those are the kind of names I love. I don't like and would NEVER name a dog names like Bullet, Snooker, Buttons, Mojo, etc..
Nala's name doesn't fit in this, but I generally like names that can be shortened to a nickname. When recalling my dogs or telling them do to a command I usually use their full name. 
Originally Posted by BOBS DAD
I actually get a lot of people telling me they like her name. heheh.
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