I have found that no matter what you think about or dream about when it comes to dog names they always seem to have their own ideas about who they are.
When we picked out our puppies at the breeder, before we brought them home I was thinking about mythical gods. Zeus and Apollo. Castor and Pollax. Things like that.
But… When we brought them home it was a totally different story. For one thing, we wound up bringing home 3!!! They had 1 male left that the original buyer backed out on and my husband just couldn’t leave him behind.

So we wound up with-

Maximus – He took over right away, acting like a General and commanding attention and worship from everyone.

Loki – He was the real trickster of the bunch, always playing, bringing toys to you and asking to be played with. Rolling over on his back and just proving he was the cutest.

And Rudy – He was the smallest of them all. Only 6 lbs. when his brothers were already pushing 9 lbs. But he never let that keep him back, he had determination and spunk and always kept up with his brothers. So we named him after the character in the movie “Rudy” about the Notre Dame football player who was too small to play, but proved he could anyway.

Though my son was determined to have a dog and name him Shamus. We bought him a Golden Retriever and I have to say the name fits him perfectly!!!