I know in the shelter the animals' names have a direct relationship to how long they stay--a dog named Digger, Chaos, ect is not going to get adopted! A dog named Max, Buddy, ect is gone much faster!
That is very true. We used to immediately change any dog's name that came into the shelter, if it was named something negative ... like Rowdy, Trouble, Diablo, etc.
The best name for a dog in a shelter, I swear, is Lonesome. People just melt. We tried to have one dog named Lonesome at all times. 
My dad wanted to name me Kizzie. Seriously. Thank goodness my mom flatly refused! My name came off a box of apples. LOL My dad wanted to name my brother Larry. He is SO not a 'Larrry'. My mom once again prevailed, and his name is Darryl.
"We give dogs the time we can spare, the space we can spare and the love we can spare. And in return, dogs give us their all. It's the best deal man has ever made" - M. Facklam
"We are raised to honor all the wrong explorers and discoverers - thieves planting flags, murderers carrying crosses. Let us at last praise the colonizers of dreams."- P.S. Beagle
"All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost. From the ashes a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring; Renewed shall be blade that was broken, The crownless again shall be king." - J.R.R. Tolkien
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