How Do People Perceive Your Dog's Name

An article by Dr. Stanley Coren

Over my year of breeding it is interesting the names people come up with for their dogs.

One of the best ones I heard of, years ago, was a sheltie rescue I took in - his name was "Sheltie"!  It really didn't have a meaning for me other than the lack of imagination, (the kids named him) and that likely the sheltie was just a dog for the kids with no consideration for teaching their kids about dogs in general.

Your Dog's Name and People's Perception