A new pet
My nephew got a new dog. Half the fun of getting a new animal is naming it. We have spent hours, even days, trying to think up the perfect name. We have asked around town for advice and have yet to find one Fido or Rover.
Living in Jasonville is an Irish Setter with the name of “Major.” He was given the name when the owner noticed the dogs’ eyes resembled that of her uncle who served as a Major in the Army.
There is a cocker spaniel near Bloomfield that actually has a middle name. You can hear her being called for; “Taffy Lynn.”
Here in Linton, there is a cat named “Chance.” The children couldn’t believe they had a chance to keep the stray kitten they found. There is a Pekingese in Dugger by the name of “Troubles.”
I wonder if a few animal names are self-explanatory. “Combination” was a name of a dog in Greene County. It was obviously a mutt of the 57 varieties. Living on the same street is a dog with the name of “Chocolate Chip.” Yes, it has brown and black spots on its coat.
Some animals’ names are easy to understand. There is a song bird in Linton by the name of Robin and a parrot in Switz City by the name of “Polly.”
A few animal names go together naturally. There are two gerbils that live in a house near Pleasantville that are named, “Fred and Wilma” and two cats live nearby that answer to “Chip and Dale.”
By far the most amusing pet name I found was a poodle by the name of “No.”
The owner said he just won’t do anything you want it to.
The dog, the newest addition to our animal family, still hasn’t acquired a name yet. The latest suggestion was to name it simply “Dog.”
I don’t think so.
Nancee Harrison is a past columnist for the Greene County Daily World. Visit www.blondeladywithdarkroots.com or email her at blondeladywithdarkroots@gmail.com or send comments to Nancee, Daily World, box 129 Linton IN 47441.
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