Well, Fu Lai is a Chinese name that means "good luck comes",
and for the three dogs that my grandpa, dad, and me had were
all named Fu Lai. So you could say that my dog's name means
"good luck comes" III. Formally, he should be called Fu Lai III.
Three generations of Pomeranian, Black Lab, and
Dachshund\Chihuahua mix! Wenny, age 12, California USA

We named our dog Cher because she is totally clueless!!
She also has a lot of energy and can be hard to train.
Laura & Lindsy, age 13 &10, Virginia USA

Charley got his name from a movie called All Dogs Go To Heaven
because my favorite character is Charley the dog.
Rachy, age 10, Colorado,USA

My dog is a Basset Hound, and Rosie sounded like a nice name.
I got it from Madonna's dog. Her dog is named Rosie also!
Angela, age 11, Pennsylvania USA

I named my beagle/collie, Rene, after the lead singer of Aqua,
my favorite band! Ta, age 13, Nova Scotia, Canada

When I got my dog I had just learned to read my first book
'Green eggs and Ham'. So my dog got the name - Sam I Am -
from that book. Jessica, age 7, New York USA

When my dog, Papillon, was little we didn't know what
to call her. So since she is a Papillon, we decided to call
her Papillon. Katharine, age 10, California USA

My dog's name is Harley Fonzarelli. His first name is Harley
because the very first time I saw him, he reminded me of a
biker dog. His middle name is named after "Fonzy" on that old
show called "Happy Days". Fonzy is supposed to be really cool
and tough. But he still had a sensitive side, just like Harley!
Julie, age 12, California

Capone got his name because he's a great big Irish Wolfhound
and his face is dark and he looks like a mobster. But he's just
a big leaner. Steve, age 8, South Carolina USA

My dog got named Pumpkin because she's got an
orangish color in her fur. I got her from the pound and her last
owners called her Punkin, and my mom and I didn't think that
sounded right, so she got stuck with the name Pumpkin. At first
I wanted to call her Lady, but Pumpkin is cute enough. By the
way she's a Golden Retriever mix. Erin, age 12, Arizona USA
My dog is a black Lab and it's name is Ace because
everyone in school calls me Ace instead of Aceia. Everyone liked
the name so there it is!! :) Aceia (Ace), age 10, North Carolina USA
When we first saw our pup at the SPCA, I said, "That
dog looks like it should be named Parker." But then they told
us "Parker" was a girl, so I thought, "Well, then, she looks like she
should be named "Penny." But for some reason my dad thought
she should still have the name Parker, so she became Penny Parker.
Erin, age 15, Pennsylvania
My dog, Coco, got his name because he is brown and I
didn't like it when my Mom chose his name. But I got over it and I
call him Cokie for a nickname because I think that name is cute.
Jocelyn, age 12, Ontario, Canada
I didn't name my dog. People already had these dogs and
they named them.Nikki (my friend's dog girl) and Heidi (my aunt's dog girl).
Anonymous, age 9, Massachusetts USA
Well, I have two dogs. One's name is Sandy. She is a
long-haired Chihuahua, full-blooded. I named her Peanut at first
because that was the color of her hair. Then she started getting little
back speckles so I named her Sandy. The other one is a full-blooded
Great Dane and I named him Blaze because he is all black and has a
white wavy strip on his neck. I reminds me of a lightning bolt and
blaze sounds like lightning striking and that's how I got their names.
I love them. Casey, age 12, Louisiana USA

We put names into a hat and my dad put in Elvis from a book he was reading.
That is the name that got picked. He is the king! Rachel, age 7, Michigan USA

Hi all! Well My mother and I heard about this black Lab that was somewhat
trained, including crate training and car trained. The dog sounded perfect! We told my two
brothers and my dad. We got the dog home along with food, biscuits, and toys.
Gus is the name of my dog. His owner gave it to him and my whole family liked the name
and didn't think it would be nice to the dog to change his name after he had the name
Gus for 1 1/2 years. He's a great dog! Jessica, age 14, Ontario, Canada

We wanted to name him Beethoven but my mom said Bach. So we named
him Bach. Shana, age 9, Maryland USA

We gave my dog her name Coco Chanel because we had seen an old
commercial on TV for Chanel and the lady was all dressed in black. And Coco, the dog,
is a black Lab so Coco Chanel was it. Patty, age 10, New York USA

My dog Chico got his name because Chico means small in Spanish
(he is very small, and weighs 2.5 pounds and is a Chihuahua). My other dog is also a Chihuahua
but is female (weighs a bit more at three pounds). Her name is Daisy Mae, and my mom wanted
to call her that, but wanted it a bit more unique so she put Mae at the end. Karin, age 14, Canada

I named it to my favorite constellation-Orion. Rossi, age 12, Bulgaria

I have two dogs. My female dog gets her name from us when we decided
just to give her a name - Nikko. But after that we found out that name was more suitable
for a male. So we decided to call her Nicole after that. Amanda, age 13, Malaysia

My dog, Ozzy, got his name from my sister's friend Joe. He's a black dog,
so she was going to name him Coal. They both thought Ozzy was cool so that's his name.
My other dog Peanut got his name so we could call him 'Nut Case'.We raised both since they
were 1 week old! By that time Ozzy was showing signs of intelligence and Peanut was living
up to his name. Can you guess how they are now? Anna, age 11, Arkansas USA

Cookie got her name because she is the colors of a chocolate chip cookie
and because she is sweet like a cookie too! Haley , age 9, California USA

It was a late night and we were leaving from the store, and my dad told my
brother to hand him the Penny Pincher and as he did he asked why. My dad said we are
going to look at a puppy for sale and we got all excited. We did get the puppy and we were
wondering what to name it and we said, "Let's not name it a regular name". We were all
looking at signs to help and my dad said, "How about Biscuit?" because he saw a sign for a
restaurant and it had the word Biscuit. Allan, age 10, Mississippi USA

Well, we adopted my dog from the APL, and he came with the name
Schotzie, we didn't know what that meant at first, until one time when I was walking
my dog, and I met a crossing guard at the end of the street. He asked me my dog's name,
and I told him it was Schotzie. He asked me if I knew what it meant. I said no. He told
me that Schotzie was German for "sweet face". That's what his previous owner called him,
and I think it's so true. He does have a sweet face! We kept his original name Schotzie
because if we gave him a new one, he's so old that he wouldn't ever learn it! Mary, age 14, Ohio USA

I got my dog from the pound. She is a black lab mix. We paid a lot of money
to get her out of the pound. Mom said we paid her ransom, and the name stuck! Kelly, age 7, Oklahoma USA

When I got my puppy, I wanted to name him something cool. I named him
Luke after Luke Skywalker. Anonymous, age 12, Pennsylvania USA

Tenker got her name because my mom always wanted to name her dog Tenkerbell,
but my dad said that would be to hard to yell out when she is hunting so we named her Tenker.
Sarah, age 8, Nevada USA

My dog got its name from Maggy on the Simpsons. Her name is Maggy.
Amanda, age 9, Ohio USA

My dad is a science teacher and Darwin is a science guy's name so we
named my dog Darwin after that science guy. Gwen, age 10, Illinois USA

I have two Giant Schnauzers that are all black. Because they are so huge
and are a German dog, my mom wanted to name them a German name. They are brothers
(from the same litter). We named them "Maximillian" and call him "Max" for short just
because we liked it. His brother is named "Rommel" after the German tank commander in
WWII because that name is unique, German and because Rommel is as BIG as a tank!
Also my Grandma has a tiny dog (6 lbs...a mix breed) who can jump at least 6 feet straight up!
So we named him Skippy since he looks like he skips and jumps around. Joey, age 16, Ohio USA

I was a fan of the singer/actress Brandy so much at the time that I
named my brown and black chihuahua Brandy. Gary, age 12, California USA

I named my dog whale because she Fat! Alex , age 12, California USA

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Our dog's name is Dingo. We named it that because it looks like one of those
dingo dogs from Australia. Toni, age 12, Texas USA

Our dog got its name from the way she loves to chew things, so we call her Chewie.
She is learning that chewing gets her into trouble though. Anonymous, age 10, Georgia USA

My dog is black and she follows everyone around like their shadow.
So I named her Shadow. Brian, age 13, New York USA

Our female Schnauzer is named Victoria because she belongs to my mom
who shops at Victoria's Secret all the time. Anonymous, age 7, Texas USA

We got our dog from people who found the dog which had been abandoned.
His name is Jasper because he always is taking stuff and not giving it back, making him a robber.
I always get my pet's names from names on movies, and Jasper comes from one of the
robber's names on 101 Dalmatians. I love my little Jasper! Michelle, age 11, California USA

I have two dogs. Our oldest one was named Lucky because he had one blue eye
and one brown.The youngest is Scooby. We didn't know what to name him, but one of my
mom's friends told us to name him that and we liked it. Jamie, age 14, Pennsylvania USA

From the movie - Sabrina, his name is Larabee from the Larabee brothers.
Emilie, age 13, Tennessee USA

I have 3 dogs and two of them I can tell you how they got their names. By-pass is
our black Lab. We got her from the By-pass Flea Market, and then there is Tri-pod.
He got his name because he only has 3 legs. Teresa, age 13, North Carolina USA

My dog is a beautiful Bulldog called Mary because she reminds me of my
neighbour who is also called Mary...it can get confusing at times! She has lovely teeth,
and blonde hair, my dog is brown. Sassy, age 11, Leeds, England

My dog's name is Aida and she was named after the opera Aida. Laura, age 10, Virginia USA

My dog is small and brown that is why his name is Peanut. Andrea, age 10

My dog's name is Hercules. I named him after a saying in the movie The Nutty Professor.
When momma looks at her son and says he's my little Hercules. My other dog' s name is Armageddon.
I named him after the movie. Beth, age 11, Alabama USA

I have always loved John Wayne, so when I saw him for the first time,
he looked like one of John Wayne's nickname, the Duke, so I named him Duke. Jon, age 14, Tennessee

I always wanted to get a dog and name it Moses so when I saw
my dog he looked like a MOSES. Scarlett, age 15, Tennessee

I was about to name my dog Tigerlily, from the movie "Peter Pan",
but my dog is a Bichon Frise so she is all white. She was born around Easter.
So I named her Easterlily. I call her Lily for short. Katie, age 12, California USA

She got her name by the color of her fur. Tarissa, age 10, Los Angeles, California

My dog, Lewis, got his name from the author who writes the Narnia books.
The authors name is C.S. Lewis. My sister and I had both loved those books at that time
so we named him Lewis. I love your Lewis! Kiri, age 12, Massachusetts USA

My dog is a mix of German Shepherd and black Lab. She's completely black
except for a black diamond on her chest, so we named her Incognito. We just call her Nito
for short, though. Dawn, age 12, California USA

She is a girl and she was the runt and a midget so we named her Gidget.
Amber, age 11, Missouri USA

I got my Dachshund name came from the movie Aladdin, Jasmine. I was going
to name her Bell from Beauty and the Beast. I named her a Disney name from a character
because she just looked like a Disney dog.she is the greatest. Jessica, age 9, Alabama USA

Our dog's name is Smokey. He got his name from an ID tag form
on the examples. We named him it because he is almost pure black. All except
for a little white patch on his chest. Jonathan, age 13, Delaware

I named my Cocker Spaniel "Sammy" after the baseball player Sammy Sosa.
Since I love baseball and Sammy, I figured I would give my puppy the same name!
Anonymous, age 14, Florida USA

My black Labrador/Chow mix got his name from an internet page.
I was having a lot of trouble figuring out what to call him. Since he is just
an all black dog... I wanted something unique for him...so me and my boyfriend
picked out the name KANE... but I'm thinking of changing it to APACHE...
who knows.. lol...Love~ Kimmie and Kane Kim, age 17, Florida

Well, My dad calls everybody "Jimmy" so that's what we wanted to name
our dog, but we we're getting a girl! So I thought and thought and thought and
finally came up with "Jemmi"! And that's what we named her. Jess, age 10, Nova Scotia, Canada

Our puppy is a Pitbull/Bulldog and is really rough so we named him Taz.
Holly, age 11, Georgia USA

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My dog, Waldo, is too cute. We adopted him through a rescue group
in North Carolina. He is shy and hides a lot, so we named him Waldo and we are
teaching him to come to "Where's Waldo!" Amy, Age 12, South Carolina USA

I named my black lab Nanook after a college hockey team
in Fairbanks, Alaska. The University Of Alaska Fairbanks Nanooks.
Their real mascot is a polar bear. Laura, age 12, Kansas USA

Our dog always wags her tail and she squirms a lot, so we
named her Wiggles. Alexis, age 7, Texas USA

We went through tons of names from Angel (ick) to Zoe.
My mom didn't like a single one. She wanted a German name, the rest of us
didn't care. Finally we decided on Beatrice, but my dad said that was a
sissy name. So we changed it to Beatrix and we call her Trixie.
Kirsten, age 13, California USA

Toby got his name from my favourite book, TOBY, by Margaret Wild.
I love you Toby!!! Kylie, age 11, Australia

My dog's name is Nena (Niña). She got that name because Nena means
girl in Spanish and we thought it was a cute name for her. It doesn't really
match her personality but I think it fits her. Sarah, age 12, New Jersey USA

My dog, Cocoa, is a black Lab and Irish Setter. Before we got her,
we were going to name her Cocoa if she was brown. She was, so we named
her that. We didn't know the people that we got her from, but they had been
calling her that!! Megan, age 14

My dad's fav baseball team is the L.A. Dodgers, so Dodger is my
dog's name.My dog is an Australian Cocker Spaniel.
Amanda, age 11, California USA

My dog got the name Little Bear because she looks like a bear.
Josh, age 9, Oregon USA

When we first got my Golden Retriever Cookie, she looked like
the color of cookie dough, so that's what I call her. She has gotten darker,
but the name fits her personality exactly. Jaimee, age 13, Dauphin Manitoba Canada

My dogs are named ChooChoo and Chica. The day I got my dogs,
I had spent it at the train museum with Daddy. I wanted to call Chica "Girl"
but Mommy said why don't we call it "Chica". That means "girl" in Spanish
and my Pappy and Nanna in California speak Spanish.
Haley, age 4, Pennsylvania USA

Well we couldn't think of a name and our dog is black so we named
him Blackie. Katie, age 12, Canada

My puppy got the name 'Cheeky' because he is the cheekiest mutt
in the whole world! Rhiannon, age 13, Darwin/NT/Australia

My dad just came up with the name before we even brought
him home. It has fit him ever since.
Amber, age 10, Washington USA

The day we went to the mall and saw the puppy we didn't know
we were going to get, we were watching the movie "Gidget". When we got
her home, we decided to name her Gidget because she was the runt of the litter.
Gidget is a silver and white Keeshound. Michelle, age 17, Colorado USA

I have a beagle. Its name is Scooter because when he was a puppy,
he scooted on his belly!!!!! Hatti, age 11, Oklahoma USA

Our last name starts with an E, so our Shih Tzu pup got
the name "Miss E". Jennifer, age 12, California USA

When we first got my dog, she really wandered so we named her
Gypsy wanderer. She is the best dog you could ever have except for my two
other dogs. Linden, age 11, Maine USA

My dog got her name from a German Shepherd. We liked the name
so much that a week before we got her from the pound, we had filled out the
forms already. And now her name is Maggie. Nicole, age 12, Georgia USA

My dog's name is Biscuit! My dog got its name because she looks
like a biscuit! Summer, age 9, Texas USA

By my sister! Lyndsey, age 10

His name is Rustic Bleu, but we call him Rusty because of the color
he is...rust color. He is the best dog! He barks when people are outside or people
come to the door, but he never bites anyone! Annie, age 9, South Dakota USA

My dog is called Beau because he's beautiful.
Tyler, age 9, Colorado USA

My family were thinking of names for our Sheltie. My mom asked
me "What are the 101 Dalmation's names?" I said Patch, Roly, Lucky, Freckles,
Penny. Mom said Penny sounds like a nice name. We voted. We all said Penny
except my brother, Connor, who wanted to name her Rosie after
Rosie O'Donnel. I think she also looks like a Penny 'cause she's that color.
I LOVE Penny. Her last name is Brite after my Aunt Steph's doll, Penny Brite!
Ashley, age 12, North Dakota USA

My American Eskimo, Sampson, was named because he is white
and my Aunt has a llama that is white and named Sampson and I saw this show
called "Sampson and Sally" about two whales and one is white and named
Sampson. Sara, age 12, North Dakota USA

My dog's name is Savvie which is short for Savaloy. Savvie is a
miniature Dachshund, and because his body is as long as a sausage, my dad
thought of calling him Savaloy.

He is a tan color and we have a cousin named Tanner and
it sounded right. But now that he is older, we probably should of called him
Harry because that's what everyone says about him.
Melissa, age 7, California USA

After the famous cartoon character Snoopy. She is as cute as
the puppy below.

We named our black Sheltie Duncan, because it means
dark-skinned warrior. Justin, age 11, Alberta Canada

My mom brought him home from the pound just before Christmas,
because she thought he was too cute to put to sleep. We took him outside to go
potty and he jumped over the fence, presumably to find his old home, and
we got him back 8 days later. We named him Romeo, since he loved to roam.
He was found almost 10 miles away! Maggie, age 10, Kentucky USA

My dog is a Basset and we named him Sam because my grandpa
always says, "What the sad Sam" and we named him that cause he looks sad.
Dustin, age 12, Minnesota USA

I was in California about two years ago when I got a little mutt.
My mom's friend said, "How about Sandy?" and we agreed because of her
colors: white and reddish brown. She is a Mutt. Laura, age 9, Madrid, Spain

My dog, P.P got his name because we got him from the Council Dog
Pound, and P.P stands for Pound Puppy. Abbey, age 11, Mildura Australia

His name is Teddy Bear, but we call him Teddy. We called him
Teddy Bear, because when we first got our dog he looked like a little
Teddy Bear. He's a Taco Bell dog, but he's a lot cuter. His ears don't stick up,
they just hang down. Milo, age 11, California USA

We named our dog 'Chica' after my Auntie Margaret's German
Shepherd. Lauren, age 10, Australia

We named Henry after our first dog that died.
Rachel, age 11, California USA

I named my dog Hanna because it was on Toy Story and she is
very playful. Cassandra, age 10, Ontario, Canada

My dog's name is Joy because she's very joyful!
Mariela, age 9, Florida USA

My dog got its name because we got her from this lady who said
that the color of her was brindle colored so we named her Brindle.
Cheralynn, age 12, Virginia USA

My dog's name is Patches. He got his name because he has brown
patches on him. Pamela, age 13, Virginia USA

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We named our Kelpie Austrailian Herding dog "Lucy" after Lucy Ball
because Lucy Ball is my favorite actress! :) Diane, age 12, Idaho USA

My dog, Holly, got named after the computer off of Red Dwarf.
Rachel, age 10, Bristol, England

My dog, Webster, got his name from my great-grandparents.
It is their family name. Amber, Age 8, USA

My dog got his name when he was very little. He used to go outside
and always eat the crickets. So we named him Cricket!
Karen, age 8, Mississippi USA

We named my dog Pepper because he is an English Setter and he
is black and white. Sam, age 10, North Dakota USA

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