A Dog By Any Other Name

Tomorrow night, Emily will be coming home to a surprise bigger than the pile of dishes I have left for her to clean. I got a dog from the Humane Society yesterday and took him home tonight. He doesn't seem too interested in barking or biting. But he does seek out human interaction like an attention-starved teen ager.

The dog was abandoned in a dog park and my friend bought him into the Humane Society. I therefore had the inside track on adopting him. He's about a year old, with a lot of black lab in him, but he's still a mutt. He has some SERIOUS separation anxiety but overall he's a good dog. Right now I'm trying to kennel train him, and I'm sure my neighbors appreciate it. Why someone would abandon a dog this sweet is beyond me.

So it took me about 48 hours to come up with a name. Among the ideas I was kicking around were:

Rufus
Hobo
Malik
Fido
Grover

I also had a few Spanish names in mind:

Poncho (lazy person)
Vagabundo (Spanish for hobo)
El Jefe (the boss)
Frijoles (beans)

Admittedly many of these names suck. Today at work I asked a six year-old kid what I should name my kid, and he said, without a moment's hesitation, "Batman."

So, that inspired me to think of naming the dog Bruce. The name has stuck, which is a good thing, becuase I had been calling Bruce, "buddy," as an affectionate non-name. But buddy was slowly turning into "Buddy," an official name.

But I also like the name Buddy. I still think I'll stick with Bruce.

Any opinions?