Equally exciting to having a new dog is the task of choosing a suitable name for the pet. Choosing a name for the newdog is a fun process especially if children are made members of the name choosing committee as these little ones usually come up with outrageous names. There are plenty of possible names for the dog to choose from. A whole range of available names for your new pet will be made available simply by logging on to pet name websites. However, the selection of the name can be a challenging chore not because of the limited choices but because of several factors to be considered. So how do you name your dog?

The name of the dog is actually a reflection of the owner’s personality. Common dog names such as Rover, Spot or Fido will be the name of choice of a person with an unadventurous personality while dogs with bizarre names are usually owned by people with wacky personalities. A person with an odd sense of humor will name a large dog breed Tiny or call a black coated dog Snow White. The name that was chosen will remain the dog’s name for the rest of the pet’s life. Calling the dog Pooper or Stinky is really your choice but as you would call the dog about 35,000 wouldn’t you think that the name would give a negative impression on the dog?

Following a set of rules is not necessary when choosing a name for the dog but some guidelines will be helpful. A long unique name that looks good in the registration name may be hard to pronounce. The long name will confuse the dog. A one or two syllable name would be easier for the dog to remember. Once the dog hears his name he will understand that the person calling is trying to get his attention.

A healthy dog may be given the name Fit. Fit sounds like Sit and a dog that is being trained to sit will be confused. A dog’s ability to understand humans is limited. Instead of following the sit command the dog may approach the master.

Dogs will remain loyal and affectionate even if the master never bothered to give them a proper name. Wouldn’t you think that it is just proper to give our most loyal friends a name that will give them their very own identity?