As our group has been growing, we've been noticing that we now have several members with the same names. Which can become confusing when they're on the same walk and we're reading the pack order.
It's a little different than Kindergarten where you could just add your last initial, because most of us don't know one another's last name, and oftentimes even the people's first name because we all know dogpeople only remember the dogs' names, not the person's, when we meet.
So we had to become a little "creative".
See, I used to have a job in a restaurant where the owner did not know the names of the guys who worked in the back. She would put together the schedules, and she would list it by: New Guy, New Guy #2, Guy in Hat, Mustache Guy #1, etc. Which is kind of mean, but the guys said it was ok because it worked.
So now that we have two Stanley's on our walks, we can all out the order for Black Stanley and Brindle Stanley. Much like our Lily's are Little Black Lily and Brindle Lily. We have Pitbull Jack and Shepherd Jack.
Though we're a little stumped with our Luna's. We have two Luna's that are both petite, gray, pit bull-type dogs with tall ears. They look nearly identical.
Our most popular dog name so far has been Bruno. We currently have 3 Bruno's in the group. Though when I'd already given away the name Brown Bruno, when we had another Bruno join who is also brown.
At the same time, it also helps that we have some dogs that are multi-named. We doubt we'll be getting duplicates of: Bruce Wayne, Jack Bo Didley, Detective Munch, Zelda Fitzgerald, and Questifer P. Doggins.
Though it's funny to see how things changed from the Benji's and Gizmo's of my youth. I found this list of most popular dog names of 2013. (I'm shocked Gizmo is still on that list!)
Does your pooch have one of the more popular names? Or were you able to create a really unique name?
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Please Note: As the weather has warmed up, bikers, runners, dogs, and kids have come out in full force in many of the areas that we walk. While we had previously been introducing new members a few at a time to each walk, we've decided that in order to continue to keep our group safe and make our walks a positive experience for everyone, we are putting new members "on hold" for the summer. You can still submit an application, and it will go on our wait list in the order it is received. Once things quiet down a bit more in the fall, we will resume introducing new members a few at a time to each walk, and will be contacting people on the wait list in a first-come, first-served manner.
Please Note: As the weather has warmed up, bikers, runners, dogs, and kids have come out in full force in many of the areas that we walk. While we had previously been introducing new members a few at a time to each walk, we've decided that in order to continue to keep our group safe and make our walks a positive experience for everyone, we are putting new members "on hold" for the summer. You can still submit an application, and it will go on our wait list in the order it is received. Once things quiet down a bit more in the fall, we will resume introducing new members a few at a time to each walk, and will be contacting people on the wait list in a first-come, first-served manner.
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