Dogs and real estate blogs seem to go together. We’ve got Toby & Sadie — not to be confused with Jonathan & Tobey. And of course there’s Greg & Odysseus. I’m sure there are other human/canine combinations out there as well.
Pictured to your left is the latest addition to the Thompson menagerie. He’s 100% purebred mutt. He’s a “rescue dog” — the politically correct term meaning he was on doggie death row. Appears to be about five months old and his former owners apparently abused him (may they rot in hell).
Looks like he may be a bit of Golden Retriever and who knows what else.
He joins Trudy, the German/Australian Shepard mix (and truly one of the smartest dogs on the planet), the cats Buzz and Fluffy (as named by then 7 and 9 year olds), two bearded dragon lizards (Spike and Louie) and a ball python named Osiris. (links are to who they were named after, not to pics of the beasts themselves. As for Spike and Fluffy — that’s self-explanatory.)
This is one cute dog. The problem is the pound people named him “Baby”. Now I’ll concede that our pets may not have the most creative names ever bestowed on an animal, but I’ll be dammed if I’m going to go around with a male dog named “Baby”.
The children, being the teenagers they are, already disagree on a name. They have agreed however, to open up the naming to the known blogiverse, or at least the minuscule fraction of it that reads this blog.
So how about it, oh avid readers. Name that dog!
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UPDATE: We went with “Riley”. Thanks for all the great suggestions!!
Our new mutt was rescued by Valley Cats and Dogs — a wonderful organization. They need stuff, and not just money.
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Greg Swann 02.27.07 at 10:42 pm
Good on ya! Beautiful puppy!
Jonathan Dalton 02.28.07 at 8:10 am
“You’re money, baby, and you don’t even know it …”
Okay, so money may not be better but it sounds really cool.
Cute dog. Tobey offers his greetings.
Jon Cooper 02.28.07 at 10:01 am
Rover? Fido? Muttley?
Given those ears, perhaps Dumbo would be appropriate?
Nice of you to save the little guy from a one-way ticket to doggie heaven.
Colleen McGuire 02.28.07 at 10:17 am
He’s adorable! Looks like a Riley to me.
Mirella Rosario 02.28.07 at 10:28 am
Winston? Directsource? NewYork? Happy?
very cute! dog.
Katie Ochoa 02.28.07 at 12:03 pm
This little guy is great, and looks like a Madison! Hats off to you and your family for taking him in.
Toby & Sadie 03.01.07 at 6:37 am
Sadie says, “hey cutey, wanna play?”
He has a noble look, so King or Rockefeller or something similar. A friend of mine was annoyed with the regal “pompous” pure-breed owners and named his mutt
Prince Charles of Muttingdom.
Maureen Francis 03.03.07 at 1:39 pm
I am thinking Zillow, but Redfin might be better with his coloring.
Egyptian Real estate Agent 03.03.07 at 5:32 pm
This article is very enjoyable, dogs and real eastate blogs…it,s a poem
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Charles Richey 03.06.07 at 8:10 pm
How about Hiltz from the Great Escape? Glad to see you getting a rescue dog. That’s a subject close to my heart. Perhaps you could do a feature post on the shelter you got him from?
Lisa Dunn 03.06.07 at 8:29 pm
Jay, any chance you can give us more clues about his personality to help us come up with a name?
Muttley - every time he laughed his wheezie laugh made me smile. I even think Dudley Dooright liked him.
Lisa Dunn 03.06.07 at 8:30 pm
With his ears perked up like that he looks curious…Watson?
Bob Nicholson 01.05.08 at 8:54 pm
How old are your beardies? I have a bearded dragon that my wife and I got about 2 years ago.
He is already at the max (about 2 feet long including tail). I keep saying he, but about 6 months ago we took “him” to the vet only to find out “he” is a SHE.
Anyway, a wish of good health to Spike and Louie!
Karen Moore 02.07.08 at 2:08 pm
I’m wondering if the Colleen McGuire that voted for “Riley” is the same Collen McGuire I knew from my California — animal control days, if so, please email me… thanks
Karen
Doreen 03.09.08 at 6:43 pm
awww. I like Riley. That fits perfectly.