Step 6: Love the Names of Dogs

As any dog lover knows (or any animal lover, for that matter), each dog has his or her own unique personality. And let me tell you, working with a bunch of different dogs 30 hours a week, I come across some really interesting characters.

My favorites, though, are the ones with names that I like. And I like each name because it reminds me of someone from my life. Granted... most of those someones are from television shows or movies... but it's still fun to picture them as dogs!!!

For example:

• Every time I called across the room to Jack the golden retriever, I kept catching myself sounding like Jack Frost's little sister from the movie Rise of the Guardians.
• I say Toby's name the same way they say his name in The Great Mouse Detective. Too bad my Toby's a golden retriever and not a basset hound.
•  Max the German Shepard Mix is just as spastic as the boy in Parenthood.
• I keep calling Brunie the German Shepard either Bruno or Brony. She is neither an awesome singer nor a crazed My Little Pony fan-boy.
• I can never play Kingdom Hearts again without picturing Axel as a little corgi with different colored eyes.
• And Kevin. This one's legitly based on one of my friends. Kevin is no longer my roommate's sexy-mexy, but rather a gigantic black Newfoundland.

I can't wait to see how many more friends become dogs. :)