How to pick the right Obama dog name

Remember the good old days when people named their dogs Spot or Fido?

Apparently, they’re over. Now you need a formula.

Well, you don’t need a formula. The First Family does.

Lucky for the Obamas there’s a company that conjures up product names and has stepped forward to create a moniker for new family dog – whether it’s a Labradoodle, Portuguese Water Dog or some other type of rescue.

Strategic Name Development of Minneapolis polled U.S. citizens who supported President Barack Obama in the election and own a pet. The group preferred names of people, either real or fictional, such as Linus, Scooby and Cleopatra.

The company then formulated criteria for choosing a name using the acronym PETNAME. The letters stand for: Politically optimistic (such as Gerald Ford’s dog Liberty); Easy to pronounce (and easy to spell); Tell a story (something about history or character); No more than two syllables; Atypical (avoid obvious names like Sam or Bear); Made in America (no foreign-sounding names); and End with a vowel sound (they’re easier for pets to hear).

The winner: RahmRod, which combines the names of the Obama Administration’s top dogs – chief of staff Rahm Emmanuel and senior adviser David Axelrod.

Do you like that name? It doesn’t exactly roll of the tongue, does it? As far as we’re concerned, the Obamas should just let daughters Malia and Sasha pick out a name for the next Obama dog.

Of course, they could also choose the name our readers favored in an informal poll: Chief.

Much better than RahmRod, don't you think?

Comments

[Cheryl Minnick]

I ordered an extrememly useful gadget, the bow wow button. I recorded my message,"Please let me out." Then when my dog needs to go out she pushes it with her paw and, no matter where I am in the house, I hear it and know when she needs to go out to potty. It is really cool! Check it out at bowwow.com.

[pet memorial jewelry]

Whatever the chosen name of the dog, people will always like and remember it..

[Leigh of Go Fetch Gifts]

If the Portuguese Water Dog is black, they should name it Berry. Then there would be THREE "black Berry's" in the White House!

[Poochie-Bells]

Whatever dog the Obama Family ends up with, need to make sure they have Poochie-Bells on all the White House doors. Don't want to mess up those "White House" carpets! www.poochie-pets.net

[miyumama]

I begin it, and it is miyumama

I will visit it for the first time.

Thanking you in advance

[Matilda]

I'm a green dog that has been campaigning since December. I think that the girls should name the dog.
I was inspired by my creators own Labradoodle which were bred to be service dogs in Australia in 1989. That's how I got my name. Waltzing Matilda.
Now, Bocker, Arbo and I have started Million Doodle March. An international march for children with autism and their service dogs.
Mark March 29th on your calendar and march in March for a great cause.