If you love country music, and are in need of a pet name, you came to the right place.
It’s very natural for pet owners to name their furry friend after something they love. For those that wish to stray away from classic names like Fido and Spot, a favorite movie character or professional athlete might instead be the inspiration for a pet name. Or you can always look to your favorite genre of music to try and find the perfect moniker for your new pooch or feline companion.
The online forum known as Reddit used to have the slogan of “The Front Page of the Internet.” Though it’s not known as that anymore, it’s still true in the sense that a lot of wild and wacky viral stories first appear there, before they wind up on Daily Mail or New York Post. But they probably separated themselves from that tag line because the site also acts as a community hub and forum for just about anything topic and interest you could think of, and some you don’t want to think of.
Seriously, some of the stuff on Reddit will scar you for life…
But some country music-loving Redditors are currently discussing the perfect, country-music adjacent name for a dog. The Redditor started the conversation by explaining that they just adopted a new white cattle/pit bull mix and wanted to go with a name from (or inspired by) the country music world:
“We recently adopted a sweet girl who came to us with the name Camila, but we’d love to give her a fresh start with a new name. She’s a white cattle dog/pit mix. A little background: she was found in Texas, and we’re big country music fans, so we’re drawn to names with a Southern or country music vibe — whether that’s inspired by artists, songs, or just that classic Southern charm… Does anyone have any ideas?”
Any names come to mind?
Some the easier names to think of would just be the female greats of country music, or any of the many women that are pushing country music forward in the modern day. There’s also the song-title route, where you could dive into the country music catalogue and pull out songs like “Adeline” (Shane Smith & The Saints) or “Maria” (from Brooks & Dunn’s classic “My Maria”).
Reddit did its thing and started naming off just about every female pet name you could think of, and there were some really good ones. There were even suggestions for names that would clearly work better for a male pet… but remember, in brainstorming sessions, there are no bad ideas:
“Loretta.”
“Lucille? Kenny Rogers and Turnpike have a song called Lucille and it’s got a similar vibe to Camilla.”
“No suggestions besides Elvira.”
“Adalida.”
“Jolene.”
“Whiskey.”
“Winona.”
“Miranda or Ella.”
“Reba.”
“Poncho.”
“Waylon.”
“Tanya, Shania, Martina, Carrie, Emmylou, June.”
“If you like Chris Stapleton, Maggie.”
“Chattapoochie, Garth Barks, Travis Pitt, or Tim McPaw.”
Alright… I’m starting to feel like it’s got to be one of those puns, even though the owner did say they were looking for female names.
