April 30, 2009

Does your dog have a last name?

Ever heard of Lassie Johnson? Benji Steinman? Rin Tin Tin McDaniels?

Of course not, because dogs don't have last names! Not even the most famous dogs of all time.

And yet, not only does the White House's pooch already have his first book out (and I'm not making that up) and a personal trainer being featured in USA Today, the dog is being officially referred to as "Bo Obama" in the media.

Where does he think he gets off? A last name?! Dogs don't have last names. Far more accomplished dogs in history have accepted their one name moniker… My Dog Skip, Alex from Stroh's, Cher.

Notice anything? That's right, one name! And why? Because dogs don't have last names. Not even the President of the United State's dog. It wasn't Socks Clinton, was it? Well, it's not Bo Obama either.

Now I know what you're probably thinking… What about Spuds McKenzie?

Well I think we can allow the Ultimate Party Animal to have a last name. After all, he was the Ultimate Party Animal. He wasn't the Al-So-Ran Party Animal. Or the Middle-of-the-Pack Party Animal. He was the Ultimate Party Animal. That's why an exception is made for Spuds. And once Bo elevates himself to the status of Ultimate White House Pet maybe he too will earn a last name. But until if it's not Pluto Mouse, then it's just Bo the White House dog. So...

Wait... (being struck by a thought)

I wonder if Doo was Scooby's last name? I remember there being a hyphen between Scooby and Doo. But then again, Scrappy was a relative and a Doo as well… I'm going to have to think about this. I'll blog at you later.

chuck