March 31st. Besides being the last day of the month, it’s Crayola Crayon Day. Yup. Another brilliant human holiday. Well at least it’s a colorful one. And it actually marks the day in 1903 when Crayola Crayons were first sold. Who knew?
I’ve heard stories of dogs eating crayons and then having multicolored poop – but so far it hasn’t happened in our house. Note I said “so far.” Paxton DOES like to eat ballpoint pens – so I’m sure crayons would be equally delectable.
So in honor of Crayola Crayon Day, let’s look at some of the color names – which I THINK could be good names for a dog! You know how you humans agonize over dog names – only to then create a roster of other names for us as times goes by? So allow me to pick out some names, using Crayola as a source. I’ll list them as “boy names” or “girl names” or gender neutral names. I realize I probably SHOULDN’T label names as male or female, but heck, I’m a dog – so what do I know about political correctness?
So here we go:
Female names:
Cerise
Fern
Violet
Scarlet
Jade
Ruby
Topaz
Orchid
Rose
Male names:
Jasper
Steel
Sonic
Gray – plain and simple!
Brick
Gender neutral names:
Copper
Fuzzy Wuzzy
Blizzard – I OBVIOUSLY can’t get past this snow thing
Carmine
Denim
Thistle
Umber
Jelly Bean
Twister – now THAT should have been my name!
Mystic
Shadow
Jazzberry Jam (Jazzy or Jammer for short)
Razzmatazz (Razzy for short)
Crayola has LOADS of colors – these are just a sample – I’m sure there are others that could be used. As a GENERAL rule, my human sticks to names that are two syllables or less in length. The longer it takes to get out the name – the further away we can be when we are on the run. Besides, who would call their dog Tangerine or Asparagus anyway?
If you use one of these suggestions, and you hadn’t heard it before, don’t forget to tell people where you got the idea. From Viktor. Viktor the PON.
Have a Sunglow-y day!
© Linda Wozniak
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