Holly Jolly at Stone Mountain Park 2012 For those of you who are genuine lifelong dog lovers, as I am, you know that we always have an absolute blast—and often a barrel full of laughs—naming our canine companions. Some names are funny, some are tough, some are cute, some are outrageous, some are absurd, and for those of us who are dedicated dog lovers, most are clever.
So what and how did you name your dog? Holly Jolly and I would love to hear your responses and your stories. Please share them in the comments section by clicking on "Add Comment" below this blog post!
THE CONTEST: Whoever comes up with the coolest name that I like the most will not only win a FREE signed 6X9 paperback copy of my paranormal fantasy novel SOULSNATCHER, but I will also use your dog’s name in my next novel for my fictional canine hero (or heroine), and mention your name in my next novel's Acknowledgments page.
So what and how did you name your dog? Holly Jolly and I would love to hear your responses and your stories. Please share them in the comments section by clicking on "Add Comment" below this blog post!
THE CONTEST: Whoever comes up with the coolest name that I like the most will not only win a FREE signed 6X9 paperback copy of my paranormal fantasy novel SOULSNATCHER, but I will also use your dog’s name in my next novel for my fictional canine hero (or heroine), and mention your name in my next novel's Acknowledgments page.
Holly Jolly Claus & SuperSanta I always enjoy sharing the story of how I named my current furry friend Holly Jolly, my seven-year-old Golden Retriever. I picked her up at the Atlanta airport’s cargo area on December 21, 2006, and named her that night. How? I went to sleep thinking on it, and woke up at 3 a.m. the next morning with the famous Burl Ives song Holly Jolly Christmas playing in my head. Eureka! I thought. Of course that’s her name. It was Christmas time, and she was the Christmas puppy. She could and would be none other than Holly Jolly. And the name fits her temperament and demeanor so well. Holly is now a professional therapy dog. You can read more about her and her therapy dog programs in my blog post Holly Jolly named official Atlanta Writers Club mascot! by clicking here.
In my lifetime, my real dogs have been named RUSTY (a Labrador/ Irish Setter mix with a rust-colored coat), DUCHESS (a female black Labrador Retriever), SADIE MILADY (an American Eskimo, aka Spitz), and now HOLLY JOLLY.
In my fiction, I always write about dogs as main or subsidiary characters, and have always had a great time naming them. In no particular order, they are:
In my lifetime, my real dogs have been named RUSTY (a Labrador/ Irish Setter mix with a rust-colored coat), DUCHESS (a female black Labrador Retriever), SADIE MILADY (an American Eskimo, aka Spitz), and now HOLLY JOLLY.
In my fiction, I always write about dogs as main or subsidiary characters, and have always had a great time naming them. In no particular order, they are:
- DANTE, a male German Shepherd (from my novel SOULSNATCHER, published April 2014 by Lazy Day Publishing)
- CHIEF, a male German Shepherd (from my novel FREQUENCIES)
- THE MIGHTY QUINN and CHAMP, two male Golden Retrievers (from my novel MARIONETTES)
- SARGE, a male German Shepherd mix (from my short story IN THE NIGHT SHE COMES, First Place Winner of the Atlanta Writers Club Fall 2013 short story contest)
- DOC, a male yellow Labrador Retriever, and KADIE, a female Golden Retriever (from my novel DREAMWEAVERS)
- DARBY, a male Golden Retriever (from my short story MESSIAH IN A FUR COAT)
- KADIE (yes, another Kadie), a female Golden Retriever; DUKE, a yellow Labrador Retriever; and COOTER, a mutt (from my short story OLD COOT, published to critical acclaim November 2013 online at Page & Spine)
- SPOOK, a black Labrador Retriever, and KERCHAK and KALA, two German Shepherd littermates (from my post-apocalyptic sci-fi novel JAGANNATH, coming February 2015 from Permuted Press)
- T-REX, a male German Shepherd; BEAUTY, a female Golden Retriever; and CISCO and PANCHO, male yellow Labrador Retrievers and littermates (from my novel A MIGHTY ROLLING THUNDER)
- RINGO, a black “afterlife” Labrador Retriever, and YOGI and BOO-BOO, an Irish Setter and a yellow Labrador Retriever (from my novel BEYOND THE VALE)
Holly at Fort Fisher Beach, NC 2011 In my lifetime, some of the dogs I have known are BOGEY, FRITZ, SAMURAI, REBEL, CHLOE, MOXIE, JOSIE, FERGUS, BUFFY, BRADY, BOZO, DINGO, GONZO, STARR, SARGE, KYLIE, DOZER, DITTO, DOT, DASH, ARI, and RILEY, among many others. Feel free to click on the link to my short story OLD COOT here or above, a story about a remarkable therapy dog, and read it and share your comments there as well. And please feel free to check out my paranormal fantasy novel SOULSNATCHER, and purchase an e-book or paperback copy if you wish. It's getting rave reviews, along with a rave testimonial/ Editorial Review from New York Times bestselling author James Rollins.
So how did YOU name YOUR dog? Post your story in the “comments” section below, and share your fun tales about our furry friends with wagging tails with everyone who visits and reads this blog. Your dog’s name and story could become famous and spread all over the world, and one lucky winner will have their dog’s name included in my next novel!
I'm excited about hearing you share your stories, so don't be shy! You know your dog wouldn't be, right? :)
May you and all your special furry friends live your lives with tails wagging and wind-in-fur.
Holly Jolly sez “Woof!”
Kerry Alan Denney, multiple award-winning author of SOULSNATCHER (Lazy Day Publishing, April 2014) and JAGANNATH, a post-apocalyptic sci-fi thriller coming from Permuted Press February 2015
So how did YOU name YOUR dog? Post your story in the “comments” section below, and share your fun tales about our furry friends with wagging tails with everyone who visits and reads this blog. Your dog’s name and story could become famous and spread all over the world, and one lucky winner will have their dog’s name included in my next novel!
I'm excited about hearing you share your stories, so don't be shy! You know your dog wouldn't be, right? :)
May you and all your special furry friends live your lives with tails wagging and wind-in-fur.
Holly Jolly sez “Woof!”
Kerry Alan Denney, multiple award-winning author of SOULSNATCHER (Lazy Day Publishing, April 2014) and JAGANNATH, a post-apocalyptic sci-fi thriller coming from Permuted Press February 2015
Holly & her human at Stone Mountain Park October 2010
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