Although I don't keep a dog anymore I have had several in the past.

We have a theory in our family regarding dog names:-

There are only two names - If it's male it's called Ben if its female its called Bess.

The idea actually came from my grandfather who had dogs for all of his life. The logic behind it seems to be that it is easier for the dog to learn it's name if it is a single syllable that can be pronounced clearly.

Also my brothers and I only saw granddad infrequently and often it would be a different dog so we only had to know whether it was a boy or a girl to know what the name was.

That was how it was explained to me.

Dave