San Francisco has just five Rovers and one Fido. Breeden said his boyfriend both admired the writer and saw similarities to the dog. He's also very sweet and well-behaved. Still, he's not sure Maupin would be flattered. When children are allowed to choose the name, Disney can have a big influence.
Some owners name the dog based on the breed's country of origin.
In the next breath, he insisted that a Weimaraner he once had really could pronounce its name, or at least part of it - Wolfgang. Some choose names based on personal reasons. Wolf Frenkel, a San Francisco attorney, named his dog based on a childhood vendetta. In eighth grade, he got into a heated name-calling argument with a friend, Alistair. Twenty years later, he got a golden retriever and named her Allie.