The Long Tail of Dog Names

Re:The Long Tail of Dog Names by rolltiide on Thursday August 08, 2019 @02:57PM (#20647446)

Interesting how the Shibe Inu’s have Japanese names

This is all New York data so why do you think that is?

Seems more likely that people interested in Japan related things are buying and naming these dogs, less likely that it is Japanese owners, and nobody else is choosing these?

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Re:The Long Tail of Dog Names by munificent on Thursday August 08, 2019 @03:28PM (#20647747)

I think the simpler observation is that it's a Japanese breed name, so they pick a name that fits that. If you look at many of the other breeds, the most common name is clearly a riff on the breed:

Boxer -> Tyson

(Chocolate) labrador -> Hershey

Blue heeler -> Blue

Jack Russell terrier -> Jack

Chihuahua -> lots of Mexican names

King Charles spaniel -> Charlie

Pug -> Pugsly

Dachshund (weiner dog) -> Nathan (brand of hot dogs)

Boston terrier -> Buster (guessing this is because it's similar-sounding)

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Re:The Long Tail of Dog Names by onorton on Friday August 09, 2019 @04:27AM (#20652296)

You missed English Bulldog -> Winston

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Re:The Long Tail of Dog Names by munificent on Monday August 12, 2019 @01:14AM (#20672622)

Ah, good one!

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