Christmas Names For Dogs!

Because next week is Christmas, I thought it would be fun to list a few Christmas-themed names. Without further ado here they are:

Hope
Garland
Holly
Angel
Frost
Frosty
Eve
Snoball
Star
Joy
Sparkler
Carol
Bell
Bells
Rudolph
Dasher
Donder
Blitzen
Dancer
Vixen
Comet
Cupid
Prancer

If there are any Hanukkah or other holiday names you want mentioned, please let me know so I can post them!

Thank you and Happy Holidays to everyone!

Bingo the Cracker Jack Dog

This week's name is:

Bingo

The boy on the Cracker Jack box is Sailor Jack and his dog is called Bingo. They were introduced as registered trademark logos in 1919 and in use as early as 1918. They were modeled on F. W. Rueckheim’s grandson, Robert, and his dog.

Frederick William Rueckheim was a German immigrant who invented Cracker Jack.

Rueckheim came to Chicago in 1872 to help clean up after the famous Chicago fire. He also worked selling popcorn from a cart. Together with his brother Louis, Rueckheim experimented and came up with a delightful popcorn candy, which the brothers decided to mass market.

Cracker Jack was first mass-produced and sold at the first Chicago World's Fair in 1893. The Ferris Wheel, Aunt Jemima pancakes, and the ice cream cone were also introduced at the event.

Fala - The Scottie

This week's name is:

Fala

One of the most famous Presidential pets was Franklin Delano Roosevelt's constant companion, Fala.

Fala, a Scottish terrier, was given to President Roosevelt by his cousin, Margaret Suckley, who thought that the pup would ease some of the President's stress during the difficult days of World War II.

Fala's full name was Murray of Fala Hill after a famous Roosevelt ancestor. Fala almost never left the President's side. In fact, when Winston Churchill and President Roosevelt signed the Atlantic Charter in 1941 on the U.S.S. Augusta in the mid-Atlantic, Fala was right there with the two world leaders.

At the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial in Washington, D.C., a statue of Fala sits next to that of his favorite companion, the President.