The name Laika just implies ladylike behaviour without the element of submission or being the "underdog".
I have named my Jack Russel LAIKA

We recently lost our beautiful lab-pit mix girl-dog, Copper, to lymphoma. Copper was 14 and 1/2 years old, and we became 'her' humans when she was about 7-8 months. She was rescued from the streets of L.A. by a lady who named her Stella. But we re-named her Copper, because she had a shiny copper-colored coat, with brindle stripes. She taught us that often the best things in life are simple things - like fresh cold water after a warm evening walk, the smell of cool dewy air at 6 AM, clean sheets on a fluffy bed after a long day. Also that good manners are an absolute must, but it's important to recognize and protect the family from uninvited interlopers. Most of all, she taught us to always remember to display everlasting love and sincere affection to those we love, even if they are 'only' returning from a trip to the grocery store. In other words, never take life and those you love for-granted. In the 14 years she was part of our family, the well-mannered, beautiful girl in the shiny brindle fur-coat never forgot a kind voice or gesture, and lived life with unbridled joy and enthusiasm. This dog forever changed the way my family views animals, and I am profoundly grateful to our beloved Copper for the lessons she taught us - 'her' beloved humans.

I do indeed have an Akita and I just thought a Japanese name would be appropriate and she does look like a big, adorable teddy bear, so even though my dog is a female, we chose the name Kuma (which is usually more of a male name). I don't really like when people use human names for dogs. For instance, there are a lot of dogs named "Maggie" and if you meet someone named Maggie, it's kind of offensive to say you have a dog named that, in my opinion at least. My mother-in-law does that with her poodles, naming them Madeline and Tiffany.

It seemed like a good action name for a golden retriever/ lab mix.

i chose coco because she has a coco color and because she is a silky terrier they are great dogs good with children you should get one.

Love X-files...and love my baby Mulder...Full size Doberman :)

he is toy poodle He's cute lively mostly white with white heart shape on his brown head

the reason i named my dog nova is because she is all black and the only white on her body when she was a puppy was her four white feet and my favorite car is a 1972 chevy nova ss 496 which has a 4 on the floor hence the name of my dog nova

We adopted our "precious, pink-nose, pound puppy", Kane, from our local SPCA. We tell people we have an 80lb. Chihuahua as he is such a baby and loves to lay around. We have 5 children who adore and spoil him. He is obssessed with his red Kong ball!!!

I would never have another breed other than a pit.

Our beloved, Sofia, who was a Staffie. She was severly neglected and abused bater dog, died last November.

It is never the dog that is mean - it is always the owner who trains them to be mean and aggressive.

I have a Greyhound adopted from a rescue group named "Icy".She was found as a stray in north Tx around Feb (5yrs ago)with ice frozen between her toes.