Laurie B wins the Name-the-Pup Giveaway, with her idea of Maggie!
It’s perfect. Not only does the little dog look a lot like a Maggie, but the name brings to mind one Margaret Thatcher. We have here…
• a breed of dog associated with the Queen of England;
• said breed, represented by the Funny Farm’s decidedly royal — nay, imperial — resident;
• and now Maggie, Prime Minister to the Queen of the Universe and Empress of All Time, Space, and Eternity!
Congratulations, Laurie B! And thanks for coming up with a great name for the Queen’s new underling.
This was not an easy decision. Many excellent and delightful puppy names surfaced. In addition to Maggie, I especially liked Poppy, Georgie, Chloe, Willie… We had another Margaret: “Dame Margaret Corey.” It has an appropriately aristocratic ring, but the name “Maggie” instantly elicited Maggie Thatcher. So that’s the one we’ll go with.
So Laurie B gets a free copy of How I Lost 30 Pounds in Four Months, in its prepublication form.
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awwwh. Maggie cute! Puppy has a name!! Yay. (Although she still looks like a Gracie and a Maddie to me. =p )
Maggie IS the perfect name for your new puppy! By now you probably have her home and I really do not envy your task of working a new puppy into the household routine. Also the house training, the chewing of shoes and other assorted mischief. But before too long you will all be settled and happy together. Have fun!