Your finding names among class members can work both ways. There are a number of names I'd never use, not because I don't like the names but because I've known kids with that name and... yeah, no. No more babies for us anyway and we won't get a vote on any grandbaby names. Our dogs have had mostly "human" names, some not- Bridget, Brandy, Magpie, Jack, Teddy, Chase, Lark. One of these days I'd like to name a dog after an (?) animal from Jabberwocky- the Frumious Bandersnatch, and call him Bander. Somehow a small black scruffy dog seems more like a bandersnatch than a lab does though, so maybe I'll also fall prey to a little black scruffy dog one day. An affenpinscher looks like a bandersnatch to me but I'd have to decide if their temperament is right for us- it's so easy to fall for a cute little face on a bossy, headstrong little demon.
Affenpinscher, Affenpinschers, Affen, Affens