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So, we got this little pup, a girl. Super exciting, right? Then comes the hard part: the name. I'm a big car guy, always have been. So, naturally, I thought, hey, let's find a cool car name for her.

Seemed easy at first. But man, finding one that sounds, you know, like a name for a female dog? Tougher than I thought. Most car names sound kinda chunky, or just straight-up like a dude's name. Not what I wanted for this little furball.

My Brainstorming Mess

I started just listing things off the top of my head.

• Car Models: Mustang? Nah, too tough. Camry? Boring. Miata? Getting warmer, but still not quite right. Looked at some fancy ones too. Portia (like Porsche)? Kinda cool, actually. Put that on the maybe list. Mercedes? A bit too... fancy lady? Maybe.
• Car Brands: Lexus? Hmm, sounds kinda elegant. Added it. Acura? Nope. Chevy? Definitely not.
• Car Parts: This was a dead end fast. Sparky? Plug? Axel? Piston? Sounded like names for a robot dog, not my sweet girl.
• Racing Stuff: Thought about Indy. Or maybe Danica, after the driver. Danica wasn't bad, but felt a bit too specific, maybe?

I spent a couple of evenings just jotting down ideas, crossing them out. Went online, looked at those "Top 100 Car Names for Dogs" lists. Ugh. So generic. Felt like everyone just copies the same list. Most were for male dogs anyway, or just really obvious stuff I'd already thought of and rejected.

Getting Personal

I figured maybe I needed to think about cars I actually liked or had some connection to. My first car? A beat-up old Datsun. Sunny? Hmm, maybe. Then I thought about classic cars. Shelby, like the Cobra? Now that had potential! Strong, but kinda rolls off the tongue nicely. Added Shelby to the top contenders list.

Talked it over with my partner. They suggested Stella. Said it sounded kinda like "interstellar" but also like a classic name. Okay, Stella made the list too. We were getting somewhere.

The Final Lap

So the short list was basically Portia, Lexus, Shelby, Stella, and maybe Sunny.

We started trying them out on the puppy. Just calling them out. "Here, Shelby!" "Stella, come!"

Lexus felt a bit too much like the car brand, you know? Like I was trying too hard. Portia was nice, but maybe a bit formal. Sunny was cute, but maybe too cute? Didn't quite fit her personality as she started bouncing off the walls.

It came down to Stella and Shelby. Both sounded good. Both had a kinda cool vibe without being overly masculine.

In the end, we went with Shelby. It just felt right. It had that car connection I wanted, but it also just sounded like a good, solid dog name. Plus, she kinda looked like she had the spirit of a little muscle car, always ready to go.

So yeah, that was my journey finding a car-themed name for our girl. Took more effort than I expected, but totally worth it. She's definitely a Shelby.