Typical of popular media coverage these days, all of the dog-related stories today are the horrible “Woman Killed By Pack of Roving Dogs”-type of news. Instead, I bring you a silly story today about a couple whose dog is truly a member of the family.
Gus and baby Brody. See SWNS story SWSMdogchoice. An indecisive couple let their dog choose their baby’s name – and say he is the best “big brother” to his human sibling. Courtney Brooks, 29, and her husband, Oliver, 30, had whittled their son’s name choices down to three â Casey, Brody and Jaxon – but couldnât decide on their favourite. The dog lovers decided to let their spaniel terrier cross, Gus, two, pick the name and wrote the different options on tennis balls before throwing them across the park.
First-time parents Courtney and Oliver Brooks, of Kent, England, admittedly had a ruff time deciding on a name for their son.
[After narrowing the choice down to] three names, the couple enlisted the help of their spaniel terrier mix Gus, 2, to pick the winning moniker.
They wrote each name on a tennis ball, vowing to choose the name on the ball Gus brought back.
Gus picked Brody — to the delight of Courtney and Oliver, 30, who had both claimed that name as their favorite.
Courtney insists Gus is a “very clever dog” and believes he knew she was pregnant very early on, but pretended not to.
Gus was soon promoted to big brother — a job the couple says he excels in.
“I couldn’t wait for Gus and Brody to meet. On their first meet, Gus was very eager to see [him],” Courtney reminisced. “He went a bit shy, but excited. He’s the best big brother. He just loves him.”
She added: “When another one comes along, he’ll have to pick the name.”
Please note that I recommend never leaving even the sweetest dog unattended with a child. While we never expect anything to go wrong, any interaction between a dog and child can go sideways in a moment.
I always cringe when I see those cute pictures of babies and dogs lying next to each other on the couch. What if the doorbell rings!?
