Argos is named for Odysseus’s dog in the Odyssey, the one that was the first to greet (and recognize) Odysseus when he finally returned home. What an awesome dog name! (Although Autumn maintains that, as an Irish dog, he should have been given an Irish name, like Bran or Sceolang, the dogs of Finn Mac Cool. But who the heck can pronounce Sceolang?)
Argos is 10, and still going strong. And congratulations to him, for being DoSF’s first Kerry blue!
I've never even seen a Kerry blue before. They're pretty! And huge, for a wire-haired terrier type.
Kerry blues apparently were originally hunters of small game, but eventually became herding and guard dogs as well. Versatile!
There's a distinct resemblance to a giant schnauzer.
Sceolang is pronounced shkee-ol-an, with the ‘ol’ the same as in ‘old’. My Irish cousins had a sweet longhaired border collie by that name. 🙂
Awesome. I admit, it’s a great name, until someone hears you yelling it and thinks, ‘whaaaaat?’
Hah. Awesome, so Autumn isn’t the only person in the country to know how to spell that name.