I only know one other canine Banner. He is a malinois who belongs to Phoenix's breeder on the West Coast. I thought the dog (and the name) were cool when I met them 7 years ago and the name has been bouncing around in my head since then. I believe Catherine's Banner was born on July 4 and was named after the "Star Spangled Banner."
I like literary names for my dogs - anything tie in with book characters, book titles or the print news media. My very first dog was named after a character in a Little Golden Book, "The Poky Little Puppy." And so it goes.
Are you familiar with the concept of banner headlines in newspapers? They're the sort of thing that if you do them, they kinda need to be correct.
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| That didn't work out so well for Dewey. |
"Dewey Defeats Truman" was an famously incorrect banner headline on the front page of the Chicago Tribune on Nov. 3, 1948, after U.S. President Harry S. Truman won an upset victory over challenger and Governor of New York, Thomas Dewey. Sometimes it really is a good idea to verify your facts.
Other banner headlines make you wonder what the editor was drinking. Although some days the newsroom is like that . . .
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| It's always good to confirm people are alive before they die. |
Banners are traditionally made of cloth and proclaim a heraldic status as it relates to a family, clan or tribe. This is a very fine banner.
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| Go State! |
Banner the Aussie is pleased to be named for the banner men of House Stark in the Game of Thrones. Not a GoT fan? Grab the first book, pull up a chair and cancel your social engagements for the next six weeks. Or you can just catch the series on HBO, which includes a lot of really gorgeous costumes that the characters spend a lot of time taking off.
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| Banner man of House Stark, riding off to do battle somewhere in Westeros. |
Banner looks nothing like a direwolf, even though one of his ears has totally gone whackadoodle at the moment.
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| This is forecast brought to you by the direwolf, sigil of House Stark. |
Hey, I actually know Banner the Malinois. I didn't realize that Phoenix was related though.
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Khyra
PeeEssWoo: We hope Banner will be ready for the challenge of being a snow dog!
If I remember correctly, Banner was the name of the ranch stallion in My Friend Flicka. It has been a long, long, long time since I read those books - I was both dog and horse crazy.
ReplyDeleteIt's a cool name as is the Iowa State Banner.
lisa
A friend had an Ibizan hound named Banner (his call name, not his registered name).
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