How i got my name

hi bloggie pals, 
 
okay, i heard about this contest, "How i got my name?"

that Reilly is hosting from Asta who heard it from Mango 

who heard from.. well, woo get the picture.

 

Well, my name changed once my 411 was posted on Petfinder.com.
At the time, people called me Shasta!
Not sure if the NY Animal Control named me or 
if that was my AKC Brooklyn Street name.
Shasta of Brooklyn's  Disastah!

aww look, this was back in my chain gang days.
it's the closest thing I have to a puppy photo- (2 years old)

Well, the minute i was off to live the life of a massachewsits doggie,
i couldn't bring the Brooklyn streets to Marble Bureau.
It's just not that kinduv of place.
(don't want to get kicked out)

the search was on..

the furst thought --a japanese name. 

After all i am japanese and akitas are held 

with the highest regard in japan. 

 we're actually considered a national symbol of japan  

and were once used fur protecting our family and bear-hunting-yikes!

  How about KUMA (japanese 4 bear)?

no no i don't look like a Kuma.

the second thought -- maybe a Native American name.

my bean 's furst dog, Libby 

was often referred to as WOLF.

in honor of Libby..

Let's try, TALA meaning wolf.

no no no..

FAD couldn't decide between either one.

What else could woo do but to put them together?!

Kuma + Tala= Tula

(well take Tala -a +u) 

now to maintain the proper AKC street name- 

just add Monstah! 

Pawfect 

THINK: Massachewsits AND RED SOX..

Fenway Park's left field wall is referred to 

as the Green MONSTAH!

i mean, how could i go wrong,

there's even beer with that name.

and that's how i came to be known as
Tula Monstah

Phew!
so exhausting, especially fur a monday.
must take a napballs..
excuse me.

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7:35:00 AM

namegame

the name game- wait 4 me

hi bloggiepals!

The Fourth of July is herah! well, was herah... oops.  i wanted to play Frankie Fruter's Name Game!  does it count that i started this post on July 4th?

My 4th was pretty quiet. after a morning walkies, mom left me home to run/walk in a 10K Harvard-Pilgrim event at Gillette Stadium (home of the supahbowl champs, New England Patriots).  Norweed's mom talked her into it because the finish line was at the 50 yard line. runnah's got to woot woot it through the tunnel, under a big football helmet and cross the 50 yard line all while being shown on the jumbotran.  whew... glad it was her and not me!

of course after her funtimes, i had to be lured outside in the sweltering temps to go to the park. that nite, the fireworks & Boston Pops were enjoyed safe & soundly from the cool sofa. zzzzzz... may have missed some of it.

watch my aunt bee's video of her fabulous finish-- (norweed's mommie)

Ok, now fur playing  Frankie Fruter's Name Game!

 Most of woos are probably familiar with my story.  i'm a brooklyn girl found as a stray in one of them junkyards.  my rescuers named me Shasta.  Hoping not after the soda-pop. maybe they were thinking of the mountain, Mt. Shasta or the name can mean a daisy. huh.

but. noooooo.. mom thought i didn't seem like a Shasta and wanted to change my name.  being  akita, her first search was fur a japanese name. see akitas are a national symbol of japan and were used for bear-hunting, so KUMA (japanese 4 bear) came to mind. then she also LUVS wolves.. and thought of the Native American name, TALA (meaning wolf).  

Guess what woo get when woo put them togethah??  TULA

  

howevah, that doesn't mean everybody calls me by that name! 

i've been called:

monstah, tooolie, cookie-face, sleepy monstah, muscle butt, tm,
miss tula, rowdy dog, and my grad skool classmates gave me a middle name- tula sue. 

i don't mind.. really. well, sometimes. 

one morah from khyra- sistah tula

thanks fur letting me play~

scratchies to woo all!

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10:03:00 AM

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