Actor Inspired Dog Names

Sharing the name with a famous actor Bradley Cooper is not the only cool thing about the star of the day – Cooper the Hound! Yes, Bradley might be super handsome and universally liked, but Cooper is one of the most lovable characters to ever grace the TV screen. The cute Bloodhound with long brown ears is one of the star characters in a 1981 Disney feature film The Fox and the Hound one of the, to this day, most emotional and heartwarming movies Disney studios has ever released.

Inspired by Daniel P. Mannix’s novel of the same name, movie-Cooper is an inquisitive puppy with a knack for exploration. Many a time he wanders around, following known and unknown scents and other clues, trying to find something interesting. One of his expeditions leads him straight to Tod, an adorable fox who immediately becomes his friend, despite the fact that foxes and dogs should be natural enemies. Since his owner is a hunter, Cooper must keep this friendship a secret, often running off to play with his new best friend. When he ends up tied to his little dog house, Tod comes over to play, not realizing that Chief, the older and more serious dog in charge of looking after Cooper, might wake up and alert the owners. Amos the owner does wake up, and shoots after Tod who managed to escape by the skin of his teeth!

Fast forward to the future when both Cooper and Tod are grown up, on one of the hunting trips their paths cross again. Cooper must track Tod’s scent, however, since he does not want his friend to die, he purposely lets him run away to a safe distance. In an emotional whirlwind of events, Cooper and Amos end up facing a huge grizzly bear! Amos gets caught in his own trap while Cooper tries to attack the enemy and defend Amos. Tod hears Cooper’s screams and runs back to help his friend, getting hurt badly in the process. Once the bear runs off, Cooper stands between Tod and the gun, defending his friend and returning the favor. They share an emotional goodbye, each going their own separate ways but both with little smiles on their faces – a true testament to their undying friendship!

Cooper shares his name with another big star – Gary Cooper, an Oscar winning actor from the golden days of Hollywood, and it is also an old English last name.