Aladdin Dog Names

 Many of the character names in Aladdin have been given as names to dogs since the movies were first released in the 1990s. Sultan is a very popular name that has been given to canines of all sorts. It was employed by Disney in the 1991 classic Beauty and the Beast, as a name for the castle dog who was turned into an ottoman when the castle was cursed and a dog who garnered attention hitching rides on top of auto rickshaws in Mumbi was also dubbed Sultan. Sultan was also the name of a K9 police officer in San Jacinto who was shot and killed in the line of duty in 2015. During the emotional memorial service for the Belgian Malinois-German Shepherd mix dog, attended by hundreds of mourners, he was credited with saving the lives of fellow officers with his actions. 

Jasmine was the name given to a Greyhound that made headlines in the early 2000s for her kind and welcoming nature. Jasmine was originally found abandoned and shivering in 2003, locked in a garden shed in Warwickshire, England. She was transported to a nearby wildlife shelter for recovery and it was there that she found her calling as a welcoming presence at the sanctuary and surrogate mother to small and ailing animals that were brought in. During her time at Nuneaton & Warwickshire Wildlife Sanctuary from 2003 to her passing in 2011 Jasmine cared for baby foxes, badgers, rabbits, and even a tiny fawn by the name of Bramble. 

Ten years later, another dog was discovered in deplorable conditions, this time in New Jersey. The Pit Bull type dog was found emaciated and abused, with open wounds, broken bones, and twelve missing teeth; despite his situation, Aladdin, as he came to be called, was loving and hopeful towards everyone that he met. Cared for by Michelle Schaffer-Stephens, a woman who specializes in fostering emaciated dogs, Aladdin underwent several types of therapy to help improve his mobility and within just eight months he had earned his certification as a therapy dog. Since that day Aladdin has become a regular visitor to the Ronald McDonald house, encouraging and uplifting patients and staff, serving as a Show your Soft Side ambassa-dog to the Philidelphia Eagles, visits schools to promote an anti-bullying message. Aladdin was trained in crisis response as well and spent a week in Orlando, FL to help comfort the survivors of the Pulse nightclub shooting. For his outstanding contributions to rescue and therapy work, Aladdin was recognized as the Therapy Dog Hero for 2017 by the American Humane Society.