Dog Names Ending in ton

Our first featured famous pop culture dog with a name ending in 'ton' is Paddington, also known as the Bush Beans dog, Duke.  If you watch any television, you have quite likely seen at least one of the "Bush's Beans" commercials.  And, if you're an animal lover, you have felt pangs of tenderheartedness when "Duke" says, "roll that beautiful bean footage".  "Duke" is a Golden Retriever named Paddington who is said to have perked up his ears every time he heard Jay Bush say "roll that beautiful bean footage".  It seems that Duke was Jay Bush's Golden Retriever and, it was to his dog that Jay turned for comfort when it came time for him to become the family spokesperson for the family business, Bush's Beans.  While sitting at a table at a meeting discussing the marketing of their product, it was suggested that Jay tell Duke the family secret formula for their bean product.  As one might expect, Jay felt the suggestion seemed rather silly, but for kicks he did lean over and whisper in Duke's ear.  What seemed like a juvenile act has become commercial advertising phenomenon.  While the commercial idea may have been born,  Duke's acting career wasn't.  Duke did not appreciate the spotlight ... and ... accordingly other options had to be exercised.  They substituted a look-alike professional canine actor to play the role and today, Bush's still utilizes a verbal "Duke" in their commercials.  How cute is that!

Clayton, a rescued English Springer Spaniel, had the sympathy and attention from people throughout Texas and beyond.   It seems that in January, 2014, Lori-Lynn Clayton got a call from a Texas sporting dog rescue group, asking her to take a look at an English Springer Spaniel who was in her local animal shelter.  He was emaciated and nearly dead.  Fighting a battle with shelter workers and veterinarians to avoid euthanasia, she enlisted the aid of the English Springer Spaniel Rescue organization in North Texas and was able to get him flown out of her local shelter and transferred to Carrollton, Texas to a facility where he could get specialized care. By the time the dog was well enough to leave the hospital, he had been fostered by Kim Mrozek, dubbed with the name "Clayton" and had a dedicated Facebook page titled simply "Clayton".  The Facebook page enabled people from all over the country to follow Clayton's progress while the veterinary professionals struggled to find out why Clayton's body wasn't absorbing nutrients, causing the vets to fight to reverse the affects of starvation and dehydration.   Within 18 hours of setting up the website for Clayton, Mrosek had over 600 members, a number which eventually increased to 1,759, the members calling themselves "Clayton Nation".  Because of the social media exposure, more than $50,000 was contributed to help pay for 3 weeks of intensive care treatments for Clayton.  

While this scenario is certainly not a common one, the English Springer Rescue of America said they had never seen so much in donations given to date, showing the value of social media in getting the needs of rescue animals in front of the public.