Dog Names that Start with Sn

There can be no doubt who is the most famous and pop-culturally relevant dog with a name that starts with "Sn."  While other naming themes can sometimes stretch to find famous pop culture names, there is probably no dog more famous than Snoopy.  Snoopy is a household name and children of very young ages first learn to love the black and white Beagle dog who is the faithful companion to Charlie Brown of Peanuts, or perhaps it is the other way around.  Snoopy is a timeless Beagle that first appeared in the comic strip, Peanuts, only two after the comic was first released in October of 1950.  Interestingly enough, Snoopy's name was not always Snoopy.  For the first month of his life, the famous black and white Beagle was known as Sniffy, but when Charles Schultz, the creator of Snoopy and the Peanuts discovered the name was already in use elsewhere, he quickly changed the dog's name to Snoopy, in little more than one month.

Snoopy's popularity quickly grew, but there was a time when people did not know who Snoopy belonged to.  Snoopy was often with Charlie Brown, but other times, he was with Patty and Shermy.  It was not until later on in the story of the comic strip that it became clear that Snoopy was Charlie Brown's dog and that he had a dog house in Charlie's backyard.

One of the most lovable characteristics of Snoopy is his wild imagination.  Snoopy enjoys fantasies where he is a famous author of extremely short novels consisting of two paragraphs.  One of Snoopy's more prominent fantasies was as an Ace pilot in WWI, defending the skies against the Red Baron in his Sopwith Camel.  With his goggles donned, Snoopy would take to the air in search of the terrible Red Baron, but his fantasies were often cut short by one of the Peanuts.  Other Snoopy alter egos included a bow-tie wearing lawyer who famously defended Peter Rabbit, an Olympic figure skater, a hockey player, and a world-famous grocery store clerk of all things.  Snoopy's fantastic imagination has a lot of appeal and has made people laugh over his many years of life.  Today, Snoopy may be considered the most recognizable dog in pop culture, and for all the warm and fuzzies people get from Snoopy, he has a deep, dark, and meaningful place in social culture.  He, like the rest of the Peanuts, often faced social issues that dealt with the uncomfortable truth of loneliness and existence itself.