White German Shepherd Dog Names

Adorable hero and a star of his own movie, Bolt is a White German Shepherd puppy who took the silver screen, and the viewers’ hearts by storm (pun intended). Bolt is a television star who has spent his whole life on a TV set and being a sweet little Shepherd, he is led to believe that he has superpowers, with the emphasis on very rare and very powerful super-bark. However, Bolt’s TV career takes a swift turn when he mistakenly thinks that his co-star Penny was kidnapped! As a true superhero, our White Shepherd superstar goes through thick and thin in the real world, trying to get back together with Penny, realizing that his superpowers are not functioning properly, making unlikely new friends along the way, and ultimately, learning a valuable lesson – that friends and family are the pillars of a happy life.

Although Bolt is an animated film, and as such, aimed primarily towards children, it does have a deeper meaning to it and is more than meets the eye. One might compare Bolt to The Truman Show and would not be mistaken in that comparison. Much like Truman, Bolt spends all his life on the set of a fictional TV show, and only when he breaks away from the security of his life does he find that out there, the world is so much more than what he believed.

The movie Bolt came out in 2008 and was released by Walt Disney Pictures. The star-studded cast includes John Travolta who gave his voice to Bolt, Miley Cyrus who plays Penny, Malcolm McDowell, as Dr. Calico, Susie Essman as Mittens, and the famous voice actor John DiMaggio as Saul. Bolt was nominated for many awards, including the Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature Film and Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. However, Bolt was one of the animated movies that influenced the so-called revival of the Disney Renaissance (or Disney Revival for short), a period of time in which Walt Disney Animation Studios went back to creating animated feature films. Who would’ve thought that a cute White German Shepherd could influence Hollywood to such an extent?

What is the meaning of Bolt’s name? Apart from the obvious connection to the lightning bolt, the name dates back to Old English, meaning arrow. Seems fitting for a dog who, as an arrow or a lightning bolt, flies out into the unknown to discover a whole new world.