{"id":1875,"date":"2019-10-16T09:28:01","date_gmt":"2019-10-16T03:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vetsupply.thepethost.com\/?p=1875"},"modified":"2021-02-16T16:27:28","modified_gmt":"2021-02-16T10:57:28","slug":"why-do-we-call-dogs-fido-rover-and-spot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/vetsupply.thepethost.com\/why-do-we-call-dogs-fido-rover-and-spot\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Do We call Dogs Fido, Rover, and Spot?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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If you are a dog parent, you most certainly might have come across the words \u2018Fido\u2019, \u2018Rover\u2019, and \u2018Spot\u2019. These three names are closely associated with dogs. In fact, they are used as a substitute word for dogs. And you may even find these substitute words in many dog blogs and articles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, do you know why dogs are linked to these words? Well, read on to find out!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Why Are Dogs Called Fido, Rover, and Spot?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We dug deep to find out the actual reasons why we call dogs Fido, Rover, and Spot. These reasons might surprise you, so hold on tight. We\u2019ll begin with \u2018Fido\u2019, and then move over to \u2018Rover\u2019, and lastly, we will learn about \u2018Spot\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fido<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Like many words, Fido originated in Latin, which means \u201cto believe, trust, or confide in\u201d. And we all know how trustworthy dogs are! Perhaps, it\u2019s an apt word to call a dog. But that\u2019s not the whole story because it all started during Abraham Lincoln\u2019s time. Five years before becoming the president of the United States, Lincoln was a victim to many episodes of depression and to relieve him from that, he had a dog and his name was Fido.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fido was an integral part of Lincoln\u2019s life that helped him whenever Lincoln needed him the most. Unfortunately, when Lincoln became president, he was compelled to leave Fido behind. A year before Lincoln\u2019s assassin, Fido had left for his heavenly abode. And we all know when someone famous does something, the world follows. Just like this, the word \u2018Fido\u2019 clicked on, and people thank Abraham Lincoln for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rover<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The literal meaning of the word \u2018Rover\u2019 is \u201cto wander\u201d. This name first came into limelight in many famous literary works during the 17th century. One of them was William Shakespeare\u2019s \u201cWinter\u2019s Tale\u201d, and the other was Vincent de Langres Lombard\u2019s book \u201cVerses to my Dog Rover\u201d. Even a film named \u201cRescued by Rover\u201d, which released in 1905 is believed to have started all this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But nobody knows the real truth, and probably never will. What we do know is that Rover is and can be used as a substituted word for a dog; all thanks to Shakespeare, Lombard, and the 1905 movie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spot<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Spot, whose name shone into the limelight, thanks to William S. Gray and Zerna Sharp\u2019s children\u2019s book \u2018Dick and Jane\u2019. In the book, Spot was a highly adventurous dog who loved going on adventures with Dick and Jane. And we all know how most dogs are; they are adventurous and probably that\u2019s why people even call them \u2018spot\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So that\u2019s the history behind the names Fido, Rover, and Spot. Many people over the world have been using these three names to call their dog. You too can try it out! \u00a0But which one will it be? Fido, Rover, or Spot? Let us know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you are a dog parent, you most certainly might have come across the words \u2018Fido\u2019, \u2018Rover\u2019, and \u2018Spot\u2019. These three names are closely associated with dogs. In fact, they are used as a substitute word for dogs. And you may even find these substitute words in many dog blogs and articles. However, do you […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1876,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/vetsupply.thepethost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1875"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/vetsupply.thepethost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/vetsupply.thepethost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/vetsupply.thepethost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/vetsupply.thepethost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1875"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/vetsupply.thepethost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1875\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2716,"href":"http:\/\/vetsupply.thepethost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1875\/revisions\/2716"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/vetsupply.thepethost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1876"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/vetsupply.thepethost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1875"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/vetsupply.thepethost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1875"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/vetsupply.thepethost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1875"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}