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Alright, let's talk about finding dog names starting with 'J'. It sounds simple, right? Well, let me tell you about my little adventure with this just last month. My sister finally caved and got a puppy, this little golden retriever fluffball, super cute but clueless.

She calls me up, all excited, and says, "We need a name! Something starting with J, like, uh... J...?" And she just trailed off. So, the task fell to me, the 'reliable older brother'. Great. First thought? Just pull names out of thin air.

So I started spitballing. Jack? Way too common, every other dog at the park is Jack. Jasper? Sounded a bit too sophisticated for a clumsy puppy who kept tripping over his own feet. Jimmy? Nah, reminded me of that annoying guy from high school.

Okay, random thoughts weren't cutting it. I decided to get a bit more methodical. Grabbed a pen and paper, sat down at the kitchen table. Started thinking about things associated with 'J'.

• Jewels? Like Jade, Jewel... maybe a bit girly for the little guy they got.
• Places? Juneau? Jakarta? Jericho? Getting ridiculous now.
• Just... sounds? Jett? Jax? Jojo? Okay, maybe getting warmer.

I spent a good half hour just jotting things down. Some were okay, some were terrible. I had this list, probably 20 names long. Stuff like:

• Jagger
• Jinx
• Judge
• Jupiter
• Jules
• Junior

Trying Them Out

The next step was actually saying them out loud. You gotta see how it feels, right? Imagine yelling it across a park. "Jupiter, come!" Sounds a bit much. "Jinx, heel!" Kinda cool, actually. "Judge! Drop it!" Felt a bit weird, like I was sentencing the poor pup.

My sister came over, we looked at the list together. She vetoed half of them immediately. "Junior? He's not anyone's junior!" "Jagger? Like Mick Jagger? Too rock and roll." Fair enough. We narrowed it down to maybe three or four possibles. Jax was a strong contender. Jett had a nice ring to it. Jesse was kinda sweet.

We even tried calling the puppy by these names, just to see if anything clicked. He didn't respond to any of them, obviously, he was too busy chewing on the rug. But it helped us feel them out.

The Final Pick

So after all that brainstorming, list-making, and shouting names at an unresponsive puppy, what did they pick? You'd think one from our final list, right? Nope. My little nephew, who'd been quiet the whole time, suddenly pipes up, "He looks like a Joey!" Like the baby kangaroo. And just like that, it stuck. Joey. Wasn't even on my carefully curated list!

Goes to show, sometimes you can do all the planning and searching, but the right thing just pops up when you least expect it. It was a bit of a process, finding those 'J' names, but kinda fun in its own way. And Joey? Yeah, it actually suits him perfectly.