The dog exists only in fiction, and is current name is Mojo, which I’ve decided that I don’t like. She looks like this. She’s a three-year-old Chinook, which is the NH state dog, and was given as a puppy to the story’s protagonist by her ex, Max.
I’ve decided that Mojo isn’t a very good dog name, even for a dog that isn’t real. She lives in a house with an adult human named Caitlin, a teenage human named Danny who is the one who would have named said dog, and a small kitten named Underfoot (other major human characters in the story are named Lori, Kyler, and Lindsey.) I’d like to therefore avoid C, D, M, L and K names, and I’d prefer to give her a non-person name, but I’m not thinking of anything better…
How about Fido (have the character pronounce it “Fee-doh,” so it doesn’t look like you had a creativity lapse)? It means “faithful” (as you no doubt know), and befits such a noble-looking beast.
I looked at the image of the dog and that name popped right into my head. Like Annie’s (the musical) scruffy lovable dog. Plus its fur is sand-colored.