Rowdy is my husband's dog, I got Rowdy for him because my husband has a very serious chronic illness and is home alone most all day (while I'm at work) and cannot do much of anything except sit and read or watch TV. My hubby was very lonely; thus, we got Rowdy. We had him several days and tried out several names such as Skeeter and Chigger (I disliked both very much). We thought about Toto and several others but they just didn't seem quite right. After we'd had him for five days, my husband had to spend a couple of days in the hospital. One afternoon, a nurse told him he needed to walk all the way down the hall and back. He had all manner of tubes and machines that had to be rolled by the nurse in front of him as he walked. When she got everything all ready to go, he was standing behind her and she turned to him and said, "Allrighty, let's go Rowdy". He and I looked at each other and laughed. We both said, almost simultaneously, "Rowdy!" that's his name! And it stuck. We both love it and he is a rowdy boy - but he's also a sweetie peetie!!!
