What’s in a name?
Years ago a friend gave me a small stuffed beanie dog as it happened to resemble Foto, my black & white cock-a-poo pup. Yes, I recognize that cock-a-poo is an absurd name for blended mutt, but she is nonetheless adorable as is plain to see. Of course all pet owners claim some such status of magnificence for their pet. So on my adventure travels from the Inca ruins of Macchu Picchu, Peru to those near Angkor Wat in Cambodia , little Foto has been dragged along, eliciting the giggles of local children and the delight of even adults.
So what to name this NEW global photo project?? Why not let Foto be the face, the mascot, the ambassador of the project? She’s the perfect prop and foil for breaking frequent language barriers…in fact, a little stuffed animal speaks the universal language of joy and fun. And Foto is the perfect NAME for a icon to “fetch photos for the globe’s children”
After much silly deliberation, my son, Austin, co-collaborator on this crazy notion of bringing photographs to kids around the world, suggests we do a take off of the popular TV show of his childhood Boy Meets World and name it Dog Meets World! Yes, it’s simple, easy to remember, to the point and most importantly FUN. It’s official DOG MEETS WORLD is it.