So Fido never actually lived in the White House, but he’s still gone down in history as a famous presidential dog. At some point between 1861 and Lincoln’s funeral in 1865 (the exact date of ...

You hear the word "Fido" and immediately assume it's referring to a dog. But it's not actually a popular dog name—today, at least. Where did this now-generic dog shorthand term come from?

Fido, Rover, and Lassie are all instantaneously recognized by English speakers as dog names. The interesting thing is that virtually nobody names their dog Fido, Rover, or Lassie, according to the ...

From Doodle in California to a surplus of Lunas in Philadelphia, asking about Fido’s handle can bring a story to life ...

The closest any other poster could come was 1718, when “Rover” appeared in The Compleat Sportsman as a name for a hound. Just as “Rover” is a logical name for a dog that wanders, so too is “Spot,” for ...

The classic dog names of Spot, Fido or even Rex are now passé — and a new study has a look at Colorado’s — and the nation’s — hottest puppy names.