Five names that Meredith considers, before finally naming her McDog, as "Doc".

Meredith considers "Spot" because the dog did have a spot under his ear. It's a very cute spot, but Meredith decides that "Spot" is just too cliche and she will not be a cliche of a pet owner.

Meredith considers "Tangle" because the dog's hair tangles a little even at the tip of the tail, but Meredith realizes she might yell in anger when she's bushing him and she doesn't want that.

Meredith considers "Gold" because the dog has lovely golden fur. The problem, Meredith realizes, is that Izzie also has golden hair and she doesn't want any ambiguity about them.

Meredith considers "Rex" because George likes that name, but then George confesses he already had a dog named "Rex" as a child, and Meredith doesn't want to replace him for George.

Meredith considers "Doctor Dog," after she calls Cristina in a crisis and says that she needs a good name for her dog, and fast- because they won't release him to her without one listed.

"Doc" ended up being the shorter version of Cristina's suggestion of "Doctor Dog" because she figured the latter would get too long. But of course, everyone just calls him "McDog," anyhow.


If you'd like to read more about fanfictional dogs, feel free to check out this story over here:

101 McDalmatians

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