Dog Names Ending in ma

People love striking up conversations about dogs when they meet on the street. Questions about breeds, their age, name, and gender all come up. If you don’t know all of the answers, then it can get quite awkward.

Therefore, if you find yourself searching for dog names ending in 'ma', it’s helpful if there is a dog (or even a person) in pop culture who shares that same name. You can then say your pooch got their name from a person or pet in a film you enjoyed, instead of telling them you looked up a few names and liked the look of one. Even better is if that dog or person shares traits of yours, further strengthening that connection and bond between your pooch and someone in pop culture.

An example that could work if you were to call your dog Kuma, would be the trained animal actor of the same name. Kuma appeared in several movies and TV shows, including Saving Angelo. While Kuma died at the end of 2018, he has a long list of achievements and movie appearances that many people would only aspire to achieve.

Kuma, the Labrador Husky cross, had a dismal start to life. His owner and trainer, Sarah Clifford, saw him struggling to fight for kibble from his siblings in a dirty, disgusting kennel at the South Los Angeles Animal Shelter. He was nine weeks old, but he was already skin and bone and covered in bites. Even though Sarah could not have pets where she lived, she took him anyway.

However, she noticed that Kuma had food aggression issues and did not like affection, so she set about training such behavior out of him. That’s when she saw he was a brilliant dog. He would pick up skills with minimal effort – things that regular dogs couldn’t do as quickly. By the time he was an adult dog, he knew over 65 behaviors and commands and could even put coins in a piggy bank and recycle cans and bottles.

Kuma had over 100 professional acting jobs and thrived at being in the spotlight. Every time he knew he would be going to work, his whole body would fill with excitement. However, with all his popularity, it’s hard to believe his beginnings were humble. He had his first gig on a late-night ad for Pawws Pet Vitamins, then eventually landed the role as Cesar on Fielder's Choice, a Hallmark film.

Kuma was a bossy but gentle soul and got to live on a small farm with other dogs when he wasn’t on set. His final role was as Stan in Dog with a Blog. During the fifth episode, Kuma’s owner decided the schedule was too demanding on Kuma, who was aging. Show producers brought in a younger dog double, and Kuma was able to retire. His death in November 2018 was a significant source of heartbreak for long-time owner Sarah.