The Pixar Story Inspired Dog Names

Introduction

Pixar is the trailblazing animation studio behind such classic films as Toy Story, The Incredibles, Up, Ratatouille and Monsters Inc. as well as a number of critically lauded animated shorts like Geri's Game, Tin Toy, Boundin' and Luxo Jr. Directed by Leslie Iwerks, The Pixar Story is a documentary that delves into the history of Pixar and aims to divulge some of the secrets and inspirations behind the animation studio's most popular films. After watching The Pixar Story, fans of the company's films will get the opportunity to see their favorite Pixar characters and favorite Pixar stories in a brand new light.

The Pixar Story Inspired Dog Names In Pop Culture

Featured Famous The Pixar Story Dog

Slinky

Fans of the Toy Story franchise know this easy going, lanky dog all too well. Slinky Dog, better by the names Slinky or Slink, is one of Andy's original toys from the Toy Story series. As such, Slinky has appeared in all three of the films to date, as well as many of the games, books, and TV shows associated with Toy Story. As his name implies, Slinky is a toy that resembles a brown Dachshund, with simplified cartoony features, whose elongated mid section is the result of his abdomen being comprised a super sized slinky toy.

According to various sources, including the Pixar wiki, Slinky Dog is the result of Pixar wanting to pay homage to toys 1950's and 1960's; these toys had very simplified designs and weren't quite as intricate as the toys from the mid 1908's onward, but toys from the 50's and 60's were built to last and were very resilient because of that. The concept of a Slinky Dog is purported to have came about when a woman by the name of Helen Malsed sent James Industries, the company who created the original slinky, a letter that contained notes and designs for "Slinky Train" and "Slinky Dog" toy ideas.

James Industries liked Ms. Malsed's ideas so much that they bought them, allowing the company to add the Slinky Train and Slinky Dog pull toys to their repertoire. In return, Ms. Malsed was paid for her ideas and received $70,000 in royalties for her patents for the next 17 years. It's from Ms. Malsed's initial design that Pixar artist Bud Luckey drew inspiration when he designed the Slinky Dog featured in the Toy Story series; Luckey updated the design to be more appealing to a 1990's audience by giving him wooden body parts and movable limbs.

To further make Slinky more appealing Pixar hired comedian Jim Varney, best known for his Ernest P. Worrell character, to provide the character's now iconic, laid back voice. Jim Varney portrayed Slinky in both of the first two Toy Story films and he likely would have been contacted reprise his role in Toy Story 3 if he hadn't passed away in the year 2000 due to lung cancer. To carry on Varney's legacy as the character of Slinky Pixar contacted fellow comedian and friend of Jim Varney's, Blake Clark, to portray Slinky in the third Toy Story film as well as the video game that tied in with the film.

The Pixar Story Inspired Dog Name Considerations

If you have plans to watch The Pixar Story, and more so if you've already seen it, chances are that you're a huge fan of Disney and Pixar. As such, you've probably already got a slew of Pixar inspired names that you can give to your dog; Buzz, Woody, and even Wall-E just to name a few. But consider also naming your dog after one of the hard working and dedicated artists at Pixar or after one of the numerous actors or actresses who helped bring those characters to life.

Figures like Brad Bird, Lee Unkrich, and Andrew Stanton are also deeply connected with the company, as well as actors like Tom Hanks, Don Rickles, Ellen DeGeneres and Joan Cusack. Many Pixar films also feature lovable animal characters, many of which have roles as main characters in their respective stories; Slinky Dog is one of Andy's original toys from the Toy Story series while Sid's Bull Terrier Scud is also prominently featured in the first film. Dug, Alpha, and the other dogs from Up were similarly based off of real world breeds while Dante from Coco introduced many audience members to Mexico's hairless dog, the Xolo. And even if your dog isn't of the same breed as any of the others listed above, they likely share many personality traits with one of them.

Male The Pixar Story Inspired Dog Names

Votes	Name	Vote
1	Woody The famous Sheriff from the Toy Story series
1	Buzz A reference to Buzz Lightyear
0	Slinky Slinky Dog's most commonly used nickname
0	Slink One of Slinky's other nicknames
0	Slinkykins Another affectionate nickname for Slinky
0	Slinky Dog The most loyal dog you could ever own
0	John A reference to John Lasseter, the chief officer of Pixar
0	Alan John Lasseter's middle name
0	Andrew Taken from Andrew Stanton, a Pixar director, writer, and voice actor
0	Stan Based off of Andrew Stanton's last name
0	Brad The short name of the director of the Incredibles
0	Phillip Brad Bird's first name
0	Bradley Brad Bird's middle name and the source of his nickname
0	Lee A long time Pixar member who started out as an editor
0	Edward Lee Unkrich's middle name
0	Joss That's right, the director of Buffy, Firefly, and the Avengers also helped write Toy Story
0	Joseph Joss Whedon's first name
0	Hill Joss Whedon's middle name
0	Pete Pete Docter directed many Pixar projects, chiefly Monsters, Inc.
0	Peter Pete Docter's full first name
0	Hans Pete Docter's middle name
0	Joe In honor of the late Pixar team member Joe Ranft
0	Henry Joe Ranft's middle name
0	Ash The first name of one of Toy Story 2's co-directors
0	Jan The first name of the director of Geri's Game and co-director of Ratatouille
0	Jaroslav Jan Pinkava's middle name
0	Bradford The first name of one of Ratatouille's producers
0	Clark Bradford Lewis' middle name
0	David David Silverman is one of the co-directors of Mosnters, Inc.
0	Dan Dan Lee is credited for creating Nemo

Female The Pixar Story Inspired Dog Names

Votes	Name	Vote
0	Leslie The director of The Pixar Story and granddaughter of Ub Iwerks
0	Brenda A reference to one of Brave's co-directors
0	Merida Taken from the main character of Brave
0	Danielle Danielle Feinberg is Pixar's Director of Photography
0	Denise Denise Ream is a prolific Visual Effects artist for Pixar
0	Gini The first name of a Pixar animator of Filipino descent
0	Cruz Gini's full name is Gini Cruz Santos
0	Janet Janet Lucroy was the Director of Photograph for the incredibles
0	Katherine Katherine Sarafian started working at Pixar as an artist
0	Marianne Ms. Sarafian's middle name
0	Kim Kim White worked on Inside Out, Finding Nemo, and Monsters, Inc.
0	Kimberly The longer version of the name Kim
0	Meg Meg LeFauve wrote for Inside Out and the Good Dinosaur
0	Megan A longer version of the name Meg
0	Meagan An alternate way to spell the name Megan
0	Nicole The first name of the producer who worked on Toy Story 3 and Monsters University
0	Paradis Nicole's full name is Nicole Paradis Grindle
0	Sharon Sharon Calahan was a DP for A Bug's Life and Toy Story 2
0	Dot The cute little freckled ant from A Bug's Life
0	Boo The adorable girl from Monsters, Inc. whose at the heart of the "Pixar Theory"
0	Eve Based off of EVE from Wall-E
0	Elissa The first name of EVE's voice actress, Elissa Knight
0	Colette Based off the fierce femme fatale from Ratatouille
0	Janeane Colette's voice actress is Janeane Garofalo
0	Joy The high spirited protagonist from Inside Out
0	Amy Comedian Amy Poehler voiced over Joy in Inside Out
0	Roz The name of the wry Slug monster from Monsters, Inc.
0	Jessie A main character in Toy Story 2 and Buzz's eventual girlfriend
0	Dory The absent minded but good hearted Pacific blue tang fish from Finding Nemo
0	Helen The first name of Elastigirl from the Incredibles