Dog Names Meaning Mischief

Aladdin is the name of an animated cartoon about a mischievous boy who gets into all kinds of trouble with his genie. However, in this case, Aladdin was a two-year-old Pit Bull who was terribly mistreated before he was found in 2013 but ended up being a hero. Aladdin was found and brought to Lilo’s Promise Animal Rescue where the owner Michele Shaffer-Stevens took him in and gave him veterinary care right away. He had two broken back legs, a broken tail, cuts, and bruises all over, was missing 12 teeth, and only weighed 18 pounds, so he was starving too. 

It took a while, but Aladdin was able to recover, and within the year he was getting certified to be a therapy dog. Michele decided that Aladdin would be an excellent candidate for therapy visits because he loves people. Even after all of the abuse, Aladdin suffered at the hands of humans, he still trusted and loved people very much. He seemed to be able to calm others with his easygoing personality, and even though he had a mischievous name, he never misbehaved. 

Aladdin has been a therapy dog since 2015, and he is even a Ronald McDonald House Ambassador dog. He and his owner, Michele, have an anti-bullying program at area schools, work with special needs children, he is an ambassador at Tito’s Vodka for Dog People Campaign, and is a member of PACT for Animals. He is also an ambassador for Show Your Soft Side, works as a crisis response dog, and works with the Philadelphia Police raising funds for the Fallen Officers Fund. 

There isn’t much that Aladdin doesn’t do. In fact, he has raised more than $300,000 for shelters and rescue operations and works with Veterans as well. He also helped over 300 college students destress at the Rutgers University De-Stress Day. At one of Aladdin’s most recent visits at the Tatum Fair, they had a program where children with disabilities took turns reading to Aladdin, and he even had his own kissing booth. He was also recognized and nominated by Chicken Soup for the Soul Pet Food for Hero Dog of the Year in the American Humane Society’s Hero Dog Awards program. And, yes, he ended up winning the award because he really is a true hero.