Sam and I walk basically the same route to and from the desert every day. There are probably 50 people on that route that know Sam's name and greet him whenever they see him.
There might be 5 of those people that know my name. That Sam is such a suck up.
Dogs are good for friend-making but for some reason people don't always ask others names...It's weird really don't you think? I mean, talking to someone regularly without knowing their name. I tend to ask usually, to be polite, but not remembering happens sometimes. It's the re-asking that can be really weird though right?