My dog came with the name Odie, which he got because he loves to run around like a dunce and lick you to death -- like Garfield's Odie.

Scout was just a name that was cute and seemed to fit him.

Delilah, the cat, I wanted to give her a strong female name. Since Delilah in the Bible cut off Samson's hair and took away his strength, I thought it was fitting for my kitty -- who was queen of the house at 2 lbs and pushed my big old dalmatian around.

I had a bird named Picasso -- a quaker parrot. No real reason, it just sounded funny.

Oh, and the bunnies were named Jersey, because it had spots like Jersey cattle, and Denali, because it was solid white like snow capped peaks at Denali NP.