Mr. Snake = He actually had a real name for a while, my son named him after some Pokemon or Dragonball Z character. I could never remember it, and as my son got older, he forgot, too. So, now he's just Mr. Snake, because, well, he's a snake.

Keito = My sister and I were eating taquitos, trying to think of a name for him. She said, sarcastically, "Oh just call him taquito." I said, "Well, maybe Quito, but change the spelling, since he's an Asian breed, not a Mexican one. There you go.

Vanilla = She was a foster that wasn't supposed to stay. Her name was Priscilla, but I know a very odd woman named Priscilla, and I just couldn't call her that. I told my son to think of something that sounded like Priscilla, so it would be easy for her. He said, "Hmmm ... Chinchilla?" No. "Hmmm ... Vanilla?" Perfect, for a white dog. Then she stayed.

Pepper = already named when I got her. Never liked it, but that had been her name for six years.

Georgie = already named when I got him. Don't really like it, but somehow it fits him.

Lucky = already named when I got her. Her registered named is Lucky Lady Down the River or something like that. It fits her.

Sequoia = My son named her. Guess he just liked the name.

Aspen = My stepson also had to have a "tree" name when my son named Sequoia. Monkey see, monkey do.

Karma = the latest addition. See here for Karma's story.