I went out looking for a dog that not only suited my lifestyle but fit the name Nanook. I had the name picked out way before I had the dog picked out. Nanook means polar bear in Inuit. So there he was, the perfect dog in the shelter, a whiteish husky mix that was perfect & he loved the name too!

Raustyk on the other hand was difficult to name. I had my eye on her for a couple months & had no clue what I would ever name her. So I adopted her & had her for almost 2 weeks before she had a name. My ex was working at an apartment complex named Rustic village. He came home one day & suggested Rustic for a name. At first I thought it was too boyish. But it grew on me. Seeing as she is more short & stout like the original rotts & has a rusty coloring and she actually listened to that name I thought it suited her well. Of course I wouldn't have it spelled the boring way. lol

Tateum (most likely the name of my future Aussie) I picked before the dog (obviously as I don't have the dog yet lol). I was getting together a list of names for my pup & thought of Tate. I looked it up & found that it can be spelled 4 ways, all meaning about the same, friendly, cheerful, he who brings happiness. But a couple weeks later I thought of adding onto it, making it Tatum with the meaning of Tate as thats what he'd be called most of the time. Again I couldn't keep the spelling the original way so it became Tateum. Of course he's only getting this name if he listens to it.