McMurphy was named for the lead character in the tv
show, China Beach. Colleen McMurphy was a real feisty character
and I thought the name fit perfectly for a terrier breed from
Scotland.

Madison was named after the mermaid in the movie,
Splash. And it's somewhat of a first class sounding name and that
fits Maddie's personality to a tee. She's definitely an Uptown
Girl.

Whizzer of Oz was named of course after the movie,
Wizard of Oz. I love my lil' Toto dogs so much and when I
decided to add a Collie to the family, I wanted some kind of
connection between them. To kind of help along the karmic
influences that they'd all get along, I thought what better
way to start off, than in a name.

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