Alex- He already had his name when we got him, and he responded to it and had had it for 9 years, so we couldn't change it

Phoebe- We got Pheebs when I was about six, so I had no say in the name But we named her off of Phoebe on the TV show FRIENDS because of the sone 'Smelly Cat' that she sings. I think you can probably figure it out from there

Cleo- I'm not sure why my parents/sister name her Cleo, I was five at the time.

Rolo- It took me a long time to come up with a name for Rolo. I tried so many things from Rodeo to Z. He's dark brown/black with an orangy-caramel color, so he looked like a squished Rolo candy. I started calling him that, and it stuck.

Scooter- The day I saw Scooter at the shelter I started calling him Scooter. I told my mom that if I ever got him that would be his name. I don't exactly know why I picked that, but I did.

Holly- My cousin/aunt/uncle named Holly when she was five days old. Her registered name is Barrd From Hollywood, and they called her Holly. And supposedly it's bad luck to change a horse's name, but I like it.

Dora & Blue- Since the girls were going to be in a preschool classroom that my mom teaches in, we decided that their names would have to do with something preschool-ish. Blue is a gray color, so I thought of Blue from Blue's Clues, and Dora from Dora the Explorer.