Jack is Jack because he came with the name. And he is Jack.

Snoopy is still Snoopy because he is! I thought about changing it but he came to Snoopy and he is very, very snoopy!

Taggert was the name the rescue group gave him. We tried other names - almost renamed him Simon but my sister said since I had had a dog named Simon I wasn't allowed to use it again (?) so since nothing else seemed to fit, he stayed Taggert.

Dazzi was named by the man who gave her to me. The only thing he wanted in exchange for her was for me to keep the name he gave her - and the spelling. He never told me why but we respected his wishes.

Oreo was adopted when she was 5 weeks old because it was December and she was an accident between a pure bred beagle and poodle. She lived on a farm and was left to run loose. Her sibling had already died getting stuck in a field tile. Amy was about 12 or 13 at the time with Rob being 11, Christy 7. There was a real debate on the way home about what to name her. I thought Misty was nice or Mitsy since all four paws were white. Carl came up with Oreo because she was divided in half by a white stripe down her chest - just like an oreo cookie. It was the only name everyone agreed on.