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Jessie the chihuahua is "Jessie Jayne" - My parents are bikers and my mum named her the girl version of Jesse James lol

Spanky the boston terrier was originally Darla... but it was just too cute and soft for her! A mischievous, trouble maker name like Spanky fits MUCH better. Shortly after I changed it, I had a weird moment and renamed her Waffle. It didn't stick, but those that knew her back then still call her Spankerton Soggybottom Waffleton Her AKC registered name was chosen by the breeder, and because she's deaf and not able to show, I re-named her with my own name - FlyingPurplePeopleEater. Again, because it just fit.

Bindah the APBT... she was getting into trouble one morning, and we (my mother and I) were shouting random names at her. I think she said Bindah, and it stuck. Somewhere along the line, the nickname "Bean" came into play and that's what she normally gets called now. Her registered name is Teal Bulldogge's/Ice Road's Teal Sands of Sheeba, after her dam (Sheeba)

Ruger the APBT... I had picked out three names that I planned to use on future dogs, Ruger after the gun. His registered name is Teal Bulldogge's Asphalt Cowboy of Sheeba/Ice Road's Asphalt Cowboy after one of my favourite songs, and his dam Sheeba

Jolene the AST... I remember the exact moment I said, "I am going to get a bitch and name her Jolene!" At the time, I thought my next dog would be a Saluki bitch... but Jo was dropped into my lap, and the name fit! Her registered name is Azteca's Thundersnow... I like weird weather conditions lol

Bukra the saluki... I was originally going to name him Jordan, after the country. But everyone kept asking "Like Michael Jordan?!" and the name just didn't suit him perfectly. I went through lists of words in different COO languages... and finally came across Bukra, which means tomorrow in Arabic. I loved it, and it stuck! His registered name is Al Sayad [breeder's kennel name] 4Continents [litter theme] Ice Road [my kennel name] to Anubis [because I like ancient Egyptian lore]

Zealand the APBT... I spent weeks trying to come up with the perfect, unique call name for him. I was getting really worried, because nothing was clicking and I was taking it as a bad omen. When I picked him up, he wasn't in my truck more than four minutes before Zealand came to mind and I knew that was his name! His registered name is ATW's Ice Ghost Pumpkin... Icy, in reference to my kennel name, and Ghost Pumpkin is actually a coffee drink that was featured at the coffee shop where my best friend works. I really, really liked the name because Halloween is my favourite holiday and both parts of it can reference that! Though now that I know him, I wish I'd waited.. I might have pegged him with a name referencing the Lion King