Fun with Pet Names

I didn't officially do this weekend assignment for Scalzi, but I'm going to post what I found anyway.  I couldn't pick just one pet name, so I googled each of my pets' names to come with something interesting.  So here they are:

Our beagle, Heidi:

Heidi you are endlessly creative!  Well, she is a smart dog.  I'm not sure what would constitute a "creative" dog.  She's a good mother, a good rabbit dog, and a very good watch dog who takes that job very seriously.

Eler Beth's fox terrior, Fancy:

Owning Fancy is the lastest and greatest....  She is a good little dog, loves to hunt squirrels.  I don't know if I'd say, "latest and greatest", but Eler Beth would probably say so.  They love to run together!

My fox terrior, Scout:

Scout has crafty friends!  I love my Scout; he is exactly the type of dog I like.  He's spunky, smart, obedient and playful.  I personally think he's the smartest of our dogs, but I guess you could say the others can be a little "crafty".

Eler Beth's fox terrior, Little Bit:

Partner with Little Bit to care for our four-footed therapists.  That was the best I could come up with.  She "partners" with her brother, Scout, and mother, Fancy; she plays with the other dogs, but she seems to think she is the one in charge.  She likes to challenge Heidi, so once in a while I let her, and then Heidi puts her in her place.  Scout, more easygoing, will take it from her for a while, and then will easily put her in  her place, as well.  (Scout breaks up fights between the other two male dogs, too --  he's my little peacemaker)  So I'd say that Little Bit likes to think that she's the Alpha dog, but really, she's all hype.

Eler Beth's beagle mix, Bruin:

Bruin is the bear, named for his color.  Bruin is black and tan, with longer hair than his smooth-coated mother, Heidi.  I'm not sure what his father was.  (Of Heidi's eight pups, there were signs of at least three different fathers or strong ancestral genes.)  Bruin, like Heidi, is quite a watch dog and very smart.  He is the type of dog I would have owned when I was a kid.  He loves to play and run with Eler Beth, but he's not just all fun.  He is very smart and learns quickly. He is a little bear-like, which is why we named him Bruin.

Andrew's beagle mix, Taxi:

I googled Taxi twice, because his real name is Taxidiotis, which is Greek for "One who travels."  When Heidi's pups were first born, Taxi was the largest, and even before their eyes were open he would crawl off away from the others.  I started calling him Traveler.  When Andrew decided to keep him he wanted to name him something Greek.  So I looked up traveler in Greek, and we found Taxidiotis; Taxi, for short.

Taxi has been a great hit.  I guess with Andrew he has.  He's a cute little thing.  Apparently his dad was a dachsund, because he has a dachsund head and long body.  He's a very pretty reddish-brown color with a smooth coat.  He isn't a dumb dog, but he's very aggressive with his brother, Bruin.  He gets very jealous if he doesn't think he's getting the same amount of attention as Bruin.  Andrew likes him because he doesn't require more in the way of attention than to be held and petted; whereas Bruin is a better match for Eler Beth, because they like to be up and going.

I found a better one for Taxidiotis:  (Actually, because most of the ones I found when I googled that word were in Greek, I don't really know what they said!)

Taxidiotis has posted 3 comments.  Well, I know that's not true, but Ithought it was cute.  If he had posted 3 comments, they would have been: 1) Why do I have to share everything with Bruin?  2) Pet me! Pet me! and 3) It isn't fair that I have to have help jumping into your lap!

Last, but certainly not least, my cat, Freedom:

Freedom is the absence of restraints upon our ability to think and act....  I love this one.  I've written about my cat before.  She really rules the roost here.  All the dogs bow to Freedom's right to rule, even Heidi.  And she is definitely a free spirit.  She does what she wants when she wants, so I really like this one.