Ancient pack names

Summer walks in as I write in my journal and lets me stroke her head for a few moments before circling and laying at my feet. I asked her, “Should we have lived with you for a while before naming you, instead of picking a name and finding a dog to fit it? Is your real name Goo-Lack-a-Poo, an ancient pack name passed down through the ages?”

And now Dejah has come and laid down behind my chair, and here are the three of us, sharing a quiet moment.

Are their minds as full of thoughts and ...