 
Prior to receiving this dog into our family, I had named my
animal companions after gods and goddesses. My cats had names like Aphrodite,
Artemis, Diana and a brother and sister pair we named Electra and Orestes.
Before we got her at nine months, the dog’s name was Winnie. (Welsh for a fair
one, white and smooth, fair and pure.) It was a good name, but the dog had not
been trained and was out-of-control, which was why we needed to “rescue” her.
For a new life, she needed a new name. I sea...
  
 
    
    
    
        Published on March 24, 2013 03:31