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In the fine tradition of dog tales on Have Sippy…. Today we will tell the rousing adventure of how our newest fur-ball, Leela (full name- Turanga Leela Cooper) received her name. This story involves intrigue, mystery and most of all- Katey Segal.

The names of our animals have always been a creative process. We want something that fits the animal, but also is fun and interesting. Also- as we do animal rescue and rehab, we go through a lot of names. 🙂
For a little while, we had a theme of gods from other cultures. We had Chaac Mool (the Wonder Dog) named after the Mexican thunder god. We also had Cleopatra and Nefertiti- the guinea pig sisters named after the Egyptian gods on Earth. We had the Flemish Giant Rabbit, Loki, who tried to eat our bathroom wall….oy, Loki.

We did animals named after cookies, then cakes, the Star Wars. Themes are nice, but difficult to keep going. This time we needed to go with something that was very specific to our new ball of fluff. She is a runner and a gorgeous dog. Smart as anything which makes her an escape artist at heart. She has gotten out of our fenced in yard three times. As of now, she is micro chipped, name tagged and has a tether to keep her within a certain radius of the middle of the yard. There is very little chance of her escaping…. We hope.
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