I only have one mildly interesting name story. The last dog we got, she was a puppy when we got her. We were living on an air force base at the time and you have to have your ID checked on the way in. But when we drove in with the puppy they just pointed, cooed and waved us through. And, full of slight indignation, I said (tasteless I know) "It's a good thing we are not hiding a bomb inside her or something" and for some reason, after that we called her "Infadel". Most of the time we just shorten it to Dell. Or Della. Or Delly. Or Delly Belly. Or Smelly Delly.
(To the tune of macarena)
I know a dog and her name is Smelly Delly
She eats lots of food and she stores it in her belly
Then she does a belch and goes to watch the telly
Hey smelly delly - Ahh AYE!
Yes I know we are sad, daft and pathetic. Carry on.
"Give a man a fire and he's warm for a day, but set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life." (Pratchett, Jingo)
"I used to look at [my dog] Smokey and think, 'If you were a little smarter you could tell me what you were thinking,' and he'd look at me like he was saying, 'If you were a little smarter, I wouldn't have to.'" - Fred Jungclaus