Backstory

Here's a short little blog on how Scamp and Rooney got their names...

Scamp
In August/September-ish of 2003 I got my first puppy. He was small, playful, and had the cutest floppy ears. I got him at a small pet store not far from my house. A lady walked in with him to buy some puppy food. She told us his story, of how he was a stray found in her boss' yard and they were trying to find him a home. I begged to get him. And the answer was yes every time I asked.

She said his name was Jack, and I didn't like that name, at least not for a dog. And around this time I was obsessed with "Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure." So, guess what I named him?

3 years later, I ended up loving Rascal Flatts. How does this tie in, you ask. Well, one day I was on dictionary.com for homework (or something), and I looked up my dog's name, Scamp. In the first sentence of the definition was the word 'rascal.' Coincidence? Maybe, maybe not. I just found it to be interesting...

Rooney
Now I already told how I got Rooney (blog before), so I'll just cut to the chase here. When I saw his name was Johnny, I knew it had to go. Now, yes, I will admit, I did name him Rooney after Joe Don Rooney, BUT there's more to this story.

I also wanted a name that wasn't "common" around here. But not too bizarre either. Almost all my friends have dogs with names that end in -y or -ie. So I wanted something that had a flow to it too. So, Rooney just seemed to fit what I was looking for.

And that's pretty much how my dog's got their names...