My Rhodesian Ridgeback Friend
I got to name the beautiful animal when he became a member of our family, which was awesome! As a family of three we each said a name that we liked. My brother wanted it to be Hunter. I liked the name as well; it's fierce enough for the powerful breed our dog was, as well as a fitting tribute to a favourite wrestler of ours - Triple H or Hunter Hearst Helmsley; a good rebrand for 'Jean' Paul Levesque. However I have digressed a little. My mum had a few suggestions that I can't now quite remember, but it boiled down to my brother's suggestion and my own. Mine was inspired from a book I had recently read. See, I enjoyed Darren Shan growing up; his vampire series (The Saga of Darren Shan) had thrilled me as a young boy, and as an adolescent his Demonata Saga had me enthralled with each time/location travelling instalment. One of the characters, from the Demonata Saga, had a Gaelic name that captured his warrior spirit. This character fought hard in the book he featured in, and he died a noble death akin to Boromir of Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings… he stalled enemies and gave his life allowing the title character the time needed to evade hostiles & survive long enough to feature in future books. The name of this secondary hero was Ronan. My mum insisted she liked the name because of how it sounded, and stressed repeatedly to my brother, it had nothing to do with Ronan Keating. I was just thrilled that she chose my option! Ha, take that bro, she clearly loves me more!
