My Dawg, Aamon

In demonology, Aamon is a Marquis of Hell. He appears as a wolf with a serpent's tail and breathes fire. According to Wikipedia, he tells of things past and future, and reconciles feuds and controversies between friends.

The name seems apt for a Dobe with a tail. Many people perceive the breed as being demons of the dog world - a perception that any owner of a Dobe will tell you is flat out wrong. Whatever the case, like the cheeky nature of Dobes themselves, I'm not going to dispell the myth and so I've named him Aamon.

I considered naming him Qi (pronounced chi). Aside from being my favorite Scrabble word, it means life force in various Eastern cultures. Interestingly, Aamon appears in ancient Egyptian mythology as Amun - the deification of the concept of air. As such, he came to be associated with the breath of life.