Why Etaine? You ask.... in Getting my feet wet. Jumping in

Good question.. Etaine is the name of our alpha dog. Taken to a dog park, you call Etaine and no other dog has that name. This is a 9 year old bossy Australian Cattle Dog (blue heeler). Hubby and I have often thought it would be a pain to be one of her cattle, always being told what to do. Hubby named her Etaine, in one reference he discovered that Etaine was the Celtic goddess of butterflies and bright and shiny things. She’s not an affectionate canine as our other dogs, but she is protective of what she considers to be her territory. She can be pretty insistent when she thinks it is time for you to go to bed and doesn’t like you to sleep in. Nothing slows her down. Several years ago, she tore her ACL and we had to keep her sedated for 6 weeks during recovery period.
A few months ago, hubby and I were going out to eat. As we were leaving the neighborhood, we passed a house with smoke billowing in the backyard, from a gas grill in flames. We called 9-1-1 and waited for the fire department. When the firemen arrived, the friendly Irish Setter wanted to help. Hubby and I stayed with the dog, the name tag said “Keith”. As we were driving away, Hubby asked, “Who would name a dog ‘Keith’? Right, from a man who names his dog Etaine.