Els hadn't meant to put him on the spot, though he readily came up with something, he didn't seem entirely convinced. "Oh, hmm," Elsie mused aloud. She didn't want to offend him and Rosie wasn't a bad name at all! The red of her fur was a pretty, rich shade that made Elsie think she was rather adorable after all. "Rosie would fit her coloring." A red dog named after a rose, it fit!

"Sometimes you have to get to know them before you name them, I feel." Then again, she wasn't so sure Mr. Skeeter had a lot of experience with animals. "She is quite regal looking, you could name her Duchess, or Queenie." She looked a little like a Queenie, but then again it wasn't Elsie's dog to name!