The woman who I bought The Big Dude from had named him Eclipse. (See the near perfect crescent on his forehead?) I liked it because it was kind of exotic and fitting for a Big Boo of his magnitude. However, I just couldn't get my tongue around it. I thought about standing at the pasture gate yelling, "Eclipse! EEEEEclipse! AYE EEE Clipse! EEEEE! Clippy! Come here!"

(I was also working on a big EEEE-Learning project at the time.)

It just didn't work.

So I chose Tobias instead.

Tobia, Tobiah, Toby, Tobit, Tobin, Tova, Tobey, Tóbiás It's Hebrew for God is good.

But often that wonderful and very big name just devolves to The Big Boo. Poor Tobias.

"Here BOO! BOO! Come here, buddy! BOO-boo-head!"

Yep, that works.