English Setter Club of Phoenix Arizona, Inc.

Dillon is a rescue dog that has made himself a permenant member of our family. He came to live with us about 3 years ago. He was so frightened of people it took 18 months just to get him to trust us. As you can see, he is quite comfortable now. He shares my chair, as well as our bed. When we first got Dillon, in July of 2002, we had to come up with an appropriate name for him.

Since we had just watched Independance Day, we thought of calling him Boomer, after the dog, but the name just didn't fit him. But the little boy was called Dillon, and that was a perfect name for our little guy. So that's how he got his name. Many of our rescue dogs come to us without a name. We often call them by the name of the street they were found on, or try to find a name that tells a little about where they have come from.