I adopted a pitbull whose shelter name was "Beans". Immediately upon adopting, I dropped the name "Beans" and gave him the moniker Tatanka. My wife occasionally calls him Tonka Beans for short...
tatanka like buffalo from dancing with wolves?
we use that reference for the thundering footsteps of our hairy family members wrestling, playing tag, playing...
exactly...we were watching dances with wolves the night before we got him :)