Fun topic! It's neat to see everybody's "man behind the curtain" a bit.
I chose BlackDog because fromt the time I could walk, I've always had a black dog. Rat terrier, two black labs, my avatar is my current BlackDog, an American Pit Bull Terrier. Something about a wiggly black fur bottom greeting you always says 'home' to me. If I'm being completely honest, I often entertain daydreams of one day having my own hobby farm (Black Dog Farms, natch!) complete with a few goats, chickens, ducks, maybe a horse. And a veritable herd of dogs. I would do things like sit by the pond with iced tea after making fresh goat cheese. It's all very romantic in my head