[DanaC]

Oh, I already liked the name even without the surrounding backstory. First time I came across the character I thought...Carrot...that's a great name for a dog!

Mind you I also thought that about Vimes (Commander Vimes of the City Watch) and Rincewind.

He also came within a whisker of being called Turlough (1980s Dr Who companion), which has been buzzing about my head for years as a potential dog name.

But although I like all of those names in general terms, along with a few others that I've mentally noted over the years, my mind kept returning to Carrot for this particular dog. And the reason it works for this particular dog is because of the above explanation *smiles*

I daresay, prior to this, most people wondered why I named my dog after a type of rice. Only some of them were given an explanation. And I imagine some people thought I was calling him Pillow.
:p