Ragnar, I had a sheltie collie muttmix named Thor !
Sorry to hear about giving him up.
Reggie was a Heinz 57 puppy. I found her one super cold February day in a bad neighbor hood in Gary Indiana. An older lady took care of the dog but it pretty much lived outside in a vacant lot filled with junk. Reggie warmed up to me and the lady said that dog loves you and you can take him home. She called the dog ' Ugly '.
That name was not going to sit well so I was on Jackson street not too far from where the Jackson 5 grew up. Reggie Jackson was my favorite baseball player from the late seventies...
And when I got to the veterinarian the next day I found out that Reggie was a girl.
( I'm not very good at determining when animals are boys or girls. 50/50 chance, and I'm 0-10.)
Reggie was so sweet, and Shadow T. Cat's best friend.