Janelle was continuing to bond with her dragon when Professor Thompson gave them some more information. Ahhhh, how to tell the boy dragons from the girl dragons. Janelle just felt that her dragon was a boy, but she figured it was best to check. She wouldn't want to give a girl dragon a boy's name. That would not be cool and she certainly did not want to confuse the little guy.

As she continued to stroke her dragon's back, she paid particular attention to the ridges. She was not feeling brave enough to try to check his teeth. That just didn't seem like a good idea, him being a fire breathing dragon and all. The dragon's ridges didn't feel particularly sharp to Janelle. Of course, she didn't have anything to compare them to. Based on her cursory check, she decided that he was indeed a boy.

Well now that we know you're a boy, you definitely need a name. Janelle set him down on her blanket to observe him. She continued to pet him and love him up as much as her dragon would allow. He seemed to like receiving her affection as much as she enjoyed giving it. That surprised Janelle because she never thought of dragons as particularly cuddly. Maybe his small size had something to do with it. Janelle thought and thought, but she was having a tough time coming up with a proper name for her dragon. "Hmmmmm......what should I call you? I know. How about Sparky? Do you like that?" 'Cause he didn't exactly make big flames, 'cause he was little and......they looked like.....well anyway. The dragon did not seem to protest so Sparky it was.